The Detroit People Mover (DPM) announced today it will switch directions, with cars moving clockwise around the 2.9 mile route when it resumes operations two days ahead of schedule starting at 9 a.m. on Saturday, August 16.
The system is providing free rides for patrons from Saturday through midnight on Monday, August 18.
Barbara Hansen, general manager of the Detroit Transportation Corporation (DTC) said, “The new clockwise direction will offer quicker connections between some of Downtown Detroit’s most popular destinations. The decision was made to change directions based on monitoring and analysis of our ridership patterns as well as feedback from our passengers in recent years.”
The clockwise route also shaves approximately 26 seconds off of the 15 minute round trip.
The rail project began on Sunday, July 20 to replace 1,800 feet of track in worn areas around the six tightest guideway curves. This project was the latest in a series of extensive renovations and improvements that have been made to the system during the past six years.