Practical notes on mobile repair, service areas, and getting back on the road while the Interstate 94 rebuild slows down Milwaukee traffic.
The I-94 East-West rebuild closed the 27th Street Viaduct and Hawley Road and squeezed the Stadium Interchange down to two lanes. That pushed daily traffic onto Wisconsin Avenue, Greenfield Avenue and 35th Street, and breakdowns went with it.
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