Overview
- Beaubien Street reopened Friday, June 19, allowing vehicles and pedestrians to use the block between Lafayette and Macomb while crews continue work on Monroe Street.
- The $20 million Monroe Streetscape project replaces sidewalks and street surfaces and adds brick pavers, brighter lighting and expanded outdoor dining to improve walkability.
- Local shop and restaurant owners say more than a year of ripped-up roads and detours reduced foot traffic and hurt sales, but many describe the new streetscape as the long-sought improvement.
- Reporting differs on timing for final work: WXYZ cites a target of completion in the fall, ClickOnDetroit says no firm date has been announced, and CBS noted crews have found old trolley tracks while making faster-than-expected progress in some sections.
- City planners and the Greektown Neighborhood Partnership frame the work as a legacy investment that should draw more visitors, support outdoor events and help businesses recover as construction wraps up.