I-43 (Brown Street - Capitol Drive)

Milwaukee County

May 2025 Extended Closures

The I-43 Brown to Capitol project will have upcoming extended overnight closures along I-43. Extending these routine overnight closures into the morning hours over the next few weekends will allow crews to conduct expedited storm sewer work, paving operations, and place traffic into its final configuration. This work will be completed over five weekends. Each weekend closure will only affect one direction of travel, either northbound or southbound. Extended lane closures will be in place until 10 a.m. on Saturday and Sunday mornings. 

 

Weekend 1: Friday, May 2 – Sunday, May 4.

Work to be completed: Storm sewer crossings I-43 northbound extended overnight closures between North Avenue and Fiebrantz Avenue

  • Friday, May 2: 11 p.m. – 7 a.m., I-43 northbound will be fully closed from North Avenue to Fiebrantz Avenue
  • Saturday, May 3: 10 p.m. – 8 a.m., I-43 northbound will be closed from Keefe Avenue to Fiebrantz Avenue
    • Following the full closure, I-43 northbound between Center Street and Fiebrantz Avenue will be reduced to one lane from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. on Sunday morning.
  • Detour:  Keefe Avenue, Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, Green Bay Avenue (WIS 57), Silver Spring Drive, and Port Washington Road.

 

Weekend 2: Friday, May 16 – Sunday, May 18

Work to be completed: Final paving operations and high friction surface treatment on I-43 southbound between Capitol Drive and Keefe Avenue

  • Friday, May 16 (10 p.m. – 7 a.m.) I-43 SB full freeway closure from Silver Spring Drive to Fond du Lac Avenue (WIS 145)
    • Saturday, May 17 (7 a.m. – 10 a.m.) I-43 SB double right lane closure from Capitol Drive to Keefe Avenue
  • Saturday, May 17 (10 p.m. – 7 a.m) I-43 SB full freeway closure from Silver Spring Drive to Fond du Lac Avenue (WIS 145)
    • Sunday, May 18 (7 a.m. – 10 a.m.) I-43 SB double right lane closure from Capitol Drive to Keefe Avenue
  • Detour: Silver Spring Drive, Green Bay Avenue (WIS 57), Capitol Drive, 27th Street, Fond du Lac Avenue, I-43 SB
  • Traffic will be in permanent configuration between Capitol Drive and Keefe Avenue by Sunday morning.