94 North-South Freeway Project

Detailed I-94 N-S Closures for Week of May 11 - May 20

- All closures are weather-dependent and subject to change.
- New long term closures are BOLD

MILWAUKEE COUNTY

Friday, May 11
Freeway Closures:
Shoulder closure Mitchell Interchange W-N system ramp 9am-2pm
Single lane closure I-43/894 WB from 27th St to 35th St 9:30pm-5:30am
Full closure I-94 SB C-D roadway from Mitchell Interchange to Airport Spur 10pm-4:30am
Full closure Mitchell Interchange W-N system ramp (I-43/894 EB to I-43/94 NB) 10pm-4:30am

Entrance Ramp Closures:
Single lane closure SB 27th St entrance ramp to I-43/894 EB 9am-4pm
Full closure NB 27th St entrance ramp to I-43/894 EB & WB 9pm-5am
Full closure SB 27th St entrance ramp to I-43/894 EB & WB 9pm-5am
Full closure Layton Ave entrance ramp to I-94 SB C-D roadway 9pm-5am

Exit Ramp Closures:
Single lane closure I-43/894 WB exit to SB 27th St 9am-4pm
Full closure W-S system ramp exit to I-94 SB C-D roadway 10pm-4:30am
Full closure I-43/94 SB exit to I-94 SB C-D roadway 10pm-4:30am
Full closure I-94 SB C-D roadway exit to Layton Ave 10pm-4:30am
Full closure I-94 SB C-D roadway exit to Airport Spur 10pm-4:30am
Full closure I-94 SB C-D roadway exit to College Ave 10pm-4:30am

Local Street Closures:
Single lane closure SB 20th St at I-43/894 7am-5pm

Saturday, May 12 - Sunday, May 13
Only Long Term Closures in Effect

Monday, May 14
Freeway Closures:
Full closure I-94 SB C-D roadway from Mitchell Interchange to Airport Spur 10pm-4:30am

Entrance Ramp Closures:
Full closure Layton Ave entrance ramp to I-94 SB C-D roadway 9pm-5am

Exit Ramp Closures:
Full closure W-S system ramp exit to I-94 SB C-D roadway 10pm-4:30am
Full closure I-43/94 SB exit to I-94 SB C-D roadway 10pm-4:30am
Full closure I-94 SB C-D roadway exit to Layton Ave 10pm-4:30am
Full closure I-94 SB C-D roadway exit to Airport Spur 10pm-4:30am
Full closure I-94 SB C-D roadway exit to College Ave 10pm-4:30am

Tuesday, May 15
Freeway Closures:
Full closure I-94 SB C-D roadway from Mitchell Interchange to Airport Spur 10pm-4:30am
Full closure Mitchell Interchange W-N system ramp (I-43/894 EB to I-43/94 NB) 10pm-4:30am

Entrance Ramp Closures:
Full closure NB 27th St entrance ramp to I-43/894 EB & WB 9pm-5am
Full closure SB 27th St entrance ramp to I-43/894 EB & WB 9pm-5am
Full closure Layton Ave entrance ramp to I-94 SB C-D roadway 9pm-5am

Exit Ramp Closures:
Full closure W-S system ramp exit to I-94 SB C-D roadway 10pm-4:30am
Full closure I-43/94 SB exit to I-94 SB C-D roadway 10pm-4:30am
Full closure I-94 SB C-D roadway exit to Layton Ave 10pm-4:30am
Full closure I-94 SB C-D roadway exit to Airport Spur 10pm-4:30am
Full closure I-94 SB C-D roadway exit to College Ave 10pm-4:30am

Wednesday, May 16
Freeway Closures:
Full closure I-94 SB C-D roadway from Mitchell Interchange to Airport Spur 10pm-4:30am
Full closure Mitchell Interchange W-N system ramp (I-43/894 EB to I-43/94 NB) 10pm-4:30am

