Drivers once again have access to westbound Highway K from I-94. While the reconstruction of the interchange is scheduled to continue through the spring, traffic started moving westbound again Thursday. Project notes on the 94 North-South Freeway Project website confirmed that a lane in each direction will be open. Work on Highway K got underway […]
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Local Reps Slam Lack of Funding to Finish I-94 Expansion
After Governor Scott Walker revealed this week the elimination of funding for the next two years to continue work on the I-94 expansion project, local elected officials from both sides of the aisle released statements slamming the decision. The I-94 project is a multi-year, $1.7 billion expansion of the expressway between downtown Milwaukee and the Illinois […]
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State Budget Woes Could Mean the End of I-94 Project
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos is determined that planned improvements on I-94 will continue despite Gov. Scott Walker directing the state Department of Transportation to cut back on roads spending in Southeast Wisconsin. Vos, R-Rochester, told The Journal Times that he’s “frustrated” with Walker’s position since the project – which includes adding lanes and improving interchanges […]
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Drivers be Aware: Highway K Closures Begin June 14
First, the bad news: drivers who travel I-94 and/or Highway K should probably find alternate routes starting next week. Now the good news: work is only expected to last a couple of weeks. The scope of work will involve lane closures on Highway K as well as a full shutdown of the interchange, a story […]
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Great News: Highway 20 Interchange Construction Complete
Motorists who drive I-94 and use the Highway 20 entrances and exits with any regularity can rejoice: two years of construction on the Highway 20 interchange have come to an end. Construction on the northbound/westbound lanes took place in 2014, and in 2015 it was time for work to commence on the southbound/eastbound lanes. It’s […]
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Drivers Rejoice: 3 Lanes of I-94 Open in Each Direction
Drivers who regularly travel I-94 in either direction should have a smoother ride come 5 a.m. Saturday: three lanes of traffic will be open in both the north- and southbound lanes. It’s been a long few months of diverted traffic while construction crews took down and replaced the southbound overpass of I-94 at Highway 20 […]
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Good News: Southbound I-94 Entrance Opens Monday
Drivers who have been taking detours to get on I-94 heading south instead of the Highway 20 on-ramp can once again use that entrance. The state Department of Transportation listed on their I-94 Project website that the southbound (east) on-ramp will re-open at 5 a.m. Monday. Temporary overnight closures are scheduled this week as well […]
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Highway 20 Drivers Be Aware: Lane Closures Start Monday
Construction crews are getting ready to move southbound traffic onto the eastbound (south) bridge, drivers who travel Highway 20 need to stay alert about upcoming lane closures. From 6 a.m. Monday until 6 a.m. Friday, Washington Avenue will be down to one lane in each direction between the east and west frontage roads. The northbound […]
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Highway 20 Closing Overnight Monday and Tuesday
Head’s up for drivers who need to travel Highway 20 at I-94 overnight Monday and/or Tuesday: the road will be completely closed between the east and west frontage roads. Specifically, the road will be closed from 9 p.m. Monday until 5 a.m. Tuesday and from 9 p.m. Tuesday until 5 a.m. Wednesday. Drivers can still […]
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Good News: Southbound Highway 20 Off Ramp Reopens Friday
Attention motorists who regularly travel I-94 and have been waiting (maybe not so patiently) for the southbound exit ramp at Highway 20 to re-open: the ramp will once again be available starting Friday. Real Racine tweeted the news Monday. “We’re happy at Exit 333 – the southbound ramp to Hwy 20 reopens THIS Friday! #realracine,” […]
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Drivers Be Aware: Left Lane of Hwy 20 Closing Tuesday
Drivers who travel Highway 20 near I-94 regularly may need to use another route for the next couple of months to go west. The westbound left lane of Washington is closing Tuesday between the frontage roads as the southbound lanes of I-94 are torn down and reconstructed. Drivers are encouraged to take the east frontage […]
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Reminder: Highway 20 at I-94 Closing Overnight
Driving east and west on Highway 20 at I-94 will require a detour; the roadway is closing down completely overnight Saturday so the southbound overpass can come down. Highway 20 will close at 9 p.m. and reopen at 8 a.m. Sunday. “The demolition will require overnight full closure of WIS 20 under I-94. WIS 20 under I-94 […]
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Police: Two Arrested for OWI in I-94 Workzones
Driving safely through the I-94 work zone – both on and off the expressway – is something law enforcement is taking seriously. Racine County Sheriff’s deputies say a road construction worker almost got hit Friday night by a drunk driver on Highway 20 near I-94 work zone, and another woman was taken into custody for […]
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Drivers Be Alert: I-94 Lane Closures, Overpass Coming Down at Highway 20
One lane in each direction on I-94 at Highway 20 closed last week so reconstruction of the interchange can get underway, and the southbound on- and off-ramps close Friday for the summer and early fall. While two lanes in either direction will remain open, the lane closures are the first step in moving southbound traffic into […]
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More Good News: Northbound On-Ramp at Hwy 20 is Open
In another small step toward normal driving through Racine County, the northbound ramp for I-94 at Highway 20 has re-opened. Now, drivers can both exit and enter the northbound (west) lanes at Highway 20. The exit ramp opened last week. The exit and entrance ramps on the northbound lanes at I-94 at Highway 20 closed […]