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"The city of Milwaukee is considering suing the state over night-time construction noise on the Hoan Bridge project.The condominiums that line Jackson Street face the construction zone on the Hoan Bridge.Residents are hoping the threat of a lawsuit will keep noise down in the dark of night.VIDEO: Late-night Hoan Bridge construction noise could lead to lawsuit\"It was like, 'Boom, boom, boom,' and then it would stop for a couple seconds and continue on -- 'Boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom,'\" Third Ward resident Marcus Hirsch said.Hirsch, a Marquette University law student, has a condominium with a view, and for several weeks, a soundtrack.\"There would be some intermittent pause periods to actually give you hope like, 'Oh, maybe they're done for the night, or maybe somebody had a conscience and decided this was a bad idea,' and then it would continue,\" Hirsch said.He bought earplugs to block the construction noise while he tried to study and sleep. Eventually, he called his alderman for help.Bob Bauman called the Department of Transportation and even wrote the governor.On Monday, his Judiciary Subcommittee met with the city attorney and they decided to wait before suing the state to stop further noisy night construction.\"There has been discussion between our Department of Public Works and the DOT, and the suggestion was the jack hammering activity will cease in the evening, and if anymore is necessary (it) will occur during the day,\" Milwaukee City Attorney Grant Langley said.Bauman said neighbors report reduced nighttime noise since making their complaints public. He doesn't know why the Department of Transportation won't return his calls.\"I don't really care why they stopped, I'm just glad they have,\" Bauman said.The DOT did not return WISN 12 News' calls either. The alderman and city attorney said if the night noise resumes, it will once again take up the proposal to sue the state as creating a public nuisance."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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