I-43 Resurfacing (Oak Leaf Trail to Bender Road)

Milwaukee County

Project Details

This project will make improvements to the I-43 North-South Freeway from the Oak Leaf Trail to Bender Road in Milwaukee County. This project is located between WisDOT’s recently completed I-43 (Brown Street to Capitol Drive) project and the I-43 North-South (Glendale to Grafton) project.

2026 construction activities are scheduled to resume the week of May 4.

2026 Construction:

  • Noise wall replacement
  • Retaining wall repairs
  • Resurfacing I-43 southbound outside lane and shoulder between Bender Road and Silver Spring Drive
  • New pavements markings

2026 Traffic Impacts:

  • Southbound I-43 between Good Hope Road and Silver Spring Drive will be reduced to two lanes.
  • Northbound Jean Nicolet Road, between Montclaire Avenue and Bender Road, is scheduled to close through fall 2026.
  • Local access will be maintained.

Overall Project Improvements:

  • Remove the existing asphalt pavement and replace with five (5) inches of new asphalt
  • Spot concrete repairs on all ramps within the Silver Spring Drive interchange
  • Signal repairs at I-43 northbound exit ramp to Port Washington Road
  • Structure maintenance improvements for various retaining walls and noise walls along I-43
  • Structure-mounted noise wall replacement along I-43 southbound
  • Drainage improvements

Schedule:

This project is scheduled to begin in mid-2025 and be completed in 2026.