Entrance Ramp Closures:
Full closure NB 27th St entrance ramp to I-43/894 EB & WB 9pm-5am
Full closure SB 27th St entrance ramp to I-43/894 EB & WB 9pm-5am
Full closure Layton Ave entrance ramp to I-94 SB C-D roadway 9pm-5am

Exit Ramp Closures:
Full closure W-S system ramp exit to I-94 SB C-D roadway 10pm-4:30am
Full closure I-43/94 SB exit to I-94 SB C-D roadway 10pm-4:30am
Full closure I-94 SB C-D roadway exit to Layton Ave 10pm-4:30am
Full closure I-94 SB C-D roadway exit to Airport Spur 10pm-4:30am
Full closure I-94 SB C-D roadway exit to College Ave 10pm-4:30am

Thursday, May 17
Freeway Closures:
Full closure I-94 SB C-D roadway from Mitchell Interchange to Airport Spur 10pm-4:30am
Full closure Mitchell Interchange W-S system ramp (I-43/894 EB to I-94 EAST (SB)) 10pm-4:30am

Entrance Ramp Closures:
Full closure Layton Ave entrance ramp to I-94 SB C-D roadway 9pm-5am

Exit Ramp Closures:
Full closure W-S system ramp exit to I-94 SB C-D roadway 10pm-4:30am
Full closure I-43/94 SB exit to I-94 SB C-D roadway 10pm-4:30am
Full closure I-94 SB C-D roadway exit to Layton Ave 10pm-4:30am
Full closure I-94 SB C-D roadway exit to Airport Spur 10pm-4:30am
Full closure I-94 SB C-D roadway exit to College Ave 10pm-4:30am

Friday, May 18
Freeway Closures:
Full closure I-94 SB C-D roadway from Mitchell Interchange to Airport Spur 10pm-4:30am
Full closure Mitchell Interchange W-S system ramp (I-43/894 EB to I-94 EAST (SB)) 10pm-4:30am

Entrance Ramp Closures:
Full closure Layton Ave entrance ramp to I-94 SB C-D roadway 9pm-5am

Exit Ramp Closures:
Full closure W-S system ramp exit to I-94 SB C-D roadway 10pm-4:30am
Full closure I-43/94 SB exit to I-94 SB C-D roadway 10pm-4:30am
Full closure I-94 SB C-D roadway exit to Layton Ave 10pm-4:30am
Full closure I-94 SB C-D roadway exit to Airport Spur 10pm-4:30am
Full closure I-94 SB C-D roadway exit to College Ave 10pm-4:30am

Saturday, May 19 - Sunday, May 20
Only Long Term Closures in Effect

LONG-TERM CLOSURES IN MILWAUKEE COUNTY
Freeway Closures:
- Single lane closure EB Airport Spur until late fall 2012
- Full closure WB Airport Spur until late fall 2012

Entrance Ramp Closures:
-Full closure Howard Ave entrance ramp to I-43/94 SB until mid 2012
-Full closure Layton Ave entrance ramp to I-94 WEST (NB) until late 2012
-Access restrictions from Airport Spur and College Avenue entrance ramps to I-43/94 NB to head to Downtown Milwaukee until mid 2012
- Single lane closure on NB 27^th St entrance ramp to I-43/894 EB until late 2012

Local Street Closures:
- Single lane closure 20^th St over I-43/894 until mid-June 2012
- Full closure Whitaker Ave west between 14^th St and 15^th St from until mid-June, 2012
- Full closure Whitaker Ave east from 15^th St to 16^th St until mid-June, 2012
- Shift 6^th St traffic at I-43/94 to one side of roadway (one lane each direction) until Summer 2012
- Shift 13^th St traffic at I-43/94 to one side of roadway (one lane each direction) until Summer 2012
- Shift 6^th St traffic at Airport Spur to one side of roadway (one lane each direction) until late 2012
- Shift 13^th St traffic at Airport Spur to one side of roadway (one lane each direction) until late 2012
- Full closure NB & SB 14th St at Airport Spur until late 2012

