Northville's Covered Walkway Opens in Time for Spring

The two-story covered walkway connecting Main Street near Comerica Bank to the Marquis Parking Lot is officially open to pedestrians. 

"I personally think it's great. It was so annoying to have [to] walk through stores or all the way around the block to get to Main Street," said reader Jessica Bacon Beamgard on Northville Patch's Facebook page. 

Plans for the covered walkway, officially called the Comerica Community Connection, go back to 2006 when it was identified in that year's Downtown Strategic Plan as a way to improve pedestrian access to the heart of downtown Northville.

Jennifer Carr-Strong said on Facebook that the walkway is nice but took too long to build.

The project was expected to be completed by April 2012. Although it's a year late, the walkway opened in time for the spring weather.

The property, which is owned by Comerica Bank, was expected to cost  to redesign, most of which was to come from Northville's Downtown Development Authority. Read more about that here.

City of Northville Mayor Christopher Johnson said at this year's State of the Community Luncheon that the back end of the walkway will also be renovated to include trees and benches.

Have you seen the walkway? Do you think it's money well spent? Tell us in the comments.