Update: Milwaukee Avenue was expected to reopen by late Friday afternoon.
Sorry I didn’t blog about this before now, but those of you who drove through downtown South Milwaukee today already know this: Milwaukee Avenue is closed at the railroad tracks in both directions to vehicle and pedestrian traffic.
Here is the good news: The crossing is expected to reopen Saturday.
Union Pacific is performing crossing maintenance, forcing the closure. Detour routes are posted and include using Rawson Avenue, Marquette Avenue and Highway 32.
South Milwaukee Blog 
Hopefully that means the sidewalks will be safe to cross without breaking an ankle. They were pretty bad. And maybe the street crossing will even be a bit smoother!