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RACINE/KENOSHA COUNTY

Friday, May 11 - Monday, May 14
Only Long Term Closures in Effect

Tuesday, May 15
Freeway Closures:
Double lane closure I-94 WEST/EAST (NB/SB) at County ML (Kenosha) 9am-2pm

Entrance Ramp Closures:
Full closure Weigh Station at WI/IL state line entrance ramp to I-94 WEST (NB) 9am-2pm

Exit Ramp Closures:
Full closure I-94 WEST (NB) exit ramp to Weigh Station at WI/IL state line 9am-2pm

Wednesday, May 16
Freeway Closures:
Double lane closure I-94 WEST/EAST (NB/SB) at County ML (Kenosha) 9am-2pm

Entrance Ramp Closures:
Full closure Weigh Station at WI/IL state line entrance ramp to I-94 WEST (NB) 9am-2pm

Exit Ramp Closures:
Full closure I-94 WEST (NB) exit ramp to Weigh Station at WI/IL state line 9am-2pm

Thursday, May 17 - Sunday, May 20
Only Long Term Closures in Effect

LONG-TERM CLOSURES IN RACINE/KENOSHA COUNTIES
Freeway Closures:
- Full closure East Frontage Road from County G to 7-Mile Rd until early July, 2012
- Full closure East Frontage Road from 7-Mile Rd to Milwaukee/Racine County line until early July, 2012
- Single lane closure I-94 WEST (NB) from County C (Kenosha) to WIS 158 until late 2012
- Single lane closure I-94 EAST (SB) from County N to County C (Kenosha) until late 2012

Entrance Ramp Closures:
- Full closure I-94 EAST (SB) entrance from WIS 50 until mid June, 2012

Exit Ramp Closures:
- Full closure I-94 EAST (SB) exit to WIS 158 until mid June, 2012

Local Street Closures:
- Full closure West Frontage Road from WI/IL State Line to County ML early July
- Full closure 116th St from West Frontage Road to west of West Frontage Road until early July
- Full closure County ML from West Frontage Road to east of West Frontage Road until early July
- Full closure 7-Mile Rd to 1/4^th mile west of West Frontage Rd and 1/4^th mile east of East Frontage Rd until early September, 2012

New I-43/94 SB exit to Layton Ave, Airport Spur, and College Ave - Now Available

As part of I-94 N-S Freeway Reconstruction project, WisDOT opened a new access from I-43/94 SB to the I-94 SB C-D Roadway in the Mitchell Interchange at 4:30 am on Saturday, May 5. 

This new ramp will allow traffic from I-43/94 SB and Downtown Milwaukee to access the new exit ramp to Layton Avenue, Airport Spur and College Avenue. When approaching the Mitchell Interchange, the I-43/94 SB traffic should use the center lane to access this new ramp.

Traffic traveling to the General Mitchell International Airport from Downtown Milwaukee will now be able to directly access the Airport Spur via the I-94 SB C-D roadway instead of using the Howard Ave or College Ave detour routes.

Also, please note that the temporary access ramp from I-94 EAST (SB) to the SB C-D roadway and College Avenue has been permanently closed at this time.

Click here for the latest project brief which shows a graphical representation of the new access ramp.

Motorists are advised to stay alert and maintain caution while driving through the new configuration of the Mitchell Interchange

All construction related roadway closures and openings are weather-dependent and subject to change. Thank you for your patience during the I-94 N-S Freeway Project's roadway closures. For a listing of all Project roadway, ramp and lane closures, please refer to the detailed closure schedule here: http://www.plan94.org/Newslist.do#headline-56

7-Mile Road Construction Project (Racine) - Full closure of 7-Mile Rd near I-94

As part of I-94 N-S Freeway Reconstruction Project WisDOT will be reconstructing portions of 7-Mile Road at I-94, the East Frontage Road and West Frontage Road between the Milwaukee/Racine County Line and County G in multiple stages until late 2012.

Beginning at 7 a.m. on Monday, April 30, 2012, 7-Mile Road has been closed to traffic in sections to the west and east of I-94. 7-Mile Road will be closed for approximately 1/4 mile to the west of West Frontage Road, and 1/4 mile to the east of east of East Frontage Road. These closures will be in effect until late 2012.

