Project Overview
Providing access to manufacturers, commuters and tourists within the Milwaukee metropolitan area connecting Milwaukee to other areas including northern Illinois and Green Bay, I-43 is a critical interstate link not only for Southeast Wisconsin, but the entire state. The freeway is a gateway to popular tourist locations in northern Wisconsin and links major industrial centers throughout Wisconsin.
Today, I-43 carries nearly 129,000 vehicles each day through the project area. Traffic is projected to grow another 18,000 over the next thirty years.
Bridges in the project corridor, from Capitol Drive to Hampton Avenue, need major rehabilitation or replacement.
Purpose/Need
- Built between 1959 and 1962
- Address deteriorating bridge and pavement conditions
- Address the most critical needs
- Will not preclude future modernization needs
- Safety and operation needs will be addressed within the context of the pavement and structural deficiencies
Schedule
2019
- Environmental study
- Preliminary engineering plans
- Public Involvement Meeting: August 22
Late 2019-2020
- Right of Way acquisition
- Final engineering plans
- Noise barrier process
2021-2023
- Construction
- Alternating ramp closures and mainline lane closures expected.
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Contacts
David Pittman, P.E., Project Manager
Southeast Region Freeways
(262) 548-6439
David.Pittman@dot.wi.gov
Dan Sellers, Southeast Region Communications
(262) 548-6702
Daniel.Sellers@dot.wi.gov
Southeast Region Office
141 NW Barstow Street
Waukesha, WI 53188
