A one-mile stretch of Livernois Road in Ferndale is shrinking in size as part of a "road diet" that will reduce the street to two lanes and make room for bicycle travel.
A $118,092 Transportation Alternatives Grant from the Michigan Department of Transportation is helping cover the cost of the project that stretches from 8 to 9 Mile Road.
Lanes will be repainted, buffered bike lanes constructed, bike racks added and a mid-block crosswalk built.
The rebuild of the road also includes the addition of on-street parking.
Altogether, city officials see changes as building on Ferndale's efforts to promote all forms of transportation and to design roads that promote businesses by making it easier for customers to reach them.
Source: Ferndale Downtown Development Authority
Writer: Kim North Shine
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