Zoo Interchange

Mar 26, 2010

State closes bridge at Milwaukee’s Zoo Interchange (UPDATE)

By Sean Ryan The state is looking for opportunities to speed up the Zoo Interchange‘s repair work after deciding Friday to close the northbound U.S. Highway 45 bridge. The state […]

Mar 11, 2010

In a fog

[caption id="attachment_41016" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="A crew member works through the fog Tuesday on the southbound U.S. 45 bridge ramp to eastbound Interstate 94 as work continues on the Zoo Interchange in Milwaukee. (Photo by John Krejci)"][/caption]

Mar 8, 2010

Campus plan conjures national dreams, local concern

By Sean Ryan The first public hearing on the Innovation Park plan showed the contrast between big-picture economic development and concerns about how development affects people’s daily lives. “We have […]

Feb 24, 2010

Greater Milwaukee under development

A sampling of construction projects in greater Milwaukee: Project: Eckstein Hall Owner: Marquette University, Milwaukee Lead contractor: Opus Corp., Minneapolis Lead architect/engineer: Shepley Bullfinch Richardson & Abbott Inc., Boston, in […]

Feb 9, 2010

It’s a zoo out there

[caption id="attachment_39520" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="Signs of work at the Zoo Interchange in Milwaukee can be found on southbound U.S. 45 as it crosses over eastbound Interstate 94. Milwaukee Constructors LLC is working on the interchange, which includes replacing three bridges. For a complete overview of the project, visit The Daily Reporter's special Project Profile page at [...]

Feb 4, 2010

Passing grade

[caption id="attachment_39329" align="alignnone" width="432" caption="A field engineer tests concrete near the northbound U.S. 45 exit to westbound Interstate 94 at the Zoo Interchange in Milwaukee on Tuesday. The interchange construction project, being handled by Milwaukee Constructors LLC, is scheduled to be wrapped up by May 24. (Photo by John Krejci)"][/caption]

Jan 27, 2010

Off ramp

[caption id="attachment_38984" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="A.J. Catalanotte, P.E. Construction Services Manager, surveys where the new southbound U.S. 45 to eastbound I-94 ramp will be during work on the Zoo Interchange project. For a collection of photos and news from the project, visit The Daily Reporter"][/caption]

Jan 27, 2010

Placing the piles

[caption id="attachment_38934" align="alignnone" width="355" caption="Workers check steel piles that are being driven into the ground Friday along eastbound Interstate 94 to support new bridges for the Zoo Interchange in Milwaukee County. Milwaukee Constructors LLC, a joint venture by Edward Kraemer & Sons Inc., Plain; Lunda Construction Co., Black River Falls; and Zenith Tech Inc., Waukesha, [...]

Jan 17, 2010

Close(d) call

[caption id="attachment_38378" align="alignnone" width="432" caption="Workers prepare to close a ramp as work on the Zoo Interchange started last week in Milwaukee County. Milwaukee Constructors LLC, a joint venture by Edward Kraemer & Sons Inc., Plain; Lunda Construction Co., Black River Falls; and Zenith Tech Inc., Waukesha, is handling the $15.3 million project, which includes replacement o[...]

Jan 14, 2010

Ramping up

[caption id="attachment_38271" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="Workers guide a concrete barrier into place Wednesday night at the ramp from southbound U.S. 45 to eastbound Interstate 94 as emergency bridge repairs to the Zoo Interchange are under way in Milwaukee County. Milwaukee Constructors LLC, a joint venture by Edward Kraemer & Sons Inc., Plain; Lunda Construction Co., Black River[...]

Jan 12, 2010

TDA to hold public meeting on Zoo Interchange

The Transportation Development Association of Wisconsin will host a meeting, The Future of SE Wisconsin Transportation and Its Busiest Interchange, from 7:30 to 9 a.m. Feb. 4 at the Medical […]

Dec 30, 2009

WisDOT focuses on interchange inch counts (UPDATE)

By Sean Ryan Milwaukee Constructors LLC, in its proposal to fix the Zoo Interchange, suggested the state save money by sparing the damaged bridges from demolition. That’s not going to […]