DETROIT (AP) - The government could spend as much as $130 million to upgrade the 80-year-old federal courthouse in downtown Detroit.
Chief U.S. District Judge Gerald Rosen says Congress has approved $31 million for the first phase, and President Barack Obama is seeking about $41 million for the second leg.
Rosen informed employees during a public event Thursday at the courthouse. The government says the first phase of work will focus on air conditioning, stairs and the loading dock.
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Rosen says the third phase in a few years could include some “exciting stuff,” but he declined to offer details. He says the courthouse is a “citadel of justice” that has suffered from fire, floods and other problems related to age.
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