However, the Michigan engineers rejected the idea, stating that the crossover traffic and tight turns would be too hazardous.

[2] A 1944 Detroit News article announced that the design would be a rotary type, which had been used on the East Coast but never in the Midwest.

[2] The interchange involved 14 separate overpasses in order to provide unrestricted flow of traffic.

[2] According to the Detroit News, as soon as the barriers were removed, "cars from downtown roared under the bridges of the $15,300,000 crossing in such numbers that by 5 p.m. a haze of new concrete dust hung like fog in the air.

By the time (five seconds or so) it took to hit the straightaway, they were back at a minimum 60 and honking impatiently at the few timid souls who lagged.