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City engineer: WisDOT is expanding analysis on I‑794 options; removal and improvements remain under study
Summary
Kevin Muse, the city engineer, told the Public Works Committee the state Department of Transportation is preparing a more detailed set of alternatives for I‑794 east‑of‑the‑river work, and has elevated the federal review to an Environmental Impact Statement. The city has not taken a formal position and is asking for additional traffic and economic‑
Kevin Muse, the City of Milwaukee engineer, briefed the Public Works Committee on Jan. 8 about the status of the Interstate 794 east‑of‑the‑river planning study being led by the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT).
Muse said WisDOT has been refining initial concepts into a smaller set of detailed alternatives that likely will include a full removal option, one or more improvement‑oriented options (narrowed footprints or operational changes) and a replace‑in‑kind option. As part of the federal review, the project has moved…
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