Ongoing road construction along 9 Mile Road in Eastpointe is causing major headaches not just for drivers but for small businesses, who say it is impacting their bottom line.

Just as Phase Two of construction starts to wrap up, Phase Three will soon be underway and business owners worry a potential "road diet" could hurt foot traffic even more.

The ongoing construction along 9 Mile Road is not just slowing down drivers; it's also hitting local businesses hard, causing more pain than progress.

"Everybody is suffering," said John Spagnuolo, an Eastpointe resident.

"It's just been a real struggle here the past - for the past few months," said Fady Dawd, an Eastpointe business owner.

"It has slowed our business dramatically," said David DeRonne, owner of DeRonne Hardware.

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