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Former President Donald Trump is expected to be in Milwaukee Tuesday for a 5 p.m. campaign event at Discovery World just 36 days before Election Day. His visit comes at the peak of rush hour traffic and just 30 minutes after the Brewers’ first pitch of the playoffs at American Family Field. “They always tend to come in right at 5 p.m. or rush hour,” Roxanne Monc, an employee at Artisan Partners in downtown Milwaukee, said Monday. Monc said her company informed employees Monday morning of the potential road closures that could impact their commutes home Tuesday. “We found out this morning that he was going to be at Discovery World, so that’s when I decided tomorrow’s a good day to work from home,” she said. Other downtown workers like Ethan Heinrich found out about Trump’s visit from 12 News. While he wasn’t scheduled to work in-person Tuesday, he said the temporary closures will add even more congestion to downtown streets already impacted by local construction. “There’s been so much construction going on,” he said. “It’s kind of a pain to just go even to, you know, coffee or lunch or