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Decades after a freeway construction tore through Detroit's Black Bottom and Paradise Valley, Black Detroiters need major investments, report says.

(The Center Square) – The way vehicles look has changed drastically since the early 1900s, but roads haven’t changed as much in regard to safety features.

It’s the highway that displaced two historically Black communities in Detroit, and Wednesday night, the plan to re-imagine I-375 is getting one step closer to reality.

TROY — The Michigan Department of Transportation hosted a public hearing at the Troy Community Center April 11 to discuss the results of a sound study it conducted along portions of Interstate 75 in Troy.

For many Detroiters in their mid 50’s and younger, I-375 has been nothing more than a freeway. But for others, it’s a reminder of a painful past.

Troy homeowners are miffed that all of I-75 doesnt include a sound wall to muffle noise.

The Michigan Department of Transportation said the results of a noise study are in pertaining to traffic levels along I-75 in Troy. Those results are scheduled to be presented Tuesday evening.

Rod Pendergraff tells 7 Action News that the noise is stemming from the increased traffic near his home making the project more of a nuisance than a blessing.

TROY — The results of a long-awaited sound study by the Michigan Department of Transportation will be shared and public feedback will be gathered at an upcoming open house.

MDOT is creating carpool lanes in Oakland County with the goal of promoting ridesharing and ease rush hour congestion.