Got some more details today on what’s planned for 15th Avenue next year … and I like it. The most recent proposal — recently submitted to Wisconsin Department of Transportation — includes the following:
- Removal and replacement of travel lane concrete pavement from College to Rawson;
- Removal and replacement of selected parking lanes, curb and gutter; and
- Medians at Maple, Cherry and Beech streets.
Pavement would be widened from south of Cherry to north of Beech to accomodate those two medians and allow for a right-turn-only lane into the South Milwaukee Middle School entrance driveway. The Beech median would run through the entire intersection … eliminating left turns from 15th Avenue on to Beech.
And there would be no widening to accomodate the Maple median, meaning there will be some street parking lost in the 1400 and 1500 blocks of 15th Avenue. The tradeoff is a safer crossing for Rawson Elementary students, something my 4K student son will appreciate.
Want to learn more about the plans? Stop by the Public Works and Property Committee meeting at 6:15 p.m. on Wednesday, October 28, at City Hall. And, as always, feel free to comment here or contact me at erikbrooks32@yahoo.com.
And click here to read my earlier post on this topic.
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