Port Milwaukee Project

Project Update

Thank you to all who attended the February 25^th open house at the Beulah Brinton Community Center. The final project design incorporates your feedback as well as input from project partners. Posters from the open house are linked below in the Resource section of the webpage. These posters show the evolution of the design.

We will notify the community prior to the start of construction of the project which is planned to begin in July. Construction will require the closure of some traffic lanes, but no streets or ramps will be closed. Please see the traffic plan for more details.

Project Overview

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 Map

Project Goals

To develop a design that addresses highway stormwater runoff through innovative green infrastructure.
Leverage green infrastructure design to enhance the Port’s “gateway” to Milwaukee.
Coordinate and collaborate with stakeholders and the community throughout the design progress to incorporate community goals.

Timeline

Engineering Design – March 2024 – February 2025
Construction – May 2025 – November 2025

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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