Preparatory work for the I-94 North-South Corridor begins in Milwaukee County the week of September 15

September 24, 2008

Projects will prepare Loomis Road, 27th Street, Layton Avenue and, Grange Avenue for the upcoming I-94 North-South Corridor improvement project in 2009

The Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) has announced that work will begin this week on several projects to make local improvements prior to construction on the I-94 North-South Corridor project.

“The reconstruction and expansion of I-94 from the Mitchell Interchange in Milwaukee through Racine and Kenosha counties will officially begin in 2009,” said Bob Gutierrez, project director with WisDOT. “This preliminary work will prepare alternate routes, improve intersections and ensure that traffic will flow smoothly during the I-94 project.”

The work is as follows:
 
Location: Intersections of Loomis Road (WIS 36) with Layton Avenue and ramps to/from I-894
Type of work:

• Construct a dual left turn lane at I-43/I-894 eastbound ramp and Loomis Road.
• Construct a dual left turn lane at southbound Loomis Road at Layton Avenue.
• Extend the westbound Layton Avenue right turn lane.
• Extend northbound and southbound Loomis Road left turn lanes at westbound and eastbound on-ramps.
• Install a new traffic signal at Loomis and Layton Avenue intersection.

Schedule:  Week of September 15, 2008 through June 15, 2009
Traffic impact: Open to traffic with temporary lane closures as needed.

Location: WIS 241 (27th Street) from Barnard Avenue to Bottsford Avenue and County BB northbound off-ramp.
Type of work:

• Construct and extend dual left turn lanes at 27th Street and Layton Avenue.
• Install a new traffic signal at 27th Street and Layton Avenue.
• Construct dual left turn lanes at I-94 northbound off-ramp to westbound County BB.

Schedule: Week of September 15, 2008 to November 15, 2008

The contractor, Zignego Company was recently awarded both contracts. The contract for Loomis Road intersection work was $797,000 and the 27th Street work was $1.2 million.

Additional preparatory work will take place this fall underneath the freeway at Grange Avenue to relocate a water main. Some temporary lane closures will occur at Grange Avenue as needed this fall through spring 2009. Work will also take place to modify the intersection of the northbound I-94 off-ramp and Rawson Avenue. I-94 will remain open in the area, with some temporary lane closures at Rawson Avenue this fall.

For more information on the I-94 project, visit our Web site at www.sefreeways.org.

For more information, contact:
Emlynn Grisar, SE Regional Communications
(262) 521-5373, emlynn.grisar@dot.state.wi.us