MILWAUKEE — Some roads in Milwaukee will be temporarily closed in and around the security perimeters to accommodate construction of security measures for the Republican National Convention (RNC).
Some road closures will begin as early as July 11, but most will be from July 14 to 18.
The following roads near Henry Maier Festival Park will be closed on Sunday, July 14, from 5 a.m. to 11:59 p.m.:
- North Lincoln Memorial and North Harbor Drives closed from East Clybourn and East Erie Streets
- North Harbor Drive closed at East Clybourn Street
- East Chicago Street closed from North Jackson Street to North Harbor Drive
- East Summerfest Place closed from North Jackson Place to North Harbor Drive
- I-794 Eastbound closed at the Jackson Street and the Van Buren Street exit
- I-794 North/West closed at the Carferry Drive exit
The following roads in downtown Milwaukee will be closed from Sunday, July 14, at 8 p.m., to Friday, July 19 at 1 a.m. — however, the City of Milwaukee noted that these times could change:
- West Wisconsin Avenue closed between Old World 3rd/Martin Luther King Jr. Drive and James Lovell Street
- West Wells Street closed between Old World 3rd/Martin Luther King Jr. Drive and James Lovell Street
- West Kilbourn Avenue closed between Old World 3rd/Martin Luther King Jr. Drive and North 8th Street
- Kilbourn Avenue exit tunnel closed from I-43
- Kilbourn Avenue entrance tunnel closed to I-43
- West State Street closed between North 8th Street and Old World 3rd/Martin Luther King Jr. Drive
- West Juneau Avenue closed between North 8th Street and Old World 3rd/Martin Luther King Jr. Drive*
- Northbound I-43 offramp closed at eastbound and westbound Fond du Lac Avenue
- West Fond du Lac Avenue, West McKinley Avenue and East Knapp Street closed between I-43 and North Water Street
- Old World 3rd/Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, no northbound traffic past West Juneau Avenue**
- Old World 3rd/Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, no southbound traffic past West McKinley Avenue
- North Vel R. Phillips Avenue closed between West Michigan Street and West McKinley Avenue***
- North 6th Street closed between West Michigan Street and West McKinley Avenue****
- North James Lovell Street closed between West Wells Street and West Juneau Avenue
- Southbound I-43 ramp closed from Fond du Lac Avenue
- Eastbound I-794 ramp closed from North James Lovell Street
*The Moderne Condo garage will be accessible to condo residents
**The Aloft Hotel will be accessible to hotel guests
***The parking garage entrance on North Vel R. Phillips Avenue immediately south of West Michigan Street will be accessible to vehicles
****The 5th Street Parking Garage will be accessible to residents of the 550 Ultra Lofts Building and guests of the Trade Hotel via 6th Street
The westbound I-794 ramp to the northbound I-43 ramp will also have intermittent closures for bus traffic as needed, per city officials.
Learn more, here.
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