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Both I-43 NB and SB are scheduled to close at 11 p.m. Friday night, July 20.  The NB roadway will be closed at the Plankinton Avenue exit ramp and is scheduled to reopen at 8 a.m. Saturday morning.  The SB roadway will be closed at the I-94 WB ramp and is scheduled to reopen at 4 p.m. Saturday afternoon.  The National Avenue I-43/I-94 NB entrance ramp will also close from 11 p.m. to 8 a.m. as a part of the full freeway closure.  The closures are needed for demolition work of old structures hanging over the roadway.  Thank you for your patience during the closures.

For the complete list of closures and alternate routes, click here.

St. Paul Avenue between 5th and 13th Streets is scheduled to close overnight Tuesday, June 12th.  The closures are scheduled from 8 p.m. until 6 a.m. Wednesday morning.  Access to the AMTRAK public parking lot will remain open from the east on St. Paul Avenue.

Clybourn Street is scheduled to close to traffic at 8 a.m. on Monday, June 11th from 2nd Street to 6th Street. The segment from 4th to 6th is scheduled to reopen during the day on Friday, June 15th. The segment from 2nd to 4th is scheduled to reopen on June 26th. The closure is needed to clear space for cranes lifting concrete girders onto the new I-794 WB elevated roadway. Motorists are encouraged to use Michigan Street or St. Paul Avenue as alternate routes.

The EB I-94 ramp to SB I-43 is scheduled to close Tuesday night, June 12th from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. Wednesday morning.  The closure is needed so traffic lanes can be realigned on the southbound High Rise Bridge.

The National Avenue exit ramp from I-43 SB will close Tuesday night, June 12th beginning at 10pm.  The ramp will re-open at 6 am Wednesday morning.  Crews will be pouring the concrete deck on the High Rise Bridge.

For more info, check out mchange.org.
 

 

Monday:

All lanes of NB I-43 between Plankinton Avenue and Wisconsin Avenue will be closed during the night of Monday, May 21st beginning at 11:59 p.m.   The lanes will reopen by 5 a.m. Tuesday morning.

As part of this closure, the National Avenue entrance ramp to Northbound I-43 will also be closed.

11th Street from Wells Street to Wisconsin Avenue is scheduled to close long-term at 7 a.m. on Monday, May 21st.  The closure is expected to last until mid-August.  During the closure, construciton crews will be constructing the new 11th Street which will go over the freeway and around Marquette University's Carpenter Tower.  Meanwhile, Marquette will be constructing a pedestrain mall in the vacated area of the old 11th Street.

 Monday-Wednesday:

 4th Street between St. Paul Avenue and Clybourn Street is scheduled to be closed from 7 a.m. Monday, May 21st to 4 p.m. Wednesday, May 23rd.  The closure is needed for girder erection for the new WB I-794 roadway   Use 5th Street as an alternate.

Through Thursday:

Construction crews will close the Kilbourn Tunnel entrance ramp to NB I-43 for one week beginning at 6 AM Wednesday May 16th.  The ramp will reopen by Thursday, May 24 at 6 a.m.   Crews will be finishing retaining wall work.  Use the Highland or McKinley Avenue entrance ramps as alternates.

Friday May 11
St. Paul Avenue between 8th & 10th Streets reduced to single lane with periodic
    stoppages of EB and WB traffic
9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
FULL Closure of ramp from EB I-94 to NB I-43
11 p.m. - Saturday 8 a.m.
Close right lane EB I-94 from 20th Street to EB I-94 to NB I-43 ramp
11 p.m. - Saturday 8 a.m.
FULL Closure of Tory Hill between 8th & 11th Street
11 p.m. - Saturday 8 a.m.
EB Clybourn Street between 16th and 8th Streets Closed until late Fall WB Clybourn Street between 6th and James Lovell Long Term

Saturday May 12
FULL Closure of ramp from EB I-94 to NB I-43
11 p.m. - Saturday 10 a.m.
Close right lane EB I-94 from 20th Street to EB I-94 to NB I-43 ramp
11 p.m. - Saturday 10 a.m.
FULL Closure of Tory Hill between 8th & 11th Street
11 p.m. - Saturday 10 a.m.
EB Clybourn Street between 16th and 8th Streets Closed until late Fall WB Clybourn Street between 6th and James Lovell Long Term

Sunday May 13
EB Clybourn Street between 16th and 8th Streets Ongoing until late Fall WB Clybourn Street between 6th and James Lovell Long Term

Monday May 14
St. Paul Avenue between 4th & 10th Streets reduced to single lane with periodic
    stoppages of EB and WB traffic
9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
FULL Closure of 6th Street between Clybourn and the bridge
8 p.m. - Tuesday 6 a.m.
FULL Closure of ramp from EB I-94 to NB I-43
4 a.m. - 6 a.m.
Close right lane EB I-94 from 20th Street to EB I-94 to NB I-43 ramp
4 a.m. - 6 a.m.
FULL Closure of ramp from EB I-94 to NB I-43 10 p.m. - Tuesday 6 a.m.
Close right lane EB I-94 from 20th Street to EB I-94 to NB I-43 ramp 10 p.m. - Tuesday 6 a.m.
Close right lane NB I-43 from Plankinton off ramp to Wells Street 10 p.m. - 11:59 p.m.
FULL Closure of NB I-43 from Plankinton off ramp to the North
11:59 p.m. - Tuesday 5 a.m.
EB Clybourn Street between 16th and 8th Streets Ongoing until late Fall WB Clybourn Street between 6th and James Lovell Long Term

