Project Details

This project is complete! WisDOT constructed three (3) new noise barriers along I-894 in Milwaukee County.

These noise walls were built:

Between 76th Street and 68th Street
Between 68th Street and 60th Street
Between 51st Street and Loomis Road

These noise barriers are all located on the south side of the interstate.

Schedule:

Construction on the new noise walls is scheduled to begin in mid-July 2025 and was completed in June 2026.

Noise barrier process:

These barriers were built as part of a $7 million line item included in the 2023-25 State Budget. The budget defined the limits of the project area along I-894 from Loomis Rd to 76th St.

A noise analysis was completed, and cost estimates developed. After determining which barriers were most cost effective, benefited receptors are given the opportunity to vote on the barrier which benefits their property.

The barrier must receive a vote of support from a simple majority of all votes cast by the adjacent landowners and residents of “benefited receptors”. (To qualify as a benefited receptor, the property must have an eight-decibel reduction from the noise barrier.)

If support for the barrier is affirmed, the barrier will be installed to minimize noise impacts.

View noise barrier process document

Frequently Asked Questions

Enclosed are frequently asked questions about noise barriers and their answers. This will help you understand WisDOT policy for installing noise barriers and how adjacent landowners and residents are involved.

Noise barriers: What you should know