Sunday, August 24, 2014 – Saturday, August 30, 2014

Recap: Fourth Week of Construction Progress continues as demolition is completed on the Downtown portion of Woodward Avenue, allowing the installation of electrical and plumbing conduit to begin. As those pipes were installed Downtown, demolition work continued to move north to I-75. Meanwhile, crews continued to uncover original track from Detroit's old streetcar system buried beneath Woodward Avenue in Midtown. And while those were unearthed, we received the the last shipment of the first mile of track on Wednesday. What a week! Check out photos from construction below! Follow us on Facebook for more pictures and up-to-date information! Look Ahead: August 24-30, 2014 Construction along Woodward Avenue continues to occur simultaneously in both Midtown and Downtown. Midtown construction is comprised of partial lane closures—there are no full lane closures in the Midtown neighborhood. Downtown between Adams St. to just north of Campus Martius remains a full closure. All sidewalks remain open and pedestrian bridges have been installed over work sites. For latest construction updates, please visit www.M-1RAIL.com and follow us on Facebook and Twitter. *Construction schedule is subject to change. View full construction map Share Tweet Forward Business Spotlight: The Peacock Room Meet Rachel Lutz, fourth generation business owner, Detroit resident and bike-commuter. Read what she has to say about owning a small business in Detroit and her hopes for mass transit in the city she calls home. Read more... Share Tweet Forward Instagram Roundup Tag us @M1RAIL or #M1RAIL and we may use your shot in our next weekly update! Follow us on Instagram! M-1 RAIL In The News Guy Gordon gives a progress report on M-1 RAIL construction. And guess what-- we're right on track! Read more... Bob Ford, an 82-year-old Detroiter, talks about his experience riding Detroit's original streetcar, as M-1 RAIL unearths those long-buried tracks. Read more... “The opportunity to have my first internship be with M-1 RAIL gives me a sense of gratitude and makes me feel personally connected to the revitalization of the city." — Kendall Smith, Business Major, University of Michigan Read more... What You Need to Know About Construction Construction Schedule The streetcar project will take 27 months to complete. It is anticipated that stations will be erected in early 2016 and the streetcar will be operational in late 2016. Read more... Alternate Routes All of your detour information for bus, pedestrian, cycling and vehicular traffic, in one, convenient place! Don't forget to check out our interactive construction map for the latest in construction activity. Read more...