Monday, November 19, 2012
Police stopped several vehicles over the weekend for driving around barricades in the Drexel Avenue roadway and interchange projects.
Lest there be any doubt that people are anxious for the opening of Drexel Avenue and the new interchange: Oak Creek police have fielded multiple calls since Friday about drivers going around barricades in the Drexel Interchange and ignoring "bridge out" signs, according to the department logbook. A 29-year-old resident of the area told police Sunday afternoon that several cars have tried to get on the freeway at Drexel Avenue, with at least one car successfully going around the barricades and onto the freeway. Officers monitoring the area also saw several people driving past "bridge out" signs and across the new Drexel Avenue bridge. One driver told police a construction manager said it was OK for residents of the area to cross it, but …
Friday, August 24, 2012
Drexel Avenue between 13th and 27th streets is closed as crews work to expand the road to four lanes.
Paving will begin soon in the Drexel Avenue reconstruction project, City Engineer Mike Simmons said in an update on the city's website. The westbound lanes will be paved starting in the next week or so, Simmons said, before work shifts to the eastbound lanes. The contractor has finished installing the storm sewer and two of the three large box culverts, Simmons said. Work also continues on the Drexel Interchange. Grading and storm sewer installation are nearing completion and the center pier for the overpass bridge has been completed. Drexel is closed to through traffic between 13th and 27th streets and is not expected to reopen until the end of November. The contractor, Super Western, and the city's on-site construction representative …
Friday, July 20, 2012
Crews are focused on installing storm sewer on both ends of the project, which goes from 13th to 27th streets, and have also made progress on the new Drexel Interchange.
The contractor involved in Drexel Avenue reconstruction work is currently focused on installing storm sewer on the east and west ends of the project, City Engineer Mike Simmons said in an update posted on the city's website. Drexel is closed to through traffic between 13th and 27th streets and is not expected to reopen until the end of November. The contractor, Super Western, and the city's on-site construction representative have made controlling traffic and dust a priority so residents living in the area can safely travel through the construction, Simmons said. The state Department of Transportation is making steady progress on the new Drexel Interchange as well, Simmons said. Read more on the city of Oak Creek website. The Drexel Avenue…
Thursday, May 10, 2012
City officials say borrowing money to finance the Drexel Avenue widening and its contribution to the new Drexel Interchange will be done with low interest rates.
The Oak Creek Common Council authorized borrowing $6 million for the Drexel Avenue reconstruction project and $4.6 million for its contribution to the Drexel Interchange, and it got some good news on the way. City officials trumpeted Moody's Rating Service giving Oak Creek the highest rating possible for the reconstruction project and the second-highest rating available for the Drexel Interchange. The ratings impact the interest rate the city pays on the debt it issues. In general, the better the bond rating, the lower the interest rate. "These are two very excellent ratings that helps keep the city's interest rate exposure low," Finance Director Mark Wyss said. Moody's said the "city's financial operations are expected to remain sound" …
Thursday, February 23, 2012
Major work planned on Pennsylvania and Drexel avenues.
With one major project already under way, the Oak Creek Common Council has finalized the rest of the road work that will take place in 2012. The biggest projects in the city this year are the widening of Drexel and Pennsylvania avenues. Work on Drexel, which is now closed west of 13th Street, began Feb. 13. Drexel between 27th Street and Interstate 94 will transform from a two-lane rural road to a four-lane divided boulevard, with on-street bicycle accommodations, street lighting, additional turn lanes at 27th Street and stoplight modifications. It will connect with the new Drexel Interchange, which is scheduled to get under construction in May. Officials say it's one of the largest road projects Oak Creek has ever undertaken. The cost of…
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
City also prepares for Drexel Avenue work next year.
By approving a conceptual plan last week, the Oak Creek Common Council has laid out the city's priorities for the next several years. The lakefront and Drexel Avenue move to the front burner. A new south-side fire station, Puetz Road reconstruction and Pennsylvania Avenue (from Drexel to Rawson) take a back seat. A new City Hall and library remain top of mind. That’s the jist of a new resolution that spells out how the city will spend its public utility aid – roughly $3 million per year – it gets from hosting We Energies’ power plant. Aldermen and city officials were quick to point out that it doesn’t lock the council into doing anything and that each project still requires a separate vote. But it does provide something of a roadmap for …
Kate
7:44 am on Tuesday, November 20, 2012
Ok so OCPD stopped a few cars trying to use parts of Drexel Friday through Sunday, DOT says they'll bring in more barrels and barricades to prevent people from accessing the road before the "official" ribbon cutting opening on Tuesday. Can anyone say "thanks for wasting my tax dollars!" So somebody jumped on the mayor's toes because he didn't get to open a pure, unused road. Boohoo. more ›