Oakland Avenue Reconstruction

Updated June 12, 2026

Week of June 15, 2026

Beginning Tuesday, June 16, northbound Oakland Avenue between Capitol Drive and Glendale Avenue will be 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

Pavement removal operations will cause short-term crosswalk closures on the east side of Oakland Avenue.

• Detours will be posted for closed crosswalks

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

• See the Milwaukee County Transit Service website at RideMCTS.com/GreenLine for further information and temporary stop locations
• Southbound GreenLine service will continue to use Oakland Avenue

Overnight Work

Traffic sign crews are scheduled to work overnight on Monday, June 15, to prepare for the northbound closure of Oakland Avenue.

Long-Term Closures

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