17-04-2025
A new park, Watertown Plank Road, and Honey Creek Parkway under construction in Wauwatosa
Spring means construction in many Wisconsin communities, including Wauwatosa, where road changes and bicycle improvements are in the works.
Here's where to look out for construction throughout the city in the next few months, according to the City of Wauwatosa website.
A project set to start in May will change traffic and add a median on Center Street near the Wauwatosa West High School and Eisenhower Elementary School parking lot between 114th Street and 116th Street
Construction is expected to last through late August.
A new $4 million park near 116th and Gilbert Avenue is still under construction with plans to open around Memorial Day, which is May 26.
Firefly Grove Park, which the city says is funded by grants with no taxpayer dollars, will include walking trails, a sledding hill, a playground, a pavilion, a sculpture garden, and more. It'll be the home to a giant troll by recycling artist Thomas Dambo.
A bike pump track is another highly-anticipated amenity at the park, which the city estimates will be completed in July. A pump track is a looped circuit path, oftentimes made out of asphalt or dirt, for cyclists, people on scooters and skateboarders to enjoy.
More information on the park can be found on Wauwatosa's website.
The intersection of Wisconsin Avenue and Honey Creek Parkway has been closed for a construction project that will replace a bridge, alleviate flooding at the creek and improve the area for pedestrians and bicycles.
Construction started in March and is expected to last through November 2025. The city of Wauwatosa, Wisconsin Department of Transportation and We Energies are all involved in the project.
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A number of improvements are in the works for Watertown Plank Road and North 115th Street over the next two years.
The city is repaving and narrowing Watertown Plank Road from 124th Street to 116th Street. It also plans to repave the road from 116th Street to the railroad bridge east of 113th Street.
On both sides of Watertown Plank Road, off-street bike lanes and sidewalks will be constructed from124th Street to the bridge over the railroad tracks east of 113th Street.
A multi-use trail along 115th Street will also be installed, connecting Watertown Plank Road to the Oak Leaf Trail near Underwood Parkway.
The city of Wauwatosa provides a map of 2025 construction and a map of 2026 construction on its website.
Anyone can sign up for construction updates regarding this project via email.
Starting in March and lasting through the summer, 109th Street between Potter Road and Wisconsin Avenue will be closed to through traffic as the city updates the storm sewers and water main and repaves the street.
Home to some of the Milwaukee region's most important medical institutions — including Children's Wisconsin, Froedtert Hospital and the Medical College of Wisconsin — the Milwaukee Regional Medical Center in Wauwatosa has undergone a flurry of growth in recent years, with construction cranes a seemingly permanent fixture.
The Medical College is about to open a new cancer research center, plans are proceeding to build a nine-story tower at the front of Froedtert Hospital and a new state crime lab is coming to fruition on the southwest side of the complex.
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Bridget Fogarty reports on Wauwatosa, Brookfield and Elm Grove for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. She can be reached at bfogarty@
This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Here's where to avoid construction in Wauwatosa this summer
