Greenfield 68th Street Bridge Project Coming To An End

GREENFIELD, WI — A construction project in Greenfield is coming to an end, giving drivers in the area one less detour come fall.

Steven Kuhl, project manager with the Wisconsin Department of Transportation, told Patch that the 68th Street bridge is scheduled to reopen by the end of August.

In the meantime, Kuhl said, there are several tasks that have to be completed. Those tasks include installing new signs, pavement parking and final restoration of 68th Street .

The 68th Street bridge over I-894 closed in late October 2019. Transit officials said the overpass was built in 1966. Although various rehabilitation improvements have taken place over the years, with the last being a concrete deck overlay in 1989, conditions deteriorated to the point where it needed to be replaced.

At the time, transportation officials rated the condition of the bridge as a four on a nine-point scale. According to the Department of Transportation, that designation means the overpass is currently experiencing "advanced section loss, deterioration, spalling, or scour."