St. Clair Shores sewer project leaves businesses struggling

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Sewer project leaves businesses struggling to survive

There are infrastructure projects all across Metro Detroit and the projects are about upgrades and progress. But in St. Clair Shores, some businesses say the Jefferson Relief Sewer Project is taking away their business.

An infrastructure project on Jefferson Avenue in St. Clair Shores is designed to reduce sewer overflows into Lake St. Clair. However, some say the project is also reducing their business flow.

Local perspective:

There are infrastructure projects all across Metro Detroit and the projects are about upgrades and progress. 

But in St. Clair Shores, some businesses say the Jefferson Relief Sewer Project is taking away their business as the work and machinery on Jefferson Avenue make it challenging for customers to enter their stores.

FOX 2 talked with some of the businesses. Those interviews can be watched in the player above. 

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