Editing Interstate 96 (section)

===Gateway Project===
{{distinguish|text=[[Gateway Project]] in New Jersey and New York}}
Beginning on February 25, 2008, MDOT and the [[Detroit International Bridge Company]] initiated the Ambassador Gateway Project at the eastern end of I-96. The adjacent section of I-75 closed completely to traffic in both directions to start the complete reconstruction of the road to better connect I-75 and I-96 to the [[Ambassador Bridge]], and the plans included the reconstruction of a mile (1.6&nbsp;km) of I-96.<ref>{{cite news |first1 = Tom |last1 = Greenwood |first2 = Mike |last2 = Wilkinson |name-list-style = amp |title = Motorists Maneuver Through Gateway Project Maze |url = http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=DTNB&s_site=detnews&f_site=detnews&f_sitename=Detroit+News%2C+The+%28MI%29&p_multi=DTNB&p_theme=gannett&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=11F1AC38364084F0&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM |work = The Detroit News |date = February 26, 2008 |pages = 1B, 5B |access-date = October 29, 2012 |issn = 1055-2715 |oclc = 137348716 |via = [[NewsBank]] }}</ref> That segment of I-96 closed on July 14, 2008,<ref>{{cite news |title = I-96 Closes from I-94 to Rosa Parks |url = http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=DTNB&s_site=detnews&f_site=detnews&f_sitename=Detroit+News%2C+The+%28MI%29&p_multi=DTNB&p_theme=gannett&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=121F41B5C8FBF510&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM |work = The Detroit News |date = July 14, 2008 |page = 2B |access-date = June 6, 2013 |issn = 1055-2715 |oclc = 137348716 |via = NewsBank }}</ref> and it was scheduled to reopen a month early the following September.<ref>{{cite news |last = Greenwood |first = Tom |date = September 6, 2008 |url = http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=DTNB&s_site=detnews&f_site=detnews&f_sitename=Detroit+News%2C+The+%28MI%29&p_multi=DTNB&p_theme=gannett&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=123147519E68F150&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM |title = Closed Stretch of I-96 near Ambassador Bridge Reopens Early |work = The Detroit News |access-date = June 6, 2013 |issn = 1055-2715 |oclc = 137348716 |via = NewsBank }}</ref> The overall project to realign ramps and connect the bridge to the freeways was mired in lawsuits between MDOT and the private company that owns the bridge. The [[Manuel Moroun|company's owner]] was jailed for [[contempt of court]] during court proceedings in early 2012.<ref>{{cite news |first1 = Matt |last1 = Helms |first2 = John |last2 = Gallagher |name-list-style = amp |date = January 12, 2012 |title = Mich. Billionaire, 84, Jailed over Bridge Dispute |url = https://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/story/2012-01-12/michigan-canada-ambassador-bridge/52517112/1 |work = [[USA Today]] |access-date = October 29, 2012 |archive-url = https://archive.today/20130205075646/http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/nation/story/2012-01-12/michigan-canada-ambassador-bridge/52517112/1 |archive-date = February 5, 2013 |url-status = live }}</ref> MDOT was later ordered to assume responsibility for construction,<ref>{{cite news |first = Jeff T. |last = Wattrick |date = March 16, 2012 |title = MDOT Launches 'Getting Gateway to the Finish Line' Social Campaign |url = http://www.mlive.com/news/detroit/index.ssf/2012/03/mdot_launches_getting_gateway.html |work = MLive |location = Detroit |publisher = Booth Newspapers |access-date = October 29, 2012 |archive-url = https://archive.today/20130129174430/http://www.mlive.com/news/detroit/index.ssf/2012/03/mdot_launches_getting_gateway.html |archive-date = January 29, 2013 |url-status = live }}</ref> and the department completed the project on September 21, 2012.<ref>{{cite news |first = David |last = Muller |date = September 20, 2012 |title = Detroit Neighborhoods to See Less Truck Traffic as $230 million Gateway Plaza Opens |url = http://www.mlive.com/business/detroit/index.ssf/2012/09/detroit_neighborhoods_to_see_l.html |work = MLive |location = Detroit |publisher = Booth Newspapers |access-date = October 29, 2012 |archive-url = https://archive.today/20130129034727/http://www.mlive.com/business/detroit/index.ssf/2012/09/detroit_neighborhoods_to_see_l.html |archive-date = January 29, 2013 |url-status = live }}</ref>