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People attending the Holcombe Beach Historical Marker ceremony take pictures and read about the site’s history after the unveiling. Photo by Patricia O’Blenes
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NOVEMBER 8, 2023 Vol. 34, No. 24
First high-occupancy lanes in Michigan implemented part time on I-75 BY BRENDAN LOSINSKI blosinski@candgnews.com
COMMUNITY CELEBRATES UPDATED HISTORICAL MARKER STERLING HEIGHTS — A green roadside landmark inscribed with gold text serves as a portal to prehistory. Officials from Sterling Heights and Utica Community Schools joined history enthusiasts and community supporters Oct. 23 for the unveiling of an updated historical marker sign that tells the story of the Holcombe Beach settlement. Indigenous people dwelled in the area over 10,000 years ago, according to archaeologists who excavated the site in the early 1960s.
The Holcombe Beach marker sign is located along Dodge Park Road north of Metropolitan Parkway, just outside Heritage Junior High School and the Gene L. Klida Utica Academy for International Studies. A similar, previous historical marker was reportedly installed in the same area in 1977, but officials said the original sign had been aging and getting worn. During the unveiling, Sterling Heights Mayor Pro Tem Liz Sierawski welcomed the new sign. “(We’re) so excited to unveil this redone, improved sign that marks the … confirmation of IndigSee MARKER on page 16A
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OAKLAND COUNTY — Michigan will see its first high-occupancy lanes implemented this November on Interstate 75 between 12 Mile Road and South Boulevard … at least some of the time. More commonly referred to as carpool lanes, high-occupancy lanes are only usable by vehicles with at least two human occupants. The lane was planned in tandem with the overhaul of I-75 that began taking place in 2016 by the Michigan Department of Transportation. “The lanes were built into the project over the last six years. … The idea to make a capacity improvement for that portion of I-75 was decided when we were working with federal partners and we conducted several public meetings with stakeholders,” explained MDOT spokesperson Rob Morosi. “The feds wanted us to do something different with regard to capacity improvement to improve safety and travel time reliability. This was decided before construction to make that fourth lane on that stretch a high-occupancy lane.” However, the lane on that portion of the expressway will only function as a high-occupancy lane during rush hour. “They are implementing it right now,” said Morosi. “The signs have been fabricated and are being put up. Of