MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) – The first day of closures on a stretch of Hawley Road began Monday, Jan. 5. Business owners and drivers in the area are now having to use alternative routes to get to work.
According to the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT), this is another phase of their $1.7 billion I-94 East-West Project. The closure will impact north and southbound Hawley at I-94, which is Park Hill Avenue to Hawley Court.
Pramod Patel owns Hawley Food Mart, which is located near the construction area. He has owned the business for 13 years and said he is worried business won’t be the same during the construction.
“I’m worried about it. Very worried about it,” Patel said…