Ramp and road closures in downtown Milwaukee for the Republican National Convention

There are several road and ramp closures scheduled downtown beginning Sunday related to the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee.

The Wisconsin Department of Transportation will be closing the Hoan Bridge, or Interstate 794 between Van Buren Street and Carferry Drive, to traffic from Sunday morning to Monday morning. The DOT said eastbound I-794 access to Van Buren and St. Paul Avenue will remain open.

Three other roadways will be closed the entire week of July 14:

• McKinley Avenue / Fond du Lac Avenue ramps for Wisconsin Highway 145

• I-794 eastbound ramp at James Lovell Street

• Kilbourn Avenue Tunnels

The DOT said the downtown DMV service center will be closed the entire week as well.

The RNC begins Monday in downtown Milwaukee. There are a number of travel restrictions in place, especially around the Fiserv Forum, the UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena and the Baird Center.

This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Ramp and road closures in downtown Milwaukee for the RNC