The Capitol Loop is a state trunkline highway running through Lansing, Michigan. It forms a loop route off Interstate 496 through downtown near the Michigan State Capitol complex. Unlike other business loops in Michigan, it has unique reassurance markers that serve as regular reminders of the name and number of the highway.
About Capitol Loop in brief
The Capitol Loop is a state trunkline highway running through Lansing, Michigan, in the United States. It forms a loop route off Interstate 496 through downtown near the Michigan State Capitol complex. The route follows a series of one-way and two-way streets through downtown Lansing, directing traffic downtown to the State Capitol and other government buildings. Unlike other business loops in Michigan, it has unique reassurance markers that serve as regular reminders of the name and number of the highway. The loop was originally proposed in 1986 as part of a downtown revitalization effort. It is included on the National Highway System, a important system of roads to the country’s economy, defense, and infrastructure. The Capitol Loop serves as a connection between the other state highways in Lansing and the Michigan state Capitol complex, home of the state legislature and several state departments. The trunkline starts at the northern end of M-99 at exit 5 on I-496. It runs north on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, where the street is divided into north- and south-bound sections, each three lanes wide, separated by the Union Missionary Baptist Church off St. Joseph Street. The two directions of traffic on the Capitol Loop are reunited at the two-ways Michigan Avenue. Eastbound traffic turns east along Michigan Avenue; westbound traffic turning north off Michigan onto Grand Avenue. The highway is known internally at MDOT as Connector 496 for inventory purposes.
It also runs concurrently along the Business Loop Interstate 96 between Cedar Street and Larch Street. In 2010, additional controversies surfaced regarding the posting and enforcement of speed limits on city streets in Michigan. The newest controversy over speed limits is related to compliance with a 2006 state law aimed at eliminating speed traps. Eastbound Capitol Loop and eastbound BL I-96 follow concurrently along Cedar Street southerly, westbound BL-I-496 on Larch. No part of the Capitolloop is included in the National highway system, but it is included as a defense system of the economy, Defense, and Infrastructure. The two designations are based on the design design of the U.S. Highway System’s National Highways System, which was created in the 1950s and 1960s. The U.N. World Trade Center in Geneva, Switzerland, is located on the other side of the Grand River in the heart of downtown Lansing. It was built in the 1960s and 1970s as a tourist attraction. It has been the site of several international conventions, including the World Economic Forum and the World Series of Nations. The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) has labeled it as Capitol Loop I-495 on some maps, similar to the BusinessLoop Interstate nomenclature. The MDOT has labeled the highway as CL-I 496 on someMaps. The name Capitol Loop has been used since the highway was commissioned on October 13, 1989, and it is used internally at the MDOT for inventory for inventory purposes.