The companies have hired Midwestern Consulting of Ann Arbor for almost $400,000 to complete an environmental study to expand the interchange.

Jerry Sosnowski, project manager for the consulting firm, tells GlobeSt.com government isn't responding quick enough to the desires of the developers.

"Typically what happens is that if an area has grown, and an interchange is needed to handle the overcapacity, then the section of highway gets added to a list by the Michigan Department of Transportation," Sosnowski says. However, it could take 15 to 20 years for the state to get to the Northfield US 23 quadrant, Sosnowski adds.

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