The City of Milwaukee, in partnership with the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT), plans to rebuild 2.6-miles of W. National Avenue (WIS 59) between S. 39th and S. 1st streets.

National Avenue is currently an urban 4-lane, undivided principal arterial roadway and connecting highway. The proposed rebuild consists of improving safety measures for all modes of transportation, including walking and biking. Proposed improvements will include:

• Reduced number of travel lanes from 4-lanes to 2-lanes over the majority of the corridor
• Addition of raised protected bike track
• Addition of pedestrian roadway crossing safety features like curb extension, raised crosswalks, flashing beacons, high visibility crosswalk marking, and reduce access conflicts where possible
• Replacing all pedestrian curb ramps with improved features
• Improving street lighting, and updating traffic signals
• Replacing all roadside pavement, curb, and driveway approaches, as well as replacing storm sewers and sidewalks at select locations
• Maintain MCTS transit operations and improve stop features