Bike Trail
MDOT built a bike trail parallel to I-275 in the mid 1970s. This I-275 Bikeway was constructed as a reply to the 1970s energy crisis, along a 44.1-mile (71.0 km) stretch in Monroe, Wayne and Oakland counties. This path is 8 feet (2.4 m) wide and runs at least 30 feet (9 m) from the freeway, fenced off from adjacent landowners. It was not well-maintained originally, but it is being improved. There are 24 access points to the trail located at major cross roads along the route. Since 2006, the Michigan Trails & Greenway Alliance and MDOT have been working to improve the bike trail. At the time of the alliance's initial studies, the trail was overgrown with vegetation in locations. The study focused on areas of needed improvement after meeting with members of the public in the communities surrounding the bike path. In August 2009, MDOT held an open house to discuss construction work planned to improve the trail. Further impacts by MDOT to the bikeway included closures in 2010 during reconstruction projects underway on the I-275 freeway. Access to the bike trail in Wayne County is to be maintained, although the section under South Huron Drive will be closed for 100 days during the project.
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