Detroit Traffic Lights Before & After Upgrades 8

Welcome to Part 8 of the Before and After series! This extensive compilation documents the ongoing modernization of Detroit's traffic infrastructure, covering a wide range of intersections from the industrial corridors of Southwest Detroit to the bustling avenues of the East Side. This video highlights significant changes along major arteries like Gratiot Avenue, Michigan Avenue, and the Lodge Freeway Service Drive. Watch as we say goodbye to the old diagonal span wires and fading incandescent clusters, replacing them with modern mast arms, high-visibility LEDs, and improved pedestrian safety signals. This episode features some particularly complex intersections near freeway interchanges and the historic boulevards of the New Center area. 📍 Location: Detroit Michigan (Wayne County) Several segments of Gratiot Avenue are featured here, showing the consistent move towards modernized signals along this major radial road. The upgrades at Chicago, Clairmount, and Lothrop show how modern safety standards are applied to residential boulevards while trying to maintain the neighborhood's character. The multi-leg intersections at Livernois & Fort and Michigan & I-96/I-75 demonstrate the engineering challenges of upgrading freeway service drive connections. 👍 Enjoying this archive of Detroit's changing streets? Subscribe to DeTrafficStreetBeatz for more Before and After compilations! Don't forget the notification bell 🔔! 💬 This video covers a lot of Gratiot Avenue. Do you think the new wire box span improve the look of this wide boulevard, or did you prefer the open feel of the old span wires? Let me know in the comments! #DeTrafficStreetBeatz #Detroit #TrafficLights 🕒 Video Chapters: 00:00 - Livernois Ave, W Fort St & Fisher Fwy (I-75) Service Dr 04:08 - Michigan Ave & Trenton St 06:42 - Green St & I-75 Frontage Rd 10:11 - Gratiot Ave & E Grand Blvd 11:07 - Michigan Ave, Parkinson St & Cecil Ave 12:16 - Evergreen Rd & I-96 Service Dr 21:17 - John C Lodge Fwy (M-10) Service Dr & Euclid Ave 23:51 - 3rd Ave & Chicago Blvd 25:56 - 3rd Ave & Clairmount Ave 28:24 - 2nd Ave & Clairmount Ave 30:01 - 3rd Ave & Lothrop St 31:35 - Pallister St & 3rd Ave 35:35 - Gratiot Ave & E Warren Ave 41:09 - Russell St & Gratiot Ave 43:34 - Gratiot Ave & Mack Ave 46:49 - Michigan Ave, Jeffries (I-96) Service Dr & Fisher (I-75) Service Dr 49:33 - Caniff St & Oakland Ave 53:00 - Gratiot Ave & Burns St 56:38 - Gratiot Ave, Vernor Hwy & Adelaide St 1:00:33 - Chicago Blvd & Woodrow Wilson St 1:03:11 - Gratiot Ave & McDougall St 1:04:24 - E Outer Dr & Mt Elliott St