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Project overview/location

Connection between I-94, I-894 and US 45 near Milwaukee County Zoo, western Milwaukee County. Project boundaries:

• North - US 45 at Burleigh
• South - I-894/US 45 at Lincoln Ave.
• East - I-94 at 70th St.
• West - I-94 at 124th St.

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• Project overview/location (printable version) (281 KB)

Feb. 7, 2012 - 95th St. Neighborhood meeting exhibits

• Traffic mitigation project, Wisconsin Ave. (2 MB)
• Ultimate design, Wisconsin Ave. (2 MB)
• Preferred alternative, Reduced impacts alternative with adjacent arterials (1.3 MB)

May 2011 - Preferred alternative

• Reduced impacts alternative with adjacent arterials (1 MB)
  • Adjacent arterial, 84th St. (372 KB)
  • Adjacent arterial, WIS 100 (541 KB)
  • Adjacent arterial, Watertown Plank Rd. (870 KB)

Mar. 22 and 23, 2011 - Public hearing exhibits

• Adjacent Arterials Component - 84th St. improvements (468 KB)
• Adjacent Arterials Component - WIS 100 improvements (574 KB)
• Adjacent Arterials Component - Watertown Plank Rd. improvements (1 MB)
• 6-lane Modernization Alternatives (1.9 MB)
• 8-lane Modernization Alternatives (2 MB)
  
  
• Reduced Impacts Alternative with Adjacent Arterials improvements (1.3 MB)

Jun. 23 and 24, 2009 - Public hearing exhibits

6 lane concepts

• 6 lane alternative E1, east leg (818 KB)
• 6 lane alternative E1/E3 hybrid, east leg (818 KB)
• 6 lane alternative N1 or N3, north leg - north half (558 KB)
• 6 lane alternative N1, north leg - south half (705 KB)
• 6 lane alternative N3, north leg - south half (783 KB)
  
  
• 6 lane alternative S2, south leg (698 KB)
• 6 lane alternative W3, west leg (with Greenfield Ave. connection) (576 KB)
• 6 lane alternative W3b, west leg (without Greenfield Ave. connection) (520 KB)

8 lane concepts

• 8 lane alternative E1, east leg (1.1 MB)
• 8 lane alternative E1/E3 hybrid, east leg (1.1 MB)
• 8 lane alternative N1 or N3, north leg - north half (920 KB)
• 8 lane alternative N1, north leg - south half (with Greenfield Ave. connection) (1.1 MB)
• 8 lane alternative N3, north leg - south half (without Greenfield Ave. connection) (1.1 MB)
  
  
• 8 lane alternative S2, south leg (936 KB)
• 8 lane alternative W3, west leg (892 KB)
• 8 lane alternative W3b, west leg (799 KB)

Revised conceptual layouts since Oct. 27 and 30 PIM

• 8 lane alternative M3, east leg (893 KB)

Oct. 27 and 30, 2008 - PIM conceptual layouts

6 lane concepts

• 6 lane alternative M1, east leg (1.4 MB)
• 6 lane alternative M3, east leg (1.1 MB)
• 6 lane alternative M3, north leg (621 KB)
• 6 lane alternative M1 or M3, north leg - north half (1.2 MB)
• 6 lane alternative M1, north leg - south half (1.5 MB)
  
  
• 6 lane sub alternative M1, north leg - south half (829 KB)
• 6 lane alternative M3, north leg - south half (1.6 MB)
• 6 lane alternative M2, south leg (1.4 MB)
• 6 lane alternative M1, west leg (1.1 MB)
• 6 lane sub alternative M1, west leg (1.1 MB)
  
  
• 6 lane alternative M3, west leg (1.1 MB)

8 lane concepts

• 8 lane alternative M1, east leg (1.4 MB)
• 8 lane alternative M3, east leg (1.2 MB)
• 8 lane alternative M3, north leg (656 KB)
• 8 lane alternative M1 or M3, north leg - north half (1.2 MB)
• 8 lane alternative M1, north leg - south half (1.5 MB)
  
