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Rosa Parks Transit Center Opening Soon!

July 7, 2009 Construction

Just a quick, real quick, note. The Rosa Parks Transit Center will open next week.
The Detroit News has a slightly longer announcement (and a picture).

Bagley Avenue Pedestrian Bridge

April 21, 2009 Construction

If you haven’t driven on I-75 near the Ambassador Bridge in the last few years you may not be aware of all The Ambassador Bridge Gateway Project. My favorite piece of the project is the Bagley Avenue Pedestrian Bridge spanning across I-96 and I-75, which attempts to reconnect the east and west portion of Mexicantown [...]

U of M Stadium Update

April 9, 2009 Construction

Unless you live in Ann Arbor, you probably haven’t seen how the stadium construction is coming along. Construction will not be completed until 2010 so you’ll have to wait one more season. Look at the poor little press box…
You can learn more about the construction project at the MGoBlue website. If you want to see [...]

Westin Book Cadillac Construction Photos

February 18, 2009 Construction

Back, way back, in May 2007, I was fortunate to be invited to tour the Westin Book Cadillac Construction site. Before the tour I was amazed at the scale and complexity of the undertaking. After the tour I was even more humbled. This was no easy undertaking.
The building was literally a wreck after sitting vacant [...]

Big House Getting Bigger

August 19, 2008 Construction

If you somehow missed this, Michigan Stadium is undergoing a major renovation and expansion. The following description is straight from the U of M project website:
The 400,000-square-foot addition includes two multi-story masonry structures on both the east and west sides of the stadium; the end zones will remain open. The structures, which will stand 10 [...]

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