Doyne Park - Flood Management

Trail Reroute
Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District (MMSD) improvements will cause temporary interruption on the western half of the soft trail along the Menomonee River until the summer of 2026.

Project Overview
The Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District (MMSD) is partnering with the City of Milwaukee and the City of Wauwatosa to make flood risk reduction improvements along the Menomonee River in Western Milwaukee along West State Street between North 60th Street and USH 175.

Please see MMSD project page here, Western Milwaukee Phase 2B| MMSD

Project components include:

• Extend the earthen levee (a compacted soil embankment that holds back floodwaters during heavy rains) 1,900 feet, with a sloped soil embankment up to 8 feet high, to reduce flood risk from the Menomonee River flooding onto State Street during heavy rains from approximately 60^th Street and West State Street east to US Highway 175
• Build a 1,200-foot-long floodwall (a wall made of concrete that holds back floodwaters during heavy rains) training in a height of 5 to 10 feet on the landward side and up to 20 feet on the riverside
• Install four new storm sewers totaling 5,100 feet
• 1,500 feet of excavation and bank restoration between the north and south banks of the river
• Turf and native plantings

Project Benefits

• Help To Reduce Flood Risk
• Increased Public Safety
• Improved Riparian (area adjacent to the river) & Aquatic Habitat

Project Timeline

The project timeline is subject to change.

• 2017 - 2023: Finalize Design
• 2023 - 2025: Construction
• 2026 - 2028: FEMA Review
• 2029: Anticipated Update of the Floodplain Map

Project Update

Thank you to the business and property owners who attended the June 21, 2023, virtual information meeting. If you were unable to attend, you can access the recording.

If you are a business located in the construction zone between 4600 to 5200 West State Street or between 6000 to 6200 West State Street and were unable to attend the meeting, you are invited to answer a brief survey to help us understand how to best support your business during the project’s construction.