Traffic exiting I-94 at 7-Mile Road will have access to the 7-Mile Road fair and the gas stations at the interchange, but would not be able to travel through east or west on 7-Mile Road. Local access to Stanley Road and Hagemann Road will also be maintained.

Also, since March 26, 2012 the East Frontage between Hwy G and Racine/Milwaukee County Line has been closed to traffic to accommodate construction of the East Frontage Road. However, the exit and entrance ramps to/from 7-Mile Road at I-94 will remain open along with the section of East Frontage Road connecting them. The East Frontage Road closure will remain in effect until late summer 2012. 

Click here for the latest project brief.

Thank you for your patience during the I-94 N-S Freeway Project's roadway closures. For a listing of all Project roadway, ramp and lane closures, please refer to the detailed closure schedule here: http://www.plan94.org/Newslist.do#headline-56

Airport Spur Construction and MKE Airport Access Restrictions to I-43/94 (Downtown Milwaukee)

As part of I-94 N-S Freeway Reconstruction Project, WisDOT is reconstructing the Airport Spur Highway (STH 119).  As part of this reconstruction:

• The WB direction of Airport Spur (leaving the MKE Airport) is closed to traffic until late 2012.
• The EB direction of Airport Spur (into the MKE Airport) will remain open throughout the duration of the project (except short-term overnight closures).

See below for specific information/detours:

Click here for a project brief regarding the closure of the WB Airport Spur.

Click here for a graphical representation of the MKE Airport access restrictions from Downtown Milwaukee.

Traffic exiting the General Mitchell Airport should follow these detour routes:

From General Mitchell International Airport to I-43/94 NB (toward Downtown Milwaukee):

• From Airport, traffic heading to Downtown Milwaukee will need to exit to Howell Avenue and turn right (north) on Howell Ave to Howard Avenue. Turn left (west) on Howard Ave to access I-43/94 NB.
• Traffic heading to Downtown Milwaukee can also use Howell Avenue northbound to Layton Avenue eastbound to I-794 WEST (NB) as an alternate route.

From General Mitchell International Airport to I-94 EAST (SB) (to Racine/Kenosha/Chicago):

• From Airport, traffic heading to Racine/Kenosha/Chicago will need to exit to Howell Avenue and turn left (south) on Howell Ave to College Avenue. Turn right (west) on College Ave to access I-94 EAST (SB).

General Mitchell International Airport to I-43/894 WB (to Madison/Beloit):

• Traffic from the Airport heading to I-43/894 WB (to Madison/Beloit) will need to exit to Howell Avenue and turn right (north) on Howell Ave to Layton Avenue. Turn left (west) on Layton Ave to 27th St. Turn right (north) on 27th St to access I-43/894 WB.

Thank you for your patience during the I-94 N-S Freeway Project's roadway closures. For a listing of all Project roadway, ramp and lane closures, please refer to the detailed closure schedule here: http://www.plan94.org/Newslist.do#headline-56

College Avenue Access Restrictions to I-43/94 (Downtown Milwaukee)

As part of I-94 N-S Freeway Reconstruction Project, WisDOT implemented a series of traffic shifts in the Mitchell Interchange area in Milwaukee on October 1, 2011. These traffic shifts resulted in access restrictions from College Avenue to Downtown Milwaukee via I-43/94 starting late 2011.

From College Avenue to Downtown Milwaukee:

• Traffic from College Avenue will not be able to access I-43/94 NB toward Downtown Milwaukee. From College Avenue, traffic will need to utilize Howell Avenue and travel north on the detour route to Howard Avenue to access I-43/94 NB.
• Traffic heading to Downtown Milwaukee can also use Howell Avenue Northbound to Layton Avenue Eastbound to I-794 Northbound as an alternate route.
• This access restriction is a long-term restriction and will be in effect until late summer 2012.

