Drexel Avenue Streetscaping Project In The Works

OAK CREEK, WI — New streetscaping could be coming to Drexel Avenue soon. Initial concepts for the plan would line the streets with trees, shrubs and a new sign welcoming visitors.

The project plans were heard by the Oak Creek Plan Commission Tuesday. The project is currently in its early stages of planning, but the meeting gave a glimpse into what could eventually come.

Grasses and perennials would surround trees planted on the Drexel Avenue median, developers from GRAEF said during the meeting. The project aligns with a theme of "movement," Craig Huebener from GRAEF said during the meeting.

Complementing that theme is flowing grasses, unique concrete work and trees such as quaking aspens.

The streetscaping project, should it continue to move forward, would eventually improve Drexel Avenue medians from Howell to Ikea Way.