Stretch of Lodge Freeway renamed in honor of Aretha Franklin Sign unveiled on Monday
DETROIT – A stretch of the Lodge Freeway has been renamed in honor of the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin , two years after her death.
M-10 between I-94 and Livernois Avenue is now the Aretha Franklin Memorial Highway.
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Rep. Leslie Love has been working for two years to make it happen, and thanks to Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, Love’s mission is complete.
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