Patient & Visitor Resources

Revised April 1, 2021 - FOR THE WEEK OF April 5, 2021:

ZOO INTERCHANGE - NORTH LEG PROJECT:

The I-41 Zoo Interchange North Leg (Swan Blvd to Burleigh) construction project is under way.  The majority of the traffic impacts are in the evening; however, there are long-term full closures as well.
 
FREEWAY, LOCAL ROAD & RAMP CLOSURES – WEEK OF APRIL 5 AND LONG-TERM THROUGH FALL 2023

Click on this table to see how your commute will be affected:

  

Highway 100/Mayfair Rd is typically the detour route.

Keep up with the Wisconsin Department of Transportation's Zoo Interchange Travel Times & Construction Forecast at:  projects.511wi.gov/zoo-interchange-project
 

87th Street Southbound onto Wisconsin Avenue:

Traffic exiting campus southbound on 87th Street MUST turn left or right at Wisconsin Ave
Proceeding southbound across Wisconsin Avenue onto Pleasant View St is illegal.
Please be a good neighbor and don't use this residential street as a thoroughfare to Bluemound Road.

Campus Construction Alerts:

87^th  St Project
Employees and visitors to the MRMC campus should use Watertown Plank Rd. to access 87th St. to avoid potential delays.
 
Pedestrian and Vehicle Routes: (WI to Connell – 4-8-21 and Connell to WTP – 4-8-21)
 

Pedestrian Routes

• North Service Drive: sidewalk on north side is open, temporary path on the south side is closed.
• South pedestrian crossing at Watertown Plank Road is closed.
• North pedestrian crossing at Connell is now open.

• Sidewalk heading south from the southeast corner of Watertown Plank Road is closed.
• The pedestrian crossing to MCW is open.
• Sidewalk on the south side of Connell near the Eye Institute is closed.  Pedestrians should use the sidewalk on the north side of Connell.

 Vehicle Routes

• Lanes will be shifted on Connell west of 87^th St.  Two-way traffic will be maintained on Connell (See maps)
• North Service Drive west of 87^th St is closed for reconstruction.  Access to MCW front entrance is via Connell (See maps)
• Versiti parking lot vehicle access will be routed in front of MCW (See maps)
• Expect single lane closures to continue for traffic signal installation.

 

• Cross only at crosswalks using the pedestrian signals. 
• Do not cross against the signal. 
• Push the pedestrian signal button, wait for the walk signal, observe that traffic has come to a complete stop, and then cross the street. 
• Continue to look in both directions as you cross the street

 

 

Milwaukee County Transit System News:

MCTS NEXT PHASE I IMPLEMENTATION CHANGES
 
MCTS has made three important adjustments to Route 31 as part of its new MCTS NEXT route redesign plan:

1. Buses now run much more frequently to the MRMC campus:
   1. Buses will run every 25 to 30 minutes during the daytime 7 days a week.
      1. This is a 50% improvement over service today (buses only come every 50 min. on weekdays and 90 min. on  weekends).
2. Buses stay on Watertown Plank Road between 87^th and 92^nd instead of traveling along 87^th, Doyne, and 92^nd.
   1. Three bus stops on Watertown Plank Road will continue to provide good walking access to the campus.
3. Buses are extended from the MRMC campus to Mayfair Mall
   1. Riders have an easy one bus ride to / from the MRMC campus and Mayfair Mall all day every day.

 
For more information, see MCTS Next website @ https://www.ridemcts.com/programs/mcts-next