Council adopts Public Works committee recommendations, including WisDOT agreements and flood-management amendment

The Milwaukee Common Council adopted the Public Works Committee’s recommendations, advancing multiple transportation and infrastructure projects and associated funding adjustments.

Among the items the council adopted was a resolution authorizing the Commissioner of Public Works to execute a first revision to a state municipal agreement with the Wisconsin Department of Transportation for construction of North 76th Street (Forest Avenue to city CTHQ). The project was presented with an estimated cost increase of $815,000 and an estimated city share of approximately $767,000. The committee also recommended adoption of an amendment to the intergovernmental cooperation agreement with the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District for the Kinnickinnic River flood management project between South 6th and South 16th Streets.

The Public Works packet contained additional capital-improvement program items for 2026 including multi-modal transportation improvements, traffic sign and signal work, street lighting, underground communications and electrical conduit improvements, and private property inflow and infiltration funding change orders. The committee noted a $39,817.83 change order on a private-property inflow and infiltration funding agreement and multiple estimated city-share amounts on other projects.

The council approved the committee report by roll call (14 ayes, 1 excused). The meeting record does not show additional council direction for specific follow-up reporting timelines at the meeting; departments are expected to coordinate on the agreements and required city funding.