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.