Motorcyclist Killed, Struck By Several Vehicles Along I-96 In Detroit
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"It was something that nobody would really wanna see."
Michigan State Police handled more than 100 accidents in just a two hour stretch on Wednesday.
The perpetrator wrote on the east bound side of the wall near the Columbia Street overpass in the city of Redford.
It's not what motorists are used to seeing, but officials say it's correct.
Police say the vehicle left the roadway, struck a bridge and almost immediately erupted in flames.
The months-long rebuilding project concluded two weeks ahead of schedule between Telegraph and Newburgh Road.
The Jeffries Freeway (I-96) from Newburgh Road to Telegraph — re-opened Monday at 5:00 a.m., some three weeks early.
"Tomorrow for rush hour I-96 will be open all the way," reported Governor Rick Snyder.
Officials are inviting all metro Detroit residents to walk, run, bike or skateboard down a reconstructed stretch of I-96 before cars are allowed to hit the road.
96Fix announced on its Facebook page that the project -- which was originally scheduled to be completed in mid-October -- is now about two weeks ahead of schedule.
A popular section of I-96 in Detroit was closed for hours Friday morning after one person was killed in a rollover accident.
The I-96 construction project has triggered another problem in Livonia -- rats.
Three months in, the I-96 construction project is on schedule, according to MDOT.
There were no injuries but a lot of thick, black smoke as a result of a commercial building fire, Friday evening in Detroit.
Two vehicles have front-end damage while a third vehicle is so mangled, it is unidentifiable.
Dozens of residents who live along the I-96 construction zone are complaining about the overnight noise level of the project.
MDOT contends that the only way to complete the project in a 'timely' manner, six months or so, is to work around the clock.
The I-96 headaches have only just begun. The ripple effects will be felt on other freeways too, with people finding new alternate routes to work.
If your commute includes I-96, be prepared.
It's going to be a cruel summer for drivers who rely on I-96 to get across town.
Two young men have been arraigned on sexual assault charges in a case that could possibly be connected with a fire that completely destroyed an apartment building on the city's west side.
Police are trying to figure out if the fire has anything to do with an alleged sexual assault that was reported at the apartment complex overnight.
Police say a man was putting gas in his van along an I-96 exit ramp when he was hit by a tow truck and killed.
People calling WWJ Monday morning had a list of pothole problem areas including: the Lodge Freeway service drive near Eight Mile, I-96 eastbound near Livernois, Hannan Road over I-275.
The accident occurred in the local lanes of eastbound I-96 -- near Grand River and Schaefer roads.
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