Route Description
Like other state highways in Michigan, the section of Woodward Avenue designated M-1 is maintained by MDOT. In 2011, the department's traffic surveys showed that on average, 64,176 vehicles used the highway daily north of 11 Mile Road and 14,592 vehicles did so each day near Grand Boulevard, the highest and lowest counts along the highway, respectively. All of M-1 north of I-75 is listed on the National Highway System, a network of roads important to the country's economy, defense, and mobility. In addition to the sections of Woodward Avenue in Pontiac that are part of Business Loop I-75 (BL I-75) and Business US 24 (BUS US 24), all of M-1 is a Michigan Heritage Route and an All-American Road. Woodward Avenue is also considered to be the divider between the East and West sides of the city of Detroit.
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