Rawson Interchange Construction Under Way

As drivers who frequent the Rawson Interchange may have noticed, the orange construction cones are out. And they won't be going away anytime soon.

Crews have begun the first stage of a months-long project to reconstruct the interchange, which will result in multiple lane and ramp closures from now until fall.

Access from northbound I-94 to westbound Rawson Avenue closed this week, and beginning next week, Rawson will be down to one lane in each direction between 13th and 20th streets.

Stage 2 is set to begin March 7, which will result in several ramp closures and more lane closures, and continue until early June.

The bridge will be demolished in the summer, and construction will wrap up in late fall, according to the state Department of Transportation. See more details on the construction timeline here.

Crews are reconstructing the interchange into a "tight diamond," meaning ramp connections with the cross street will be brought closer to I-94. Officials say this will allow for better traffic flow between the interchange and 13th and 20th streets.

The project, the biggest road construction work in Oak Creek this year, is part of the massive North-South freeway project scheduled to continue to 2021.