City leaders split on future of I-794, several alderman call for it to be torn down

City leaders split on future of I-794, several alderman call for it to be torn down

The interstate that stretches across downtown Milwaukee is set to be improved

Milwaukee Common Council members back highway-to-boulevard plan for I-794

MILWAUKEE— Three Milwaukee Common Council members are publicly opposing Mayor Cavalier Johnson’s preferred vision for the future of I-794, arguing the elevated freeway should be replaced with a street-level boulevard instead. In a joint statement released Monday, Alderman Alex Brower, Alderman Bob Bauman and Alderman Sharlen Moore said they support removing the stretch of I-794 […] The post Milwaukee Common Council members back highway-to-boulev…

Three Milwaukee aldermen oppose mayor's recommendation to keep I-794

Three Milwaukee Common Council members issued a statement Monday saying they disagree with Mayor Cavalier Johnson’s position on the long and widely debated I-794 issue. Their remarks follow Johnson’s recommendation last week to the state to improve the freeway between downtown and the Historic Third Ward, but not to remove it, as the Wisconsin Department […]