Residents near downtown Milwaukee say sidewalk construction along Highland Boulevard has forced people with disabilities, seniors and veterans into the street for two weeks with no accessible detour in sight.
The construction, which spans between 27th and 35th Streets, has removed curb corners at multiple intersections simultaneously, leaving residents of the College Court Apartments with few options for navigating the block safely.
“It’s a safety thing, you know, there should be more consideration taken when you want to do construction and take out every single corner on an entire street,” Stacy Reams said.
Reams said she first noticed the scope of the problem when she realized nearly every corner along the stretch had been torn out at the same time.
“I just started noticing how every single corner was just completely torn out and where there is a corner available, it’s like you don’t have a way to get to those corners. So it’s like you’re kinda stuck,” Reams explained.
For residents who need mobility assistance, like Reams and neighbor Shariz, the blocked sidewalks mean navigating alongside fast-moving traffic…