The right hand lane of eastbound 8 Mile backs up quite a bit, with a mix of people and trucks turning right onto south-bound Haggerty, and those proceeding straight onto I-275 south. Why should I or anyone wait in a line of 25 cars, through 2 lights (it’s happened) waiting for some slow moving truck to turn right, so I can go straight?

The addition will allow the lane next to the right lane to move onto SB I275 without the hold up of people turning right from the right lane. It also prevents the all too often occurrence of people cutting over into that on ramp in front of others. The majority of traffic in this direction — south-bound on Haggerty to south-bound I-275, will move more independently and thus a bit better. At least I think so…

THAT BEING SAID there’s a lot more that money could have been used for, even at that intersection…but that’s a story for another day. It’s an area that nobody wants to take responsibility for because it is the confluence of 2 counties and 4 cities. A rat’s nest of finger pointing.