Tuesday May 15
St. Paul Avenue between 4th & 5th Streets reduced to single lane with periodic
    stoppages of EB and WB traffic
9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
EB Clybourn Street between 16th and 8th Streets Ongoing until late Fall WB Clybourn Street between 6th and James Lovell Long Term

Wednesday May 16
FULL Closure of Mail Access Road
7 a.m. - 5 p.m.
FULL Closure of 5th Street between St. Paul and Clybourn
7 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
EB Clybourn Street between 16th and 8th Streets Ongoing until late Fall WB Clybourn Street between 6th and James Lovell Long Term

Thursday May 17
FULL Closure of Mail Access Road
7 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Close right lane NB I-43 from Plankinton off ramp to Wells Street 10 p.m. - Friday 6 a.m.
EB Clybourn Street between 16th and 8th Streets Ongoing until late Fall WB Clybourn Street between 6th and James Lovell Long Term

Friday May 18
Close shoulder on 13th Street exit ramp from EB I-94
9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
FULL Closure of Mail Access Road
7 a.m. - 5 p.m.
EB Clybourn Street between 16th and 8th Streets Ongoing until late Fall WB Clybourn Street between 6th and James Lovell Long Term

EB I-94 ramp to NB I-43 closed overnight, May 9th - 11th Severity = One Dir. Blocked
Message = The EB I-94 ramp to NB I-43 is scheduled to be closed each night from Wednesday through Friday, May 9th - 11th.   The Wednesday and Thursday night closures are scheduled from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m.  Friday night's closure is scheduled from 11 p.m. to 8 a.m.  The closure of the ramp also means the I-94 EB exit to the Kilbourn Tunnel will be closed during these same time periods.

The closures are needed so work crews can work on the ramp's retaining wall.

The eastbound I-94 ramp to northbound I-43 will be closed overnights Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday March 26-29.  The closures will begin at 10 p.m. and end by 6 a.m. the following mornings. 

 

Detour Route for EB I-94 ramp to NB I-43

 

Exit EB I-94 to SB I-43

 

Take the National Avenue Exit from SB I-43 and veer to the right as the ramp splits.  Turn right at the end of the off ramp and turn right again onto the I-43 NB entrance ramp. 

 

 

All lanes of northbound I-43 between Plankinton Avenue and Wisconsin Avenue will be closed beginning at 11:59 p.m. Thursday, March 22nd through 5 a.m. Friday, March 23rd.  

Detour route for NB I-43

Exit at Plankinton Avenue and follow Plankinton Avenue north to Kilbourn Avenue.

Turn left on Kilbourn Avenue to the entrance for NB I-43 at Sixth Street and Kilbourn Avenue.

St. Paul Avenue between 5th and 13th Streets will be closed overnights Monday March 19 through Wednesday March 21st.  The closures will run from 8pm until 6am.  Access to the AMTRAK public parking lot will remain open on St. Paul Avenue.

Alternates:

Eastbound

• To St. Paul Avenue = Turn right on 13th to Canal Street and turn left on Canal Street to 6th Street. Turn left on 6th Street to Michigan Street. Turn right on Michigan Street to 5th Street and turn right on 5th Street to St. Paul Avenue.
• Use Canal Street, Wisconsin Avenue, Wells Street or State Street (to 6th Street) as alternates to St. Paul Avenue.

Westbound

• From St. Paul Avenue = Turn right on 5th Street to Clybourn Street and turn left on Clybourn Street to 6th Street. Turn left on 6th Street to Canal Street and turn right on Canal Street. Follow Canal Street to 13th Street/Emmber Lane and turn right to St. Paul Avenue.
• From downtown, use Michigan Street, Wisconsin Avenue, Wells Street (from 6th Street) or State Street as alternates to St. Paul Avenue.

Click here to view a map of the main alternate routes.

The eastbound I-94 ramp to northbound I-43 will be closed overnights during the week of March 12th. The Monday through Thursday closures will begin at 10 p.m. and end by 6 a.m. the following mornings. The closure on Friday, March 16th will begin at 11 p.m. and end by 8 a.m. Saturday.

 

Click here to view a map of the alternate route to I-43 NB and to other downtown exits.

 

Detour Route for EB I-94 ramp to NB I-43

Exit EB I-94 to SB I-43

Take the National Avenue Exit from SB I-43 and veer to the right. Turn right at the end of the off ramp and turn right again onto the I-43 NB entrance ramp.

The eastbound I-94 ramp to northbound I-43 will be closed between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. Monday through Thursday, March 5th-8th and from 11 p.m. Friday, March 9th until 8 a.m. the following morning. Crews are continuing to demolish the old I-43 roadway.

 

Detour Route for EB I-94 ramp to NB I-43 Exit EB I-94 to SB I-43 Take the National Avenue from SB I-43. Turn right at the end of the off ramp to enter the entrance for NB I-43.