Plans to Widen Detroit-Bradley Intersection Move Forward
The planning commission approved the $2.9 million proposal Monday night.
If you’re tired of traffic jams at the Detroit-Bradley intersection, help is on the way. Westlake Planning Commission approved a proposal to widen a portion of Detroit Road and update the intersection at Detroit and Bradley roads during its meeting on Monday. The proposal now goes to City Council. City Engineer Bob Kelly said the new intersection would be nearly identical to the one at Detroit and Dover Center roads. Detroit would be widened by about 10 feet on both sides and expanded to five lanes—two lanes in both directions with a center turning lane. That expansion would extend for about 500 feet east and west, and Bradley would not be widened. The intersection would also get a new traffic signal. Kelly said that the changes would …
Ed Tarbush
11:21 am on Saturday, March 2, 2013
"Kelly assured the Walden Pointe residents, in particular, that the city would be working with the association and keeping them updated." I've lived in Westlake long enough (27 years), to know that that translates into "We're gonna do whatever the hell we want, but at least we'll tell you ahead of time before we stick you!". My advice? Get used to having traffic & snow plows zooming within 20 … more ›