Interstate 794 News Today

Clybourn Street, which currently has one-way traffic west of North Van Buren Street, would be converted to a two-way boulevard if I-794 was removed.

Arguments that claim removing I-794 will improve quality of life in the Third Ward and reconnect it to downtown Milwaukee are spurious.

There are several project alternatives for either repairing the elevated I-794, or replacing it with at-grade streets west of the Hoan Bridge.

Alternative conceptual plans for I-794, from the Wisconsin Department of Transportation, will the subject of the open house-style meetings

Milwaukee's plans for downtown include redeveloping the Marcus Center parking lot, extending the streetcar and eventually the full removal of the Interstate 794 Lake Interchange.