During construction in 2026, I-94 will remain open to traffic, utilizing multiple stages to shift traffic to allow work on both bridges to be performed.

• During stages one and two:
  • Westbound I-94 traffic will be reduced from three down to two through lanes, with one lane of westbound traffic remaining on the westbound bridge and one lane of westbound traffic shifted onto the eastbound structure.
  • Three lanes of eastbound traffic will remain on the eastbound bridge.
• During stages three and four:
  • Westbound I-94 traffic will be reduced from three down to two through lanes, with two lanes of westbound traffic remaining on the westbound structure.
  • One lane of eastbound I-94 traffic will remain on the eastbound bridge, and two lanes eastbound traffic will be shifted to the westbound bridge.
  • The eastbound I-94 slip ramp will have a lane on the eastbound bridge, but it will drop at the WIS 35 exit ramp.