Great news. MDOT transfered a lot of downtown highways in Detroit over to the city years ago, and the city is much better off for it. The only possible downside I see to this is maintenance depending on how capable one's city is, but it's literally the only one.
Dealing with MDOT can be really, really difficult. It took quite a few years for MDOT to work at the speed that the City of Lansing was doing just to put a bike lane in on Saginaw (M-43). And MDOT's ownership has also left what are dreams to turn them (Saginaw and Oakland) into two streets just that: a dream. That said, back on the maintenance kick, the State of Michigan, of course, maintains its roads better than the city. So, for instance, the Capitol Loop around and through downtown Lansing always gets updated streetscapes and routine maintenance.
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