2025 Capital Projects

The I-43 North-South Freeway is among the busiest routes in Wisconsin and is a critical Interstate link between southeast Wisconsin and the entire state. I-43 provides access to manufacturers, merchants, commuters and tourists within southeast Wisconsin, the Milwaukee metropolitan area, and other areas including Green Bay, Sheboygan, Manitowoc and Chicago.

WisDOT has maintained and rehabilitated the ramps, bridges, pavements and other structures on I-43 for 50 years. The North-South Freeway has exceeded its design life and it is no longer economical to maintain.

This project includes the expansion of I-43 from four to six lanes, the reconstruction of five existing interchanges along the corridor, ​a new interchange at Highland Road, and the replacement of the Union Pacific railroad bridge over I-43 in Glendale. The project also includes the expansion of a section of Port Washington Road in Glendale from two lanes to four lanes. During construction, the project will work to keep two lanes open in each direction - similar to existing conditions.

This project is being completed by the Wisconsin Department of Transportation.

For any questions or concerns throughout construction, please contact:

Rachel Andreoli

Construction Public Involvement Lead

randreoli@hntb.com

(262) 977-0234

www.facebook.com/WisconsinI43NorthSouth

Follow the link below to sign up for email updates:

https://projects.511wi.gov/43north-south/sign-up-for-updates/

The Village has an established tree maintenance program which consists of the care and improvement of all trees on public property and in the Village right-of-way. The goal is to complete safety pruning for each street tree once every five to seven years.

Tree branches that hang too low can impede sight lines, damage vehicles, injure pedestrians, and impact the health of a tree. The Village will be completing safety pruning on trees, bushes, and other obstructions within the Village right-of-way.

This year's project includes all areas north of Fairy Chasm Road and east of Regent Road. Residents will receive a letter if there is a tree adjacent to their property that will be trimmed. Tree trimming will take place throughout February and early March.

Scheduled for Summer 2025, the pickleball and tennis courts will undergo numerous maintenance items including crack filling and court leveling. When repainted and striped, there will be six new pickleball courts instead of two on the west side and two tennis courts on the east side of the current facility.

Construction will begin on or around July 15 and is expected to take about a month, during which time the courts will be closed. Reservations for the tennis and pickleball courts will be unavailable beginning July 15 until we have a firm completion date. We appreciate your patience and understanding as we work to improve these amenities for the entire community.

 

A comprehensive sewer study was completed to evaluate the Village’s existing sanitary system in the Southwest quadrant of the Village. The study area was primarily bounded by W Krause Pl to the North, N Seneca Rd to the East, W Brown Deer Rd to the South, and N Iroquois Rd to the West. The study area contains 56 sanitary manholes and included two separate outfalls into the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewage District (MMSD) system.

The proposed system improvement follows up on the MMSD project on Brown Deer Road in 2023 and aims to reduce the probability of sanitary sewer overflows and improve the level of service to residents. The study conducted provided the Village with information to implement a plan recommending proposed construction to improve system backup risks in the area.

The proposed project includes extending the relief sewer that currently ends at the intersection of N Seneca Rd and W Glencoe Pl and extend it to the intersection of N Navajo Rd and W Glencoe Pl. The project will be considered for approval in March 2025. Construction is anticipated to take place prior to the 2025 road project in which Glencoe Place is scheduled to be resurfaced. The project is anticipated to be completed by the end of July 2025.

 

The Village completes a road resurfacing project annually. The proposed 2025 project includes:

• • W Glencoe Pl from Port Washington Rd to Malibu Dr
  • E Brown Deer Rd from East of Lake Dr to termini
  • E Crocker Pl from E Glenbrook Rd to Lake Dr
  • E Ravine Ln from termini to Lake Dr
  • N Rexleigh Dr from E Fairy Chasm to E Brown Deer Rd
  • W Fairy Chasm Rd (W Port Washington Rd to Termini)

The project includes a mill and overlay.

In conjunction with the 2025 road project, Public Works will address stormwater infrastructure, ditch and culverts, including replacing driveway culverts and Village stormwater infrastructure under the roadway, re-ditching the area as needed for a more consistent grade for water flow, and landscape restoration. Replacement of the culverts is determined by the Department of Public Works based on elevation, condition, and size of the existing culvert pipe. The project area streets will also be milled, graded, and repaved.

A public information/open house is scheduled for April 14, 2025, at 4:30pm. Impacted residents will receive more details via U.S. mail to complete the culvert replacement form or right of way permit. Forms and payment will be due back by April 28, 2025.

Residents within the project limits are also eligible to participate in the Adopt-A-Tree program at a reduced cost. For more information, view the AAT page here. Tree requests and payment are due by April 24, 2025.

The project is anticipated to start in early May and is estimated to be completed prior to Labor Day.

The Village will be installing new sidewalk on the east side of Port Washington Road between West Glencoe Place and West Brown Deer Road. The project is anticipated to be completed by the end of August 2025.

 

The Village will be installing solar panels to multiple locations including the cold storage building roof, ground panels east of the cold storage building, Ellsworth Park Pavilion roof, and at the 621-stormwater retention pond west of the North Shore Fire Rescue Station 85.

Utilizing solar energy for Village operations has many benefits. The Village lessens its impact on the environment with solar energy. Solar energy has the least negative impact on the environment compared to any other energy source. Solar is a clean, emissions-free, and renewable energy source. Over the next 20 years, according to EPA’s greenhouse gas equivalent calculator, our new solar PV systems will reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 3,424 tons, the equivalent of planting 51,361 trees.

Solar power directly impacts the Village’s operational costs. Solar energy is obtained from the sun’s radiation and is converted to electricity or heat. Generating your own electricity means using less from the utility supplier, and sun radiation is freely available to use. While there is an upfront cost, the return-on-investment (ROI) is approximately 12 years, with the long-term savings being significant.

 

The Village engineers are assessing the area of Lake Drive and Brown Deer Road for ways to better manage stormwater runoff through green infrastructure. This assessment will include the review of flow path mapping in the area to help identify initial locations for stormwater management practices followed by which green infrastructure options would best be suited in those predetermined locations.