Number
141632
Version
ORIGINAL
Reference
Sponsor
ALD. MURPHY
Title
Resolution expressing the City of Milwaukee’s support for the “at grade alternative” on the State of Wisconsin’s plans for reconstruction of the Interstate 94 corridor between 16th and 70th Streets as it relates to historic preservation.
Analysis
This resolution expresses the City of Milwaukee’s support for the “at grade” alternative for the reconstruction of the Interstate 94 corridor between 16th and 70th Streets as it relates to historic preservation.
...Body
Whereas, The Wisconsin Department of Transportation (“WisDOT”) has developed the I-94 East-West Freeway Corridor Study and a Draft Environmental Impact Statement for reconstruction of Interstate 94 between 16th and 70th Streets in Milwaukee; and
Whereas, According to WisDOT, the purpose of this project is to develop a long-range improvement plan for this segment of Interstate 94 that addresses the following issues:
1. Deteriorated condition of the freeway pavement.
2. Obsolete design of the roadway and bridges.
3. Current and future freeway congestion.
4. An unacceptably high crash rate.
; and
Whereas, WisDOT is now presenting 3 alternatives for reconstruction of Interstate 94 between the Stadium Interchange and 70th Street, including 2 at-grade alternatives (both of which call for adding a lane in each direction, for a total of 8 lanes) and one alternative that calls for double-decking the freeway between Mitchell Boulevard and 62nd Street; and
Whereas, WisDOT’s plans for reconstruction of the Stadium Interchange, which are consistent among all alternatives still being considered, call for creation of new traffic signals for north-south traffic, elimination of the US 41 northbound off-ramp to Wisconsin Avenue and replacement of the Mitchell Boulevard Interchange with a new interchange about a half-mile east; and
Whereas, WisDOT is presenting 2 alternatives for reconstruction of Interstate 94 between 16th Street and...
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