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Muskego Yard freight rail bypass
Muskego Yard Freight Rail Bypass - new double-track mainline through the Menomonee Valley, centralised traffic control and Burnham Canal bridge rehabilitation on the CPKC corridor
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- Buyer
- Wisconsin Department of Transportation
- Where
- Wisconsin · Milwaukee
- Segments
- Track, Signalling, Civil works
- Technology areas
- Track & civil, Signalling & train control
- Status
- Planned — WisDOT expects final design in 2026 and construction in 2028, dependent on funding.
- Value band
- $25–100m
- Currency
- USD
- Key dates (month)
- Award announced October 2024 · Environmental clearance and pe complete June 2023 · Final design expected 2026 · Construction expected 2028
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WisDOT expects final design in 2026 and construction in 2028, dependent on funding. Environmental clearance and preliminary engineering finished in June 2023. WisDOT's page says the project is still securing funding for final design and construction. The works prepare the corridor for more Hiawatha round trips by taking most freight off the Milwaukee Intermodal Station. No contract has been let that WisDOT or the FRA publishes.
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- Key dates (4)
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- ● WisDOT · Muskego Yard Freight Rail Bypass Project page: new double-track mainline through Muskego Yard on the CPKC corridor, centralised traffic control, Burnham Canal and Menomonee Valley bridge rehabilitation; environmental clearance and preliminary engineering completed June 2023; final design expected 2026 and construction expected 2028, dependent on funding. Read 7 October 2026. (checked 2026-10-07)
- ○ U.S. Senator for Wisconsin (press office) · Press release of 28 October 2024 announcing $72.8 million in federal funding for the Muskego Yard Bypass Project, with WisDOT's statement on the new two-track mainline. Secondary: the FRA's own selection page (railroads.dot.gov) returns HTTP 403 to automated clients. (published 2024-10-28 · checked 2026-10-07)
- ● Amtrak Media · Amtrak Receives Federal Grants to Improve Chicago Service and Support Partner Projects across the Midwest, 31 October 2024: lists the Muskego Yard Bypass Project (up to $72,800,000, Wisconsin Department of Transportation) among the FRA CRISI grants Amtrak supported. (published 2024-10-31 · checked 2026-10-07)
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