DETROIT (AP) - Some law students at Detroit’s Wayne State University are urging the state to conduct a new environmental review of a long-planned expansion of Interstate 94 near the school.
The school’s Transnational Environmental Law Clinic says it’s working with other groups concerned about the proposal. Plans call for adding lanes and service drives to I-94.
State transportation officials say major work would start no sooner than 2018.
The university said in a release Thursday an environmental impact statement was completed a decade ago. Students say much has changed and the previous review didn’t appropriately study public transportation and community health effects.
Michigan Department of Transportation spokesman Rob Morosi says officials have re-evaluated specific elements and met federal requirements. The department also is hiring a consulting team to work with community members.
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