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The Diamond Avenue bridge is the last of four bridges to be replaced that crosses over I-196, linked to the construction (July 6, 2010).

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The Diamond Avenue bridge is the last of four bridges to be replaced that crosses over I-196, linked to the construction (July 6, 2010).

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The Diamond Avenue bridge is the last of four bridges to be replaced that crosses over I-196, linked to the construction (July 6, 2010).

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The Diamond Avenue bridge is the last of four bridges to be replaced that crosses over I-196, linked to the construction (July 6, 2010).

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The Diamond Avenue bridge is the last of four bridges to be replaced that crosses over I-196, linked to the construction (July 6, 2010).

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An aerial view of the Fix on I-196 (May 10, 2010)

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An aerial view of the Fix on I-196 (May 10, 2010)

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An aerial view of the Fix on I-196 (May 10, 2010)

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An aerial view of the Fix on I-196 (May 10, 2010)

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An aerial view of the Fix on I-196 (May 10, 2010)

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An aerial view of the Fix on I-196 (May 10, 2010)

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I-196 between Coit and College (May 6, 2010)

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I-196 at College at 3pm, Wednesday, May 5, 2010

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Traffic crosses the Fuller bridge over I-196, where construction crews have already removed concrete (April 16, 2010)

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Construction crews for The Fix on I-196 (April 12, 2010)

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Construction crews for The Fix on I-196 (April 12, 2010)

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College Avenue traffic passes over the closed section of I-196, 10:30am, April 12, 2010

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I-196 at Fuller Avenue, 9am, Saturday, April 3, 2010

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City, county and state officials break ground on the Fix on I-196 that will re-do a stretch of highway through downtown Grand Rapids (March 29, 2010)

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The groundbreaking ceremony for the Fix on I-196 took place on March 29, 2010

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A view from an MDOT camera of traffic on I-196 near College Avenue in Grand Rapids, 8:40 a.m., March 29, 2010.

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Traffic moves through I-196 near College, 11:45am, March 18, 2010

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A view from an MDOT camera, showing traffic on I-196 near College Avenue in Grand Rapids. (March 17, 2010)

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A still-shot from an MDOT video posted on YouTube of what the completed I-196 construction project in Grand Rapids will look like in August 2010. (courtesy MDOT)

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A still-shot from an MDOT video posted on YouTube of what the completed I-196 construction project in Grand Rapids will look like in August 2010. (courtesy MDOT)

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Photo timeline: Fix on I-196

An ongoing look at the renovation

Updated: Tuesday, 06 Jul 2010, 3:53 PM EDT
Published : Monday, 12 Apr 2010, 4:07 PM EDT

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) - A photographic timeline of the construction and renovation of I-196 through downtown Grand Rapids.

The project was moved up a year because of the federal stimulus money. It was months in the planning stages, with a groundbreaking ceremony on March 29. It began in earnest April 12, 2010.

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