Air Traffic Control Fully Certified
Air Traffic Control Time Certified In Pos 1 (yrs) 11
Workload; Situational Awareness
ATC Issue All Types; Conflict Airborne Conflict; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy
General None Reported / Taken
Airspace Structure; Procedure
Aircraft Y was inbound that needed to descend; with Aircraft X departing out of DTW. Aircraft X needed to climb above Aircraft Y. We descended Aircraft Y and told him to descend quickly; it looked as though it was not going to work; and we ended up turning Aircraft Y a total of 35 degrees right; and Aircraft X got a 20 degree left turn; neither of which seemed to do much; and separation was lost; barely. At HUD and DET; we had a pretty complex situation with a military block on UHF; and other aircraft on other frequencies so the congestion was a major factor. Also; with the new Metroplex redesign; the traffic volume in certain parts of the sector is different than it was; as well as the times at which we get busy.  Aircraft Y did not seem to do anything to help the situation either. The lows were also very congested with frequencies and odd traffic. We just need to get more used to the new complexity and timing of busy traffic related to Metroplex.
ZOB Enroute Controller reported a loss of separation occurred between a departing CRJ and an inbound AC90; due in part to the complexity of the Metroplex.