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Plans Floated for 1,200-Acre Freight Facility

DETROIT-The city, along with neighboring Dearborn, would have to give up 81 homes and 99 businesses to allow space for terminal expansion. A public hearing is tentatively scheduled for November.

By Robert Carr | Updated on October 12, 2001

DETROIT-The Michigan Department of Transportation has submitted plans for a Detroit Intermodal Freight Facility. The complex would be operated by several railroads along the area bounded by I-94 and US-12 on the north, I-75 on the south, M-39 on the west and I-75 on the east, affecting both Detroit and Dearborn.

Both the state and the railroad industry think an expansion is needed, representatives told the plan commission. The project has been in the planning stages since 1993, and includes Mayor Dennis Archer’s office, the Detroit Economic Growth Corp., local automotive companies and the Greater Regional Chamber.

The project would involve expanding the existing yard in Detroit from 500 acres to 1,200 acres. This would require the state to acquire 81 homes and 99 business in the two cities.

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