Extending I-794 Through Oak Creek, Into Caledonia Possible

Extending Interstate 794 through Oak Creek and into Racine County is possible, according to a Milwaukee County official leading efforts to extend the Lake Parkway. 

Milwaukee County Supervisor Pat Jursik met with Caledonia's I-794 Extension Committee on Monday to update members on the project, which could make it easier for people to drive between Caledonia and Milwaukee. The parkway is now a four-lane highway that connects Bay View and other surrounding neighbors to Milwaukee's downtown. 

Plans right now call for I-794 to extend south along the Union Pacific railroad tracks to Ryan Road in Oak Creek, Jursik told the committee. That's about six miles south of where the parkway now meets Pennsylvania Avenue. 

But it's possible for the parkway to extend further south to the Racine County border or into Caledonia, she said. 

For much more on the future of I-794, see the story on .