From College Avenue to I-43/894 (to Madison/Beloit):

• Traffic from I-43/894 EB (from Madison/Beloit) will be able to exit at College Avenue via the I-94 EAST (SB) C-D Roadway. 
• Traffic from the College Avenue travelling to I-43/894 (to Madison/Beloit) will be able to travel west on the Airport Spur (Highway 119) and access I-43/894 via the I-94 WEST (NB) C-D Roadway.

Click here for a graphical representation of the College Avenue restrictions to/from Downtown Milwaukee and a summary of the Detour Routes and Alternate Routes.

Thank you for your patience during the I-94 N-S Freeway Project's roadway closures. For a listing of all Project roadway, ramp and lane closures, please refer to the detailed closure schedule here.

27th Street U-Ramps Offer Convenient Access to I-43/894

The Wisconsin Department of Transportation advises motorists to take the recently constructed U-Ramps when traveling from 27^th Street to I-43/894.

All vehicles entering the freeway from 27^th Street can do so by using the right-hand turns off of 27^th Street at I-43/894. The newly constructed U-ramps at this interchange are aimed at significantly improving traffic flow and safety by eliminating the typical left turns at interchange entrance ramps.

Few tips when accessing the 27^th Street Interchange at I-43/894:
- DO stay in the right lane when on 27^th Street to access I-43/894. Once you have turned right onto the ramp from 27^th Street, you will be able to continue to I-43/894 WB or I-43/94 NB.
- DON'T pass the U-Ramp and complete a U-Turn to enter the ramp on the other side of the roadway.
- DO pay attention to roadside and overhead signs.

Videos of how to use the new U-Ramps at the 27^th Street Interchange can be found on our Project Website under the first FAQ.

Additionally, please be aware that 27^th Street access to/from I-94 EAST (Southbound) is provided via Layton Avenue. From the south, motorists should exit I-94 WEST (Northbound) at Layton Avenue to access 27^th Street. From 27^th Street, motorists can take Layton Avenue east to the I-94 EAST (Southbound) entrance ramp.

Click here to access the latest project brief.

The project team appreciates your patience and cooperation during the project. Please visit our project website www.Plan94.org if you have any questions.

Layton Ave (Milwaukee) Project Update

As part of the Mitchell Interchange and mainline reconstruction on the I-94 N-S Freeway Project, the SB exit ramp to Layton Avenue from I-43/94 which has been closed since late 2010 will reopen to traffic starting early May, 2012.

Traffic from I-43/94 SB and Downtown Milwaukee will be able to exit to a newly constructed access ramp to the I-94 S-B C-D roadway, which in turn provides access to the exit ramp to Layton Avenue.

Click here to view a graphical representation of the new access.

As construction of the Mitchell Interchange continues, the Layton Avenue entrance ramp to I-43/94 NB and Downtown Milwaukee will remain closed to traffic until the late 2012.

Howell Avenue and Howard Avenue are the signed alternate routes that can be used to access I-43/94 NB.

Go here for the final configuration of the Layton Ave Interchange.

Thank you for your patience during the project's long term closures.

I-94 N-S Construction - WIS 50 to WIS 158 (Kenosha) - Long Term Ramp and Lane Closures

As part of I-94 N-S Freeway Reconstruction Project, WisDOT will be expanding the freeway section from three lanes in each direction to four lanes in each direction between WIS 50 & WIS 158 in Kenosha Co. Also, as part of this expansion project, portions of the WIS 50 & WIS 158 interchanges with I-94 will be reconstructed to meet current design standards. Construction on this project will occur in multiple stages until late 2013.

On March 26th, I-94 WEST (NB) was reduced to 2 lanes between WIS 50 and WIS 158 until late 2012.

Begining Saturday, March 31st, I-94 EAST (SB) has been reduced to 2 lanes between WIS 50 and WIS 158 until late 2012.  The WIS 50 entrance ramp to I-94 EAST (SB) and the I-94 EAST (SB) exit ramp to WIS 158 have also been closed until Summer 2012.

Click here for the latest project brief.

