Comments on: Stadium Bridges Get Second Special Meeting

By: John

John — Sun, 17 Apr 2011 18:38:46 +0000

The date of the bridge closure and construction start has been pushed back several weeks for the convenience of U-M and football. Yet the city is paying U-M close to $1 million for easements. In whose interests are these decisions being made?

By: Dave Askins

Dave Askins — Sun, 17 Apr 2011 16:22:07 +0000

Re: [1] Detour route for peds/bicyclists.

The pedestrian detour route (proceeding from west to east), starting at the intersection of Main and Stadium Boulevard: go north on Main to Keech; east on Keech around to Hoover; east on Hoover to State; south on State down to Granger; east on Granger to E. Park Place; south on E. Park Place to Stadium Boulevard.

In Google Earth, I measured the straight shot along Stadium from Main to E. Park Place at about 0.7 miles. The detour route comes in at about 1.5 miles.

By: Jim Rees

Jim Rees — Sun, 17 Apr 2011 15:32:10 +0000

The detour maps seem to be intended for motor vehicles. Do you have any information on detour routes for pedestrians and bicyclists? I’m particularly interested in the tunnel under Stadium from the Kipke parking lot to the golf course, and access from State to the AARR crossing at the UM practice football field.

It would also be nice if the City would fix the traffic light at Park Place and Stadium, but that’s probably a lost cause.