Closures Start Thursday For 60th Street Bridge And I-894 Ramps

GREENFIELD, WI — Closures are scheduled to begin on Thursday for the 60th Street Interstate 894 overpass and its two highway entrance ramps, according to the Wisconsin Department of Transportation.

The bridge closure is expected to last until the fall of 2022. Alongside a new bridge, the construction will bring new pavement and traffic signals, plus a reconstructed interstate shoulder near the bridge, according to WisDOT's construction 511.

The current bridge was constructed in 1966 and various improvements have taken place over the years, with one of the most recent being a concrete deck overlay in 1989.

Large areas of the current bridge have distressed concrete and previous repairs are failing—the bridge's substructure is rated at 4 out of 9—according to documents presented at a public involvement meeting on Dec. 1, 2021.

The bridge's replacement will be similar to the bridge recently installed at 68th Street. Concrete supports will look much the same, a railing will be installed and the cross-street's name will be embedded into the parapet that overlooks I-894, presentation documents from the December meeting showed.

There are four main detours for people needing to access the highway during construction, the project website says.

If you're trying to get on I-894 east:

• From southbound 60th Street: Take Forest Home Avenue to the 76th Street ramp.
• From northbound 60t Street: Take West Layton Avenue to Loomis Road ramp.

If you're trying to get on I-894 west:

• From southbound 60th Street: Take Forest Home Avenue to the 84th Street ramp.
• From northbound 60th Street: Take West Layton Avenue to the 84th Street ramp.

Other upcoming periodic closures, for which the timing has not yet been announced, will include the highway exit ramps onto 60th Street, the inside and outside shoulders of I-894, overnight lane closures and overnight full highway closures.