'Bottom line is this is about the safety of our community. Construction of Highway 67 was completed during that time.Ĭompletion of the project is important to ensure the safety of pedestrians and bikers, who have narrowly missed crashes while trying to cross the intersection, Ellis said. The west side of the tunnel was constructed in 2015 and the east side was constructed in 2016. In 2014, then-Mayor James Daley had asked that the underpass project be included in the Highway 67 reconstruction plans, but a lack of funding in 2016 derailed that part of the project. Construction began in May 2010 and the project opened to the public in August 2014. The city budgeted an additional $150,000 over several years to cover any additional funds, Magnus said.Ĭity officials hope to have the tunnel open later this year or early in 2023, Magnus said. Waukesha County applied for the grant in July, with a revised construction estimate of $2.7 million due to the growing cost of materials.

Barbara Dittrich, Waukesha County Executive Paul Farrow and Waukesha County Supervisor Tyler Foti explored funding options in 2021. But I'm glad we're able to get it done now, and people can go from one end of the street to another and people won't have to worry about being run over by a car,' he said. Increasing congestion is also preventing the development of Miami’s central business district. The port’s surroundings witness daily traffic of approximately 16,000 vehicles, which is restricting its ability to grow. 'It's great for the community, and it should have happened years ago. 1 2 3 4 5 The Port of Miami Tunnel (POMT) was built to ease traffic congestion to and from the Port of Miami (POM), US. Kevin Ellis, who actually did take a shovel to the site in July to bring awareness to the project. 'I told everybody that if they weren't going to do it, I was going to shovel it out myself,' said Ald. Waukesha County attempted to complete the project in 2016 but received only $798,000 from the state Department of Transportation for an underpass project costing an estimated $2.3 million, leaving a large gap between funding and costs.Ĭity officials made some changes to the project in 2019, lowering the cost to $1.7 million. Waukesha County and the city applied for a larger grant in 2020, which they didn't receive. More: Oconomowoc Common Council approves construction of $400,000 privately funded pickleball courts More: Oconomowoc's Roosevelt Park could get splashpad after city officials approve agreement to start fundraising The tunnel is between the two Kwik Trips near Oconomowoc Parkway and Highway 67. 'There's now light at the end of the tunnel,' he said in a Feb. Highway sign from Downtown to Port Miami via Macarthur Causeway Stock Photo. 'The one thing that keeps me up at night is that tunnel,' said Mayor Robert Magnus in his state of the city address on Feb. Pedestrians and bikers will soon be able to travel through a tunnel on Oconomowoc's Lake Country Trail under Highway 67 on the city's south side thanks to a $2.28 million federal grant to finish the project after years of delay.

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