Click to Read the Sept. 21, 2026 Public Notice

5909 North Milwaukee River Parkway Glendale, WI 53209 414-228-1700 PRESS RELEASE The Silver Spring Project in Glendale and Milwaukee will be completed by the end of the year with vehicular, pedestrian, and bike improvements September 21st, 2026 GLENDALE, WI. The City of Glendale has been working closely with the City of Milwaukee and the State of Wisconsin to design and construct a new and safer Silver Spring Drive. The project will reconstruct the deteriorating roadway and install safety improvements to improve traffic flow, provide traffic-calming measures by making erratic and excessive speeding more difficult, and improve bike and pedestrian safety. The project's scope runs from the Milwaukee River to 27th Street. The $12 million Silver Spring project was funded by two federal grants totaling $8 million, with the remaining costs covered by the City of Glendale (70%) and the City of Milwaukee (30%), based on each municipality's ownership percentage of the roadway. The project is expected to be completed before the end of the year. Mayor Bryan Kennedy stated that “this project was only possible due to the $4 million in grant funding received from Representative Gwen Moore’s Office and the $4 million in competitive funding grant issued through the Surface Transportation Block Grant Program.” Mayor Kennedy also stated, “The City of Glendale is excited for this project to be completed and for our residents to be able to experience the planned roadway safety improvements throughout the City.” The traffic improvements include: 1. Narrowing the width of the driving lanes, requiring motorists to drive slower to stay within their lane. 2. Bike lanes on the east and westbound traffic lanes. Each bike lane is one-way in the same direction as the vehicular traffic. 3. Various sidewalk modifications to improve walkability. 4. Six raised intersections to keep speeds consistent throughout the area. 5. Extended medians at various locations to prevent motorists from making left turns across traffic patterns. 6. Traffic signals with integrated timing to improve traffic flow throughout the area to reduce unnecessary and excessive stopping. 7. Emergency Vehicle Preemption Equipment to allow emergency vehicles to preempt traffic signals and safely move through intersections in emergencies. 8. Better roadway lighting to improve the safety of nighttime travel. 9. Several chicanes, an artificial curb within the street to create a zigzag to reduce speeding opportunities. 10. Various bump-outs between parking areas to prevent motorists from driving within the parking areas. 11. Enhanced pavement marking at raised intersections for bicycle and pedestrian traffic. 12. Improved ADA Pedestrian Ramps at intersections 13. Updated bus stop locations and removal of underutilized stops along the corridor. 14. Westbound entrance ramp from Green Bay Avenue revised to a stop-controlled intersection. You can view visual information about these improvements online here. ##