U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION
REGION 5
Lansing, Michigan
48901
December 3, 1979
IN REPLY REFER TO:
Removal of I-296
Designation, Grand Rapids
Mr. John P. Woodford, Director
Michigan Department of Transportation
Lansing, Michigan
Dear Mr. Woodford:
Your letter of October 24, 1979 requesting approval to remove the I-296 designation from all signing and map designations for the US-131/I-296 freeway in Grand Rapids has received approval from our Washington office.
Attached is a copy of the memorandum from the Associate Administrator for Planning which officially approves your request.
Please note the final sentence of the penultimate paragraph, that all official correspondence, fiscal documents, project numbering, and other records should continue to refer to the highway as I-296.
Sincerely yours,
David A. Merchant
Division Administrator
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