  
• 8 lane sub alternative M1, north leg - south half (891 KB)
• 8 lane alternative M3, north leg - south half (1.8 MB)
• 8 lane alternative M2, south leg (1.5 MB)
• 8 lane alternative M1, west leg (1.1 MB)
• 8 lane sub alternative M1, west leg (1.1 MB)
  
  
• 8 lane alternative M3, west leg (1.1 MB)
• 8 lane sub alternative M3, west leg (1 MB)

Vistas

• Facing north - M1 and M3 alternatives, North Ave. at US 45 (319 KB)
• Facing north - M1 and M3 sub-alternatives, North Ave. at US 45 (332 KB)
• Facing north - M1 alternative, Bluemound Rd./Wisconsin Ave. at US 45 (323 KB)
• Facing north - M2 alternative, Greenfield Ave. at US 45/I-894 (330 KB)
• Facing north - M3 alternative, Bluemound Rd./Wisconsin Ave. at US 45 (328 KB)
  
  
• Facing west - Core interchange rendering (452 KB)
• Facing west - M1 alternative, 84th St. at I-94 (324 KB)
• Facing west - M3 alternative, 84th St. at I-94 (319 KB)
• Facing north - M1 alternative, Wisconsin Ave./Watertown Plank Rd. at US 45 (289 KB)
• Facing north - M3 alternative, Wisconsin Ave./Watertown Plank Rd. at US 45 (293 KB)
  
  
• Facing west - M3 alternative, Greenfield Connection - WIS 100 at Greenfield Ave. (316 KB)

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Video flyovers

Note: Each leg of project (North, South, East, West) has different alternatives in the eight lane configuration videos.

(Example - W1N1E3S3 is West Alternative 1, North Alternative 1, East Alternative 3, South Alternative 3.)

• Flyover of proposed Zoo Interchange area - W1N1E3S3, south to north Playing time: 01:10
  • South to north, South Leg M3 and North Leg M1 alternative.
  • Video begins south of Lincoln Ave., flies over Union Pacific Railroad, Greenfield Ave., the core of the interchange, Bluemound Rd., Wisconsin Ave., Watertown Plank Rd., Swan Boulevard, Underwood Creek Pkwy., Mayfair Rd., Union Pacific Railroad, North Ave., Center St. and ends just south of Burleigh St.
• Flyover of proposed Zoo Interchange area - W1N1E3S3, west to east Playing time: 42 seconds
  • West to east, West Leg M1 and East Leg M3 alternative.
  • Video begins at 124th St., flies over 121st St., Hank Aaron State Trail, WIS 100, Union Pacific Railroad, the core of the interchange, 92nd St., 84th St., 76th St. and ends just west of 70th St.
• Flyover of proposed Zoo Interchange area - W3N3E1S2, south to north Playing time: 01:09
  • South to north, South Leg M2 and North Leg M3 alternative.
  • Video begins south of Lincoln Ave., flies over Union Pacific Railroad, Greenfield Ave., the core of the interchange, Bluemound Rd., Wisconsin Ave., Watertown Plank Rd., Swan Boulevard, Underwood Creek Pkwy., Mayfair Rd., Union Pacific Railroad, North Ave., Center St. and ends just south of Burleigh St.
• Flyover of proposed Zoo Interchange area - W3N3E1S2, west to east Playing time: 42 seconds
  • West to east, West Leg M3 and East Leg M1 alternative.
  • Video begins at 124th St., flies over 121st St., Hank Aaron State Trail, WIS 100, Union Pacific Railroad, the core of the interchange, 92nd St., 84th St., 76th St. and ends just west of 70th St.

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May 21 and 29, 2008 - PIM conceptual layouts

• Modernization alternative M-1 (1.7 MB)
• Modernization alternative M-2 (1.7 MB)
• Modernization alternative M-3 (1.8 MB)
• Spot improvement alternative SI-1 (1.4 MB)
• Spot improvement alternative SI-2 (1.5 MB)
• Spot improvement alternative SI-3 (1.6 MB)

Jan. 17 and 23, 2008 - Design workshops

• Crash Rates (490 KB)
• Highway roadway deficiencies
• Interchange deficiencies (256 KB)
• Evening traffic (367 KB)
• Morning traffic (362 KB)
• Pavement overlays (521 KB)

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Last modified: April 27, 2012