Federal Grant Allows I-375 Project to Move Ahead Sooner

A $104 million federal grant, an allotment that’s part of $1.5 billion from the infrastructure for Rebuilding competitive grant program, will allow the I-375 Interstate project to begin two years early. The state will replace the 1-mile sunken freeway that connects I-75 to Jefferson Avenue with a wide street. Michigan had asked for $180 million, and Governor Whitmer had requested monies from the new federal Reconnecting Communities program. The estimated cost of the project is $300 million. The project should be completed in 2028.