Oakland Avenue Reconstruction

Updated July 10, 2026

Week of July 13, 2026

As crews prepare for paving, residents and businesses are encouraged to stay alert for workers, changing road conditions and moving machinery.

The Milwaukee County Transit northbound GreenLine Service is detoured using Capitol Drive, Lake Drive and Hampton Avenue during the Oakland Avenue closure.

• A temporary stop for the northbound GreenLine has been set up at Capitol Drive and Murray Avenue
• See the Milwaukee County Transit Service website at RideMCTS.com/GreenLine for further information and stop locations
• Southbound GreenLine service will continue to use Oakland Avenue

Long-Term Closures

Northbound Oakland Avenue between Capitol Drive and Glendale Avenue remains closed until early August for pavement removal and paving operations.  

• Northbound motorists are encouraged to use Capitol Drive, Lake Drive and Hampton Road to get around the closure
• Southbound Oakland Avenue remains open to traffic

Access to and from Oakland Avenue from the east is closed until mid-summer at:

• Kenmore Place
• Jarvis Street
• Wood Place
• Olive Street
• Marion Street
• Lake Bluff Boulevard
• Kensington Boulevard
• Glendale Avenue