Patient & Visitor Resources

Revised June 26, 2020 - FOR THE WEEK OF June 29, 2020:

Mask Requirements:

• Children's & Froedtert: masks required inside and outside buildings (employees, contractors, visitors)

• Medical College:  requiring masks inside buildings only.

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.
 

Milwaukee County Transit System Update:

Milwaukee County Transit System (MCTS) resumed fare collection and front door boarding on all buses and on paratransit vehicles providing Transit Plus rides.  MCTS recommends that riders who are medically able wear a face mask or face covering while on board.  To help maintain social distancing, MCTS continues to limit riders to 10 per bus.
 

Campus Construction Alerts:

87th Street Project

Employees and visitors to the MRMC campus are encouraged to use Watertown Plank Rd. to access 87th St. to avoid potential delays.
Notice:  Due to low traffic volumes on 87th St., the northbound outside lane will be closed temporarily between Wisconsin Ave and Coffey to maximize work opportunity.  

Vehicle Routes:

• The southbound outside or west lane of 87th Street is closed from Wisconsin Avenue to Connell.  The duration of this traffic configuration is expected to be through the end of June 2020.  Northbound lanes are unaffected.  See the graph to the right.  >>
• Watertown Plank Rd eastbound to southbound 87th St right turn lane is closed through June.
• Note that a right turn onto 87th St is still possible from the through lane next to the closed right turn lane.  Allowing space cushion will accommodate merging traffic.  

Pedestrian Routes:

•  A slight pedestrian detour will be in place on the NE corner of Connell & 87th St.  Watch for posted directional signs. 
• To cross 87th St., use crosswalks at Doyne Ave, William Coffey, Connell Ave, and north of the Medical College of Wisconsin
• There will be a sidewalk closing paralleling 87th St on the west side between Connell & North Service Drive.  Pedestrians will be routed west to the sidewalk fronting the east side of the MCW campus buildings.  This is a long-term pedestrian detour. 

Medical College Entrance:

• The Medical College main entrance off 87th St. from the north is open.
• Vehicular access to and from the Medical College is available via Connell Ave.
• Pedestrian traffic is allowed only through the marked pedestrian pathways on the above graphic. 

MCW Visitor & Employee Parking East of 87th St (X-70):

• From the north: at Watertown Plank Rd/86th St.
• From the south: off Connell Ave.
• Center access is exit only.  

Froedtert Parking Structure Project

Parking 6

• Phases 1, 2 & 3 of the parking structure are open.  Staff may enter & exit from both William Coffey Dr and Connell Ave.     
• Connell Ave is closed to all vehicle traffic east of 87th Street.  Closure remains in effect until 5:00 PM Monday, 6/29.
• Shuttle service for Froedtert employees is available. Please follow posted signage for directions to the new shuttle pick-up/drop-off location. Due to the above closure of Connell Ave., the shuttle pick-up/drop-off will be adjusted through 6/29.
• Surface lot parking for patients at Sargeant Health Center remains open.

Intersection of 87th Street & William Coffey Dr.

• Construction is in process at the NW corner of this intersection
• Traffic on William Coffey has become one-way eastbound only, between the NE Parking 3 exit & 87th St (see graphic to right)  
• Pedestrians may cross 87th St only at the southern side of this intersection

Children's Hospital Improvement Project

S-4 Service Drive East of Clinics Building

• The S-4 Service Drive will be closed daily for exterior panel setting.  Service drive will reopen as soon as possible on nights & weekends

Area Highway & Adjacent Roads Projects Information:

• HIGHWAY: Only long-term highway closures will be in effect.

• WAUWATOSA AVENUE CONSTRUCTION IMPACTS:  The City of Wauwatosa has closed Wauwatosa Avenue between Garfield and Milwaukee Avenues. This is a long-term closure through September 1, 2020.  The project consists of utility replacement and repaving the roadway. The detour route is Bluemound, North Avenue, and Mayfair Road.  Sign up for more information on the project webpage.