Street Conversion Final Around the Capitol

Liz Gullett

Aug 12, 2022

Last week, the City of Lansing finished changing one-way streets downtown to two-way. The conversion had been discussed for almost 20 years. Work for this project has been ongoing and the final phase was completed over the weekend of August 6 and 7.

The switch was done to make commuting around downtown easier since it will make travel routes more direct and reduce confusion for visitors and those unfamiliar with the area. In 1953 nine streets in downtown were converted to one-way operation, but in 1999 three of those were converted back to two-way. Since then, the city has been studying and planning for the eventual conversion of the remaining one-way streets in the core of downtown. After receiving a $3.3 million grant, the conversion was undertaken.

For more information and maps detailing the changes, please click here.

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