It’s no surprise that there are potholes everywhere. It’s that time of year and our roads here in Michigan are not that good even in good weather. It’s also no surprise that Sheldon Road is full of potholes (enough to fill the Albert Hall,perhaps). Sheldon Road has been bad since I was a kid. What [...]
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A few miles of bad — no, awful! — road
Posted in city services, roads, Wayne County, tagged Canton MI, Plymouth MI, potholes, roads, Sheldon Road on February 11, 2009 | 2 Comments »
A surprise about the Sheldon-M-14 underpass: the cost
Posted in city services, taxes, trains, Wayne County, tagged CSX, M-14, Observer & Eccentric, Plymouth Observer, railroad, Sheldon Road, underpass on December 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I’ve been lauding the opening of the Sheldon-M-14 railroad underpass. It’s going to be a tremendous convenience to the people of Plymouth and Sheldon Road commuters. I was shocked, though, to learn several things per today’s Plymouth Observer the most amazing being that the The entire project, which is not fully completed, cost $15,000,000. Yes, [...]
Our early Christmas present from Wayne County: the Sheldon Road-M-14 underpass opens today!
Posted in roads, taxes, trains, Wayne County, tagged commute, construction, M-14, roads, school, Sheldon Road, traffic, trains, travel, underpass, work on December 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Merry Christmas citizens of Plymouth (and surrounding areas.) After nearly two years, the Sheldon Road-M-14 underpass is open. What a relief! No longer will we have to drive through the middle of the City and/or Old Village to get to Northville or northwestern Livonia. If there are trains running through the middle of town, we [...]