Zoo Interchange

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: An equipment operator with Zignego Co. Inc., Waukesha, breaks up old pavement Aug. 27 along Bluemound Road near North Glenview Avenue in Wauwatosa. Glenview Avenue from Bluemound Road north to Wisconsin Avenue is being reconstructed in conjunction with the Zoo Interchange project. (Photo by Kevin Harnack)
: A crew with Zignego Co. Inc., Waukesha, spreads dyed concrete along the Bluemound Road median near North Glenview Avenue on Aug. 27 in Wauwatosa. Glenview Avenue from Bluemound Road north to Wisconsin Avenue is being reconstructed during the $4.9 million improvement project that is being done in conjunction with the Zoo Interchange project.(Photo by Kevin Harnack)
: A crew with Choice Construction Cos. Inc., Menomonee Falls, guides a large section of rebar into place while building a retaining wall July 24 along the railroad tracks that run below Bluemound Road at Highway 100 in Wauwatosa. Traffic on Bluemound Road was closed while improvements are being made to the railroad tunnel and to the road above as part of the Zoo Interchange project. (Photo by Kevin Harnack)
: Choice Construction Cos. Inc.’s Roger Graydon (left) and Eleazar Garay tie a rebar cage July 24 while working along Bluemound Road at Highway 100 in Wauwatosa. (Photo by Kevin Harnack)
: Outdoor Lighting Construction Co. Inc.’s Scott Hensel digs his way to buried conduits to run wiring for street lighting July 24 while working on Bluemound Road at Highway 100 in Wauwatosa. (Photo by Kevin Harnack)
: Charles Zielinski, working for C&L Contracting Inc., Gillett, paints bolts on the Greenfield Avenue/Highway 59 bridge over Interstate 894/U.S. Highway 45 on Wednesday in West Allis. (Photo by Kevin Harnack)

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Zoo Interchange basics

Built: 1963, as one of the first highway interstate projects in Wisconsin.

Project basics: Complete reconstruction of the I-894, U.S. 45 and I-94 approaches and the interchange core as a four-level system

interchange. The project also includes improvements to service interchanges at North Avenue, Watertown Plank Road, Bluemound Road, 84th Street, Highway

100 and Greenfield Avenue. Core reconstruction is scheduled to take place from 2015 through 2017. The north leg of the interchange (U.S. 45) is scheduled to be completed by the end of 2018.

Overall project cost: $1.7 billion

Project timeline: Completed by 2018

Number of vehicles that use the interchange daily: 350,000

Companies working on the project:

• Greenfield Avenue Bridge Project – Zignego
• Highway 100 project – Superwestern
• Glenview Avenue Project – Zignego
• Swan Boulevard Project – Zignego