Expect highway closures along Interstate 794 Tuesday as President Joe Biden arrives in Milwaukee to tout additional funding for drinking water upgrades and lead pipe replacements. Drivers should expect increased traffic,

Wisconsin would receive $43 million of $2.6 billion for drinking water upgrades and lead pipe replacements, White House says

While making remarks at the Department of Public Works Headquarters in Milwaukee, the president announced new investments to get rid of lead pipes nationwide.

President Joe Biden took a major step toward eliminating the national scourge of lead pipes, unveiling a new rule mandating the removal of all lead pipes within the next decade, in addition to $2.6 billion in new funding toward the environmental and public health goal.

The Biden administration finalized a landmark rule on Tuesday that would require water utilities to replace virtually every lead pipe in the country within 10 years, tackling a major threat that is particularly dangerous to infants and children.