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The Wayne County segment of M-14, from Napier Road to I-275, is undergoing a complete reconstruction over the summer and fall of 2006, snarling eastbound travel from Ann Arbor. Here are some alternative routes, roughly north to south.

• follow US-23 north to I-96, then head back east towards Novi or to I-696. The long way, but easy to navigate.

• see the last bits of farmland disappear along Pontiac Trail until you hit Eight Mile Road, then go east. Good for travel to Novi. The four way stops at Five Mile Road, Six Mile Road, and Seven Mile Road all slow things down.

• take M-14 to Gotfredson Road, then north to North Territorial Road, east to Ridge Road, and north to Five Mile Road. Continue east to Beck Road and then north to the mile road of your choosing.

• Plymouth Road takes you to the town of Plymouth, and then continues on as Ann Arbor Road at its intersection with I-275. Rural through Superior Township, and then a quick transformation into sprawl at the County line. For some reason, the blinking yellow on Plymouth at Ridge Road was changed to a four-way stop on Friday, 12 May. This completely snarled traffic, backing up Plymouth Road for a mile in either direction during busy periods. It was converted back to a blinking yellow on Wednesday, 17 May.

• M-153 - Ford Road - goes further south, through to Canton and I-275. Rural up to the edge of the sprawl, and then very busy and dense and slow.

• I-94 east, then take I-275 or M-39 (Southfield Freeway) north to where you are going.

[edit] News articles

• M-14 bogs down (Ann Arbor News)
• MATT HELMS: Beware more mess on M-14 this weekend (Detroit Free Press)