<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=0yTR4f_1H3Pzwat00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=0yTR4f_1H3Pzwat00" width="1000" height="500" ><figcaption>Photo Credit: Debbie Lazaga</figcaption></figure><p>Drivers are seeing more lanes reopen across the Milwaukee-area freeway system as several I-94 and I-43 projects move into their winter configurations.</p><p>At the 27th Street Bridge, crews are continuing to place steel girders for the new bridge structure. Eric Hanson with the Wisconsin Department of Transportation says the work marks an important step in the long-term I-94 East-West reconstruction.</p><p>“We did reach a great milestone on the 27th Street Bridge over the last couple of weeks,” Hanson says.</p><p>The new bridge is scheduled to reopen in summer 2027.</p><h2>More lanes open on I-43</h2><p>The seasonal changes are already helping traffic in several areas.</p><p>Southbound I-43 between Good Hope Road and Silver Spring Drive is now open to three lanes near Oak Leaf and Bender.</p><p>Farther south, the Rock Freeway project between Highway 83 and Highway 164 also has more breathing room.</p><p>“The southbound lanes have reopened back to full two lanes as of Friday morning,” Hanson says.</p><p>That project is scheduled to enter its winter shutdown the week of November 16. Work is expected to resume in early 2027.</p><p>A separate I-43 project running from Highway 83 toward Bowers Road near Alpine Valley has also completed its initial preparation work and is now in its winter shutdown.</p><h2>West leg traffic shift planned</h2><p>The department expects to have more information about the west leg of the I-94 project next week, along with holiday travel details.</p><p>“We do anticipate doing our final traffic shift of the year, the week of the 16th,” Hanson says.</p><p>He says the department is currently working with a specific target date.</p><p>“We’re targeting, you know, Friday the 20th to go into our winter configuration on the west leg,” Hanson says.</p><h2>What drivers should know</h2><ul><li>Southbound I-43 between Good Hope Road and Silver Spring Drive is open to three lanes.</li><li>Southbound I-43 on the Rock Freeway between Highway 83 and Highway 164 is back to two lanes.</li><li>The Rock Freeway project enters its winter shutdown the week of November 16.</li><li>The West Lake project is targeting a traffic shift on Friday, November 20.</li><li>Work on the 27th Street Bridge continues, with reopening scheduled for summer 2027.</li></ul><p>For more information about all the projects in the area, click here. </p></div></body>

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Drivers are seeing more lanes reopen across the Milwaukee-area freeway system as several I-94 and I-43 projects move into their winter configurations. At the 27th Street Bridge, crews are continuing to place steel girders for the new bridge structure. Eric Hanson with the Wisconsin Department of Transportation says the work marks an important step in the long-term I-94 East-West reconstruction.

I-94 construction update: New lanes open as projects prepare for winter

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Drivers are seeing more lanes reopen across the Milwaukee-area freeway system as several I-94 and I-43 projects move into their winter configurations. At t

I-94 construction update: New lanes open as projects prepare for winter

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