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Will traffic jams on US-23 end after the planned upgrade?

Rush our traffic on US-23
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A familiar site along US-23 during rush hour.

We have two staffers here at Michigan Radio who get caught in the daily Ann Arbor/Brighton traffic jam.

Sometimes they miss dinner, or have to call in to the news meeting while traffic slows to a crawl on US-23.

That might all end with MDOT's new "Flex Route" project, which is planned for construction in 2017.

Check out their plan in this video:

Will it work?

Or do you think there's a better plan for "the most congested corridor in Michigan outside the Detroit area"?

(Some think WALLY is the way to go.)

Let us know what you think below!

Mark Brush was the station's Digital Media Director. He succumbed to a year-long battle with glioblastoma, an aggressive brain cancer, in March 2018. He was 49 years old.
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