Patient & Visitor Resources

Revised May 8 - For the Weeks of May 12, 19, 26 2025:

AREA CONSTRUCTION ALERTS:  

I-41, Burleigh St. to Silver Spring Dr.​

• Overnight full freeway closures on I-41 NB at Silver Spring Dr & Burleigh on Thurs 5/9, Fri 5/10,  Sat 5/11, Mon 5/12, Wed 5/14, Thu 5/15, Fri 5/16
• Long-term lane closure on I-41 SB between Silver Spring Dr and Burleigh St as of Tues 4/29
• Long-term full closure of North Ave entrance ramp to I-41 NB as of Fri, 4/18 through late summer
• Long-term lane closure on I-41 NB between Mayfair Rd (HWY 100) and Burleigh St as of Sat, 4/19
• Long-term lane closures on the Burleigh St entrance ramp to I-41 NB as of Sat, 4/19
• See map below for additional information (including detour routes)

Wisconsin Avenue: Long term closure of the intersection of Wisconsin Avenue & Honey Creek Parkway through late 2025 for the WisDOT bridge replacement project and intersection improvements

Attached is a map the City put on their website and here is a link for additional information the city has regarding the construction: https://www.wauwatosa.net/government/departments/development/construction-planning-news/wisconsin-avenue-bridge-replacement-over-honey-creek
Detour information here: 

Other City Projects:  (Watertown Plank Rd. west of the freeway):  Construction News | Wauwatosa, WI

CAMPUS CONSTRUCTION NEWS:

  Close calls have been observed - Please stay off phones & cross safely.      
Reminder to follow safety rules:  

• 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

General Campus Projects:​
                                                

LATEST CAMPUS TRAFFIC IMPACTS MAP (click to enlarge):  (Updated May 2, 2025)

West Side Development:

West Side Development roadway work continues on campus.     

92nd Street  

• South of Doyne, one northbound and one southbound lane will close during the week of May 12.  Lane closures will be on/off as needed.  Traffic switches back to the west side on Tue 5/13.
• Expect off-peak lane closures south of Doyne to continue through May 2025.
• Watch for Posted Guidance Signs & TAKE ALTERNATE ROUTE: Use 87th Street  (click here for map)
• Watch for traffic pattern changes on 92nd St from Wisconsin Avenue to north of the Froedtert Skywalk construction area.  Lane closures began January 13, 2025, and go on through April and will adjust every few weeks to accommodate enclosure work.
  • Northbound median lane closes week of March 17th for several weeks.  No through traffic impact expected.​
  • Lanes are shifted to the west side of 92nd St  
  •  A turn-only lane will be maintained to access the parking garage and sidewalks continue to be covered.

     Connell Ave.  - Children's Parking Structure North Entrance/Exit Impacts

• North Entrance is CLOSED through the completion of Phase A (anticipated early June)
• North Exit remains OPEN through the completion of Phase Q (anticipated early June)
• See graphic below

     Doyne Avenue @ 92nd Street to Froedtert Parking-Blue entrance is closed long term

• Northbound 92^nd Street traffic has been returned to newly completed northbound lanes.
• The sidewalk along Doyne, east of 92^nd Street, has reopened on the south side of Doyne Avenue.
• A signed pedestrian crossing, across 92^nd Street, has been established on the north side of Doyne Avenue.
• The sidewalk on the west side of 92nd Street between Doyne and Children's Corporate will be closed through the winter months.
• Physician Entrance to Froedtert Hospital is Parking-Blue accessed from Wisconsin Ave/ 87^th St/Doyne Ave.
• The three-way stop will remain at the entrance to PA-1.
• Traffic on 92^nd Street will remain one lane in each direction as long as construction work continues this winter.
• Helpful Froedtert directions at this link

     Froedtert Hospital Main Entrance Circle Drive is Closed

• ​All Froedtert traffic on 92nd Street now enters through the Parking-Blue structure located just north of Doyne Avenue                             
• Non-emergency and non-critical patient transports should continue to use Door #6 off N. 92nd St.
• Emergency and critical patients should continue to be transported to the Froedtert Hospital ambulance bay
• Patient drop-off and pick-up is relocated to Level 2 inside Froedtert Parking-Blue
• A flagger will be present at the project entrance at 900 N. 92nd St.  Potential for stopped/slow traffic including from 92nd St entrance going south to Wisconsin Ave.
• Ongoing: Lane Reductions Between W. Connell and Wisconsin Ave.
  • Reduction to one lane in each direction.  Off-peak closures of the eastbound Wisconsin Ave left turn lane to northbound 92nd Street will occur as the roadway median is removed.
  • This traffic pattern is in place for the foreseeable future to accommodate construction on Froedtert's parking structure, the extension of W. Doyne Ave., and construction on Froedtert's new patient tower.

87th Street
         
 Versiti Blood Center (Watertown Plank & 87th).  Watch for construction traffic. 

 Medical College of Wisconsin - Center for Cancer Discovery (CCD) Construction
 Through Late Summer 2025:

  Activities related to the construction of the Cancer Research Building continue. 
  Click here to view project restricted areas >
  Access to MCW private roads noted below:

• North access to the MCW front circle is closed to vehicles for construction of the Cancer Research Building. This closure is likely to occur through 2025.
• All vehicle traffic looking to enter the MCW Front Circle should use Connell Ave.
• Sidewalks that cross the project site are closed. The only access through the site for pedestrians is emergency egress from occupied facilities via a signed and approved route.
• All pedestrians east of the CCD building site should use the 87^th Street sidewalks.
• Affected bike parking is being relocated throughout the Milwaukee Campus through 2025.