MDOT US-23 Aesthetic Concepts Open House

On November 12, 2015, MDOT hosted an Open House at the Northfield Township Hall to ask for opinions about the architecture, design, and landscaping of the US-23 Corridor project.

This was a poster session. To explain and answer questions about the 34 poster sized renderings were an almost equal number of MDOT Engineers and Landscape Architects from MDOT's landscape architecture consultant, Parsons.

Below are links to images of the posters, captured by a handheld camera, in the order they were placed around the room.

All the posters except the first are here. Representatives of MDOT and Parsons promised to post the original graphics (as pdfs) on the MDOT website but they didn't provide a timeframe. As of March 31, 2016, they are no where that I can find on MDOT's website.

01: US-23 ATM Corridor - M14 to Silver Lake Road (not yet available)

02: Level of Service Expected to Result from Improvements

03: US-23 Aesthetic Concepts Development - November 2015

04: Geomorphic Theme

Geomorphic Theme Overall
Theme Structual Elements - charts from 10-5 presentation
Theme Landscape Elements
Theme Landscape Elements (continued)
Theme Color Palette

05: Warren Road Bridge, Overall Aerial View
06: Territorial Interchange, Overall Aerial View
07: Territorial Interchange, schematic
08: Barker Road Bridge, Overall Aerial View
09: Barker Road Bridge, schematic (missing)
10: 8 Mile Interchange, Overall Aerial View
11: 8 Mile Interchange, schematic (missing)
12: Territorial Interchange - Concept Renderings - Layers Concept
13: Barker Road Bridge - Concept Renderings - Layers Concept
14: 8 Mile Road Interchange - Concept Renderings - Layers Concept
15: Warren Road Bridge - Concept Renderings - Woodland Concept
15: Warren Road Bridge - Concept Renderings - Woodland Concept Detail
16: Territorial Interchange - Concept Renderings - Strata Concept
17: Barker Road Bridge - Concept Renderings - Strata Concept
18: 8 Mile Road Interchange - Concept Renderings - Strata Concept
19: Territorial Interchange - Concept Renderings - Stone Concept
20: Barker Road Bridge - Concept Renderings - Stone Concept
21: 8 Mile Road Interchange - Concept Renderings - Stone Concept
22: 8 Mile Road Interchange - Concept Renderings - Potential Gateway Structure
23: 8 Mile Road Interchange - Sound Wall & Truss Views
24: Schematic of Signage at southern nexus with 14?
26: 8 Mile Road Interchange - Exit 53 schematic
27: Concept Structures and Landscape Color Palette - Geomorphic and Woodlands Theme
28: Territorial Interchange - Landscape Plans - Forested & Geomorphic Concept
29: 8 Mile Road Interchange - Landscape Plans - Forested & Geomorphic Concept
30: Barker Road Bridge - Landscape Plans - Forested & Geomorphic Concept
31: 8 Mile Road Interchange - Round-about & Teardrop Plan - Forested & Geomorphic Concept
32: Warren Road Bridge - Landscape Plans - Forested & Geomorphic Concept
33: Candidate Plant Palette & Materials - Geomorphic Theme:

34: Candidate Plant Palette & Materials - Forest Theme

To view or download the Slides presented at the October 5th Stakeholders Meeting, Click here.

To read or download the project goals, Click here

To visit MDOT's US-23 Corridor Project webpage, Click here. This is where you will find the environmental studies and background documents, including the Federal Highway Administration's final clearance, the Finding of No Significant Impact, aka, the FONSI.