I-794 EB/WB reopens after utility emergency between Marquette Interchange, Lake Interchange

MILWAUKEE -- All lanes on I-794 eastbound and westbound were temporarily closed between the Marquette Interchange and the Lake Interchange Monday morning, May 18 because of a utility emergency.

According to We Energies, heavy rain caused flooding in parts of the steam system in downtown Milwaukee – creating large steam plumes.

"We are investigating a steam system outage that is impacting some customers. We are pumping out water to access the steam system and identify the source of the outage," We Energies said. "This has not affected electric and natural gas service."

We Energies shared this update Monday evening: