Detroit turns a freeway into a river

2 Jun

Reblogged from Grist:

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On Thursday, Detroit tried a little Venetian experiment, turning one of its freeways into a river.

This would have been great if it had been intentional, like an artistic statement about transportation and modern society or something. But instead, it was another statement: We should probably spend some money on infrastructure every so often.

Early in the afternoon, a four-foot water main ruptured on the city's west side, sending…

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