{"id":18414,"date":"2025-09-22T12:50:27","date_gmt":"2025-09-22T16:50:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nyx-hemera.com\/?p=18414"},"modified":"2025-10-21T09:48:55","modified_gmt":"2025-10-21T13:48:55","slug":"kilbourn-tunnel-howell-tunnel-underpass-milwaukee-wi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nyx-hemera.com\/en\/2025\/09\/22\/kilbourn-tunnel-howell-tunnel-underpass-milwaukee-wi\/","title":{"rendered":"KILBOURN &#038; HOWELL TUNNEL, MILWAUKEE, WI"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"18414\" class=\"elementor elementor-18414 elementor-18413\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ca980c8 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ca980c8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[],&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-033be1d\" data-id=\"033be1d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f7c84e7 elementor-tablet-align-center elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-raven-heading\" data-id=\"f7c84e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"raven-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"raven-widget-wrapper\"><h2 class=\"raven-heading raven-heading-h2\"><span class=\"raven-heading-title \">KILBOURN &#038; HOWELL TUNNEL, MILWAUKEE, WI<\/span><\/h2><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f28b7fc elementor-mobile-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-raven-divider\" data-id=\"f28b7fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"raven-divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"raven-widget-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"raven-divider\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"raven-divider-line raven-divider-solid\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c6e3d82 elementor-section-stretched elementor-reverse-tablet elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c6e3d82\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a76b2a1\" data-id=\"a76b2a1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9c0843 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e9c0843\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>The Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT)<\/strong> undertook a project to upgrade the Kilbourn and Howell tunnels, which were originally built in the 1960s. The $1.8-million project aimed to install a modern lighting and control system to improve visibility and safety in Milwaukee County\u2019s tunnels.<\/p><p>The Kilbourn tunnel is located under the Milwaukee Public Museum and its parking garage, while the Howell Avenue Tunnel runs under the runway of Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport.<\/p><p>WisDOT selected the <strong>TLACS-U smart lighting control system<\/strong> from Nyx Hemera Technologies for its many advantages, including <strong>easier remote control and monitoring, greater safety for road users, increased energy savings, and improved visibility<\/strong> within the tunnels.\u00a0<\/p><ul><li><strong>Kilbourn Tunnel:<\/strong><ul><li>The I-43 exit ramp tunnel to Kilbourn Avenue, approximately 1,300 feet long<\/li><li>The entrance ramp tunnel to the interstate, approximately 1,250 feet long<\/li><li>179 day luminaires, 25 night luminaires, 25 emergency luminaires<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>Howell Tunnel:<\/strong><ul><li>One 2-bore tunnel, approximately 800 feet long<\/li><li>284 day luminaires, 16 night luminaires, 16 emergency luminaires<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>Characteristics:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Retrofit<\/li><li>2 tunnels<\/li><li>545 LED luminaires (Kilbourn + Howell tunnels)<\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>Solution:<\/strong> TLACS-U<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e8cca1e elementor-widget elementor-widget-raven-social-share\" data-id=\"e8cca1e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"raven-social-share.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"jupiterx-social-share-wrapper jupiterx-social-share-wrapper-col-0 jupiterx-social-share-view-icon-text\" id=\"jupiterx-social-share-widget-wrapper\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jupiterx-social-share-skin-gradient\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"hidden\" >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jupiterx-social-share-button jupiterx-social-share-widget-facebook\" data-network=\"facebook\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"jupiterx-social-share-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fab fa-facebook\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"jupiterx-social-share-button-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFacebook\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jupiterx-social-share-skin-gradient\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"hidden\" >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jupiterx-social-share-button jupiterx-social-share-widget-twitter\" data-network=\"twitter\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"jupiterx-social-share-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fab fa-x-twitter\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"jupiterx-social-share-button-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tX\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jupiterx-social-share-skin-gradient\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"hidden\" >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jupiterx-social-share-button jupiterx-social-share-widget-linkedin\" data-network=\"linkedin\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"jupiterx-social-share-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fab fa-linkedin\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"jupiterx-social-share-button-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLinkedin\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" id=\"jupiterx-social-share-target\" value=\"https:\/\/www.nyx-hemera.com\/en\/2025\/09\/22\/kilbourn-tunnel-howell-tunnel-underpass-milwaukee-wi\/\" >\n\t\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" id=\"jupiterx-social-share-title\" value=\"KILBOURN &#038; 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