Pot holes, broken bridges EVERYWHERE and this is high priority? $3.3 MILLION for THIS?!!!!-------Good Lord, what a waste!------Muskegon to benefit from $6.5 million in funding for road projects downtown, in 34th District

Muskegon to benefit from $6.5 million in funding for road projects downtown, in 34th District | MLive.com
"Muskegon County residents and visitors will benefit from a $3.3 million allocation that will allow officials to repair Muskegon and Webster avenues from Ninth Street to Spring Street.
Muskegon Public Works Director Mohammed Al-Shatel said on Thursday that the road will be reconstructed and will retain its two-lane, two-way configuration.
A designated left-turn lane may or may not be part of the street's restoration.
Al-Shatel said the city will invite residents and business owners living or operating in the vicinity to a meeting to see what type of amenities they want to incorporate along the roadway.
Such features could include sidewalks and bike lanes, he said.
Some residents and Muskegon City Commission officials in recent years have pushed to change the traffic configuration back to its four-lane, one-way residential configuration and to adopt a "Complete Street" concept that satisfies pedestrians and motorists regardless of physical ability or transit choice.
The U.S. 31 Business Route designation moved from Muskegon and Webster avenues to Shoreline Drive about 10 years ago.
Vice Mayor Larry Spataro said last year that although the separation between the Nelson Neighborhood and downtown business district was once "deliberate," the city now had to knit the residential community and city center together.
Al-Shatel told commissioners in October that restriping Muskegon and Webster avenues from Spring to Ninth streets could cost $56,000, while another measure to remove traffic lights could cost $10,000. 
At that time, the commission came to a consensus to delay any possible street reconfiguration and traffic light removal efforts until funds were available.
State Sen. Goeff Hansen (R-Hart) said he had been working with local road agencies and state officials to make funding one of his top priorities and said it was important for rural and urban projects to benefit from the most recent allocations.
"It has not been easy to obtain this funding, but the hard work has paid off, and the residents of the district will be pleased with the result," Hansen said on Thursday."