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Juneau Avenue Bridge closing Aug. 1
Replacement of the Juneau Avenue Bridge gets underway next week when the bridge is closed to traffic Aug. 1.
Juneau Avenue will be closed between North Edison and North Old World 3rd Streets until Nov. 16, 2012.
Crews will remove all parts of the current structure, including the bridge, deck, piers abutments, machinery and the existing bridge house and construct a completely new facility.
Unlike the current bridge, a bascule design with two leafs that open to river traffic, the replacement will feature a vertical lift design, similar to the Knapp Street Bridge and other new structures built Downtown in recent years.
The bridge, opened to traffic in 1953, underwent emergency repair work in 2009 due to the harsh environment of the Milwaukee River and deterioration of the steel decking and support components. Because of those repairs, the Department of Public Works instituted weight and traffic restrictions.
Work on the Juneau Avenue Bridge will coincide with work on the Wisconsin Avenue Bridge. The $25 million price tag for those projects is covered in large part bu grants from the Federal Highway Administration and the Wisconsin Department of Transportation.
Talkbacks
MilwaukeeCity | July 31, 2011 at 8:30 p.m. (report)
I'd like to take this time to point out federal dollars are still tax dollars. It is not free money. A "grant" is another way of saying here take your tax dollars to pay for this. 25M for a bridge seems very high to me, what's the mark-up on this project and who is getting this bid and what were the other bids. Has the city given a deadline or is it "eh whenever you get it done" kinda deals like the Humboldt bridge. Just wondering whos palms are getting greased and whos ring was kissed.
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