Me: 345 million [could start construction soon and be completed by 2018] Article Snip: Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett testifies about why he thinks a double-decker freeway for a stretch of I-94 east-west is a bad idea and a waste of money. Barrett was among dozens who spoke Wednesday at a public hearing at State Fair Park on proposed freeway project. Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett on Wednesday asked state transportation officials to reject a proposed $345 million double-decked section over 2,000 feet of the I-94 east-west freeway in Milwaukee. While Barrett criticized the double-deck as too costly, transportation officials at a public hearing Wednesday at State Fair Park heard from West Allis officials who testified they would accept the elevated freeway if there was no other way to provide a full interchange at Hawley Road. The West Allis Common Council Tuesday approved a resolution in support of the double-decked proposal with that important qualification, Mayor Dan Devine said. A full interchange at Hawley Road is needed to provide commuters access to employers along the road, Devine said. The elevated deck is a major component of a state proposed $1.15 billion expansion of the I-94 east-west corridor in Milwaukee. It would not be possible to provide space for a full Hawley Road interchange and build an eight-lane freeway unless the double-decked section is built, according to options being considered by the state Department of Transportation. jsonline/news/statepolitics/barrett-west-allis-officials-disagree-on-freeway-double-deck-b99402075z1-284674151.html
Posted on: Fri, 05 Dec 2014 03:31:01 +0000
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