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Thank you to all who attended the November 19th Open House. We appreciate your feedback and comments!
The design incorporates bioswales, stormwater trees, and native plants to help manage the highway stormwater runoff at the overpass. It will capture runoff from 2.4 acres of impervious surfaces. The design will be completed mid-winter, and construction will begin in the summer of 2025.
The Port Milwaukee Overpass Project is the fourth Green Highways project to address highway stormwater runoff. Untreated, highway stormwater runoff carries a variety of pollutants, including vehicular fluids, salts, and particulates from exhaust, tires, and pavement, to nearby waterways and Lake Michigan.
The stormwater runoff will be redirected to a variety of green infrastructure practices that will keep the stormwater on-site. Early designs note that the site lends itself well to the use of bioswales, stormwater trees, and native plants. Skillfully designed green infrastructure practices will also enhance this “gateway” to Milwaukee.
Project site looking north.
Slopes offer potential areas for native plantings and stormwater trees.
Bioswales are being considered for the median to address street runoff.
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