Allen Road

Grade Separation
Problem: For decades, Downriver residents and
motorists have experienced traffic blockages of 45
minutes or more as trains slow and stop heading
into Canadian National’s Flat Rock yard,
blocking traffic at the Allen Road crossing in
the city of Woodhaven.

Proposed Solution: Lower the roadway

and build a rail bridge over Allen Road.
The grade separation projects would
create a separate bridge for the CN
railroad line resulting in Allen Road
going under the railroad line
crossing/bridge and eliminate
lengthy delays for motorists.
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Project details
This requires TWO SEPARATE PROJECTS to be
completed at costs estimated between $35 million
and $39 million, which includes building a pump
station and moving utility, water and sewer lines.

Traffic
On average, more than 30,000 vehicles, including
2,140 commercial trucks traverse the Allen Road
crossing daily.

Stoppages
The average stoppage caused by trains is just over
9 minutes, this amounts to more than one hour per
day. It’s not uncommon for some stoppages to last 45
minutes or more. In one instance in 2014, due to a
mechanical failure, trains blocked the crossing for
over six hours.
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Economic Corridor
Impact of Delays
Stoppages at the Allen Road crossing
impact the entire Downriver region
while delaying commuters, school
buses, deliveries and public safety
vehicles to one of the region’s busiest
commercial and industrial corridors.

Estimated costs of the two projects is up to $39 million

News Road construction

$12 million
Wayne County and City of Woodhaven have reached an
agreement for road and bridge improvements to Allen and • $8 million federal grant

Van Horn roads including railroad bridge grade separation. • Up to $4 million Wayne County (Act 51)

Bridge Construction &

Next Steps Improvements $27 million
Approval from Wayne County Board of Commissioners and • $12 million State of Michigan/ Department
Woodhaven City Council. County is bidding and awarding of Transportation
the work in the next 9 months. • *Up to $10.25 million City of Woodhaven
• *Up to $6 million Wayne County (Act 51)
*County and city contributions vary based on final project costs.

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