2012 Revisited: Drexel Interchange Opens
Patch is taking a look back at 10 stories that shaped Oak Creek this year.
From now until the end of the year, Patch will be looking back at 10 stories that shaped Oak Creek in 2012. The fifth installment is the construction of the Drexel Interchange, which opened Nov. 20. The following story was originally posted May 4, when Gov. Scott Walker visited Oak Creek to participate in a groundbreaking ceremony. A Nov. 20 event celebrated the completion of construction. *** State Rep. Mark Honadel was a child when Interstate 94 went in, right behind his family's apple orchards. "When I was a little kid I rode my bike on that freeway," he said. "It was the biggest road I've ever seen in my life." Decades later, he would represent the area in the state Assembly and get involved in the years of political battles that it …
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