DOT hosting public meeting to discuss I-94 East-West corridor

MILWAUKEE -- The Wisconsin Department of Transportation is hosting a public meeting  Thursday night, August 23rd at Burbank Elementary School. This will be the second meeting regarding the I-94 East-West corridor between 70th Street and 25th Street in Milwaukee County.

The first meeting was held Tuesday night, August 21st.

WisDOT officials are interested in hearing from the public on ideas for possible improvements to the I-94 East-West Freeway corridor. The stretch of freeway was just repaved this and last summer. The eastbound repaving project wrapped up just before Summerfest 2012.

Now, officials are looking for ways to ease traffic long-term — seeking ideas from the public as to potential improvements for the freeway.

Work is underway on an environmental and engineering analysis of the I-94 East-West Freeway corridor. The project will cover approximately 2.85 miles of I-94 between 70th Street and 25th Street in Milwaukee County.

The study includes one system interchange (US 41/WIS 341/Miller Parkway) and six service interchanges (70th Street/68th Street, Hawley Road, Mitchell Boulevard, 35th Street, 26th Street/St. Paul Avenue, and West Wisconsin Avenue/Wells Street).

This portion of the I-94 East-West Freeway corridor opened to traffic in 1961 and 1962. WisDOT has maintained and rehabilitated the ramps, bridges, pavements and other structures a number of times over the past 50 years, but the corridor is nearing the end of its useful life.

Construction on a potential project would kick off in 2019.

Written comments regarding the project can be mailed to 141NW Barstow Street, P.O. Box 798 Waukesha, WI 53214.

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