WATCH: The Motor City Is Getting Rid Of A Freeway
In the heart of the Motor City lies a freeway whose days are numbered. I-375 is a mile-long, sunken freeway serving downtown Detroit. Its construction half a century ago destroyed an historic African-American neighborhood. Today, the freeway and its bridges are literally crumbling. It forms a barrier between Greektown and the Lafayette Park neighborhood. The Michigan Department of Transportation says the freeway no longer fits with a Detroit that is seeing major redevelopment. So rathe...