Flex lane still technically considered a shoulder so it cannot be used as a full-time lane.” “Instead we are taking advantage of wide median shoulders and using them as a Flex lane during peak hours. “This Flex Route will relieve the daily directional congestion problem by utilizing our existing infrastructure versus expanding/widening the roadway which would add many millions in extra costs,” Cross said. Improving 11 bridges and one box culvert, and building 11 replacement or new box culverts.Pavement repairs for the existing Wixom and Beck road ramps.Rebuilding ramps, except at the Kent Lake, Wixom, Beck road interchanges.Rebuilding all eastbound and westbound lanes and shoulders from Kent Lake Road to approximately 3,200 feet east into the I-275 interchange, and widen the existing 9-foot outside paved shoulders to 10 feet.Seven crash investigation sites along outside shoulders to provide clearance of incidents.Ramp metering at eight entrance ramps to help reduce congestion and improve travel time reliability and safety by breaking up entering traffic groups.Gantries, lane control signs, message boards, cameras, and detection to allow part-time peak-period median shoulder use, provide queue warning and variable speed advisories, and facilitate incident management.The I-96 Flex Route project’s total cost includes:
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