Thank you for your patience during the I-94 N-S Freeway Project's roadway closures. For a listing of all Project roadway, ramp and lane closures, please refer to the detailed closure schedule here: http://www.plan94.org/Newslist.do#headline-56

14th St Full Closure at Airport Spur (STH 119)

As part of I-94 N-S Freeway Reconstruction Project, WisDOT will be reconstructing the Airport Spur Highway (STH 119). As part of this reconstruction effort, the 14^th St Bridge at the Airport Spur will be demolished and reconstructed.

14^th St has been closed to through traffic starting 5 a.m. on Monday, February 27 and will remain closed until late 2012.

During this closure, traffic can use 13^th St and 20^th St between Ramsey Ave and Grange Ave as alternate routes.

Click here for a project brief containing information about the WB Airport Spur Closure and 14^th St demolition.

Thank you for your patience during the I-94 N-S Freeway Project's roadway closures. For a listing of all Project roadway, ramp and lane closures, please refer to the detailed closure schedule here: http://www.plan94.org/Newslist.do#headline-56

Highway 165 to WI/IL State Line (Kenosha) - West Frontage Road Closed

As part of the I-94 N-S freeway reconstruction project, the West Frontage Road between WIS 165 and the WI/IL State Line in Kenosha County has been closed for reconstruction from Tuesday, February 14, 2012 to Summer 2012. Portions of County ML and 116th St will also be closed as part of this project.

Traffic can use County Highway Q, County Highway WG, and County Highway U as alternate routes to get around the closures.

Click here for the latest project brief.

Thank you for your patience during the project's various roadway closures.

Drexel Ave Reconstruction

The City of Oak Creek will be reconstructing W. Drexel Avenue from S. 27^th Street to the I-94 overpass for which construction began on Monday, February 13, 2012. The construction will continue through November, 2012. The project will be constructed adjacent to and concurrently with the Wisconsin Department of Transportation's (DOT) construction of the Drexel interchange as part of the I-94 N-S Freeway Reconstruction Project.  WisDOT's work will begin later this Spring.

The City of Oak Creek project is a complete reconstruction of the two-lane asphalt roadway to a concrete four-lane divided boulevard with additional turn lanes at intersection with 27^th Street. The project limits will be closed to through traffic, but properties along W. Drexel Avenue and S. 20^th Street will have access maintained throughout the duration of the project.

The first phase of the project will begin on February 13^th and continue into May. During this phase of the work, Drexel Avenue will be closed to all traffic from 27^th St to just west of 20^th Street.  Traffic access for the properties on 20^th Street, as well as those east of 20^th Street, will only be available from the east side of the construction zone (from the 20^th St side).  No access will be available from the 27^th Street side.

In phase two,  WisDOT will begin its work on the I-94 interchange in May.  Drexel Rd will be closed from 13^th St to 27^th St.  All properties on 20^th Street and along Drexel Avenue, west of I-94, will access their properties from the west side of the construction zone (from the 27^th Street side) through the remainder of the project.  No access will be available from the 20^th Street side.

Thank you for your patience during the project's roadway closures.

Howard Avenue Entrance Ramp to I-43/94 SB - Long term Closure Until Late 2012

As part of the I-94 North-South Freeway Project, the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) closed the Howard Avenue entrance ramp to I-43/94 SB from 9pm on Monday, August 15, 2011 until late 2012. This long term system ramp closure is needed for construction of the new SB travel lanes and bridges between Howard Avenue and the Mitchell Interchanges. 

The following detour routes can be used to by traffic on Howard Avenue heading to I-94 EAST (SB) or I-43/894 WB:

• To access I-43/894 WB, traffic can travel west on Howard Avenue, turn left on 27th St and head south to access the newly reopned SB 27th St entrance ramp to I-43/894 WB.
• To access I-94 EAST (SB), traffic can travel east on Howard Avenue, turn right on Howell Avenue and head south on Howell Avenue, turn right on College Avenue and head west to access the College Avenue entrance ramp to I-94 EAST (SB).

Thank you for your patience during the project's long-term roadway closures.