Environmental Group Pushes to Demolish Milwaukee Interchange

An environmental advocacy group is leading an effort to demolish the Lake Interchange in downtown Milwaukee to clear land for development, according to a report by WTMJ and its affiliate the Milwaukee Business Journal.

The grassroots effort from 1000 Friends of Wisconsin comes as the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (DOT) takes its first steps to replace aging bridges in the interchange.

Last week the DOT opened its website to plan for the future of 28 bridges connecting east-west Interchange 794 downtown to the northern edge of the Hoan Bridge, as well as off-ramps onto local streets, the Milwaukee Business Journal reports. The central links, which date to the mid-1970s, need a full rebuild in order to remain safe. In December of 2021, DOT officials estimated the rebuild would cost $300 million.

The cost sparked "a lot of grassroots local interest," transportation policy director Gregg May told the Milwaukee Business Journal.

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Source: WTMJ