First, it stopped at Layton Avenue. Now, Edgerton.
Wouldn’t it be nice if the Lake Parkway extended all the way to Ryan Road, or even Racine County?
That’s the subject of a resolution the Milwaukee County Transportation Committee will consider at a meeting on Wednesday.
The resolution, being introduced by Supervisor Pat Jursik, seeks County Board support for a Southeastern Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission study of the concept and encourages the city councils of St. Francis, Cudahy, Milwaukee, Oak Creek and South Milwaukee to go on record in supporting an extension to Racine County.
As someone who takes this road every day — and deals with the annoying traffic backups at Edgerton and bottlenecks at College and Pennsylvania — it would certainly have my vote.
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In theory, I’m 100% for the extension. However, you start losing me if it is being extended southwards at the same time making it a mess northwards. Keep the Hoan and extend it. If you tear down the Hoan, first see how many people continue to use that route when they put in the surface-street-bottlenecks (e.g., stop lights, 40MPH speed limits, etc.)
SM Guy: I understand your concerns. But I wouldn’t want to rule out anything (except maybe drawbridges) at this point. One possible solution is extending the Parkway northward, perhaps a mile, creating a grade-level roadway all the way up to the current Hoan span. At that point, the road rises to clear the harbor. Of course, this is just one option put forth by someone who wants to see what the professional planners come up with regarding the future of the Hoan before I make up my mind on that issue. Whatever happens, I hope the southward Parkway extension stays on course.