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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.