GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — A study on possible improvements to a portion of US-131 has been completed, with state transportation officials now looking to make recommendations.

The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) recently completed a Planning and Environmental Linkages (PEL) study on US-131 between 28th Street and Cherry Street—the busiest road outside of Metro Detroit, MDOT said.

The study analyzed current road conditions including safety concerns and issues with congestion, as this section of US-131 sees up to 140,000 vehicles a day. Analysts also studied how to ease traffic impacts on nearby communities.

Congestion issues in this area are partially due to US-131 being built in the 1950s and 1960s, while Grand Rapids has seen significant development and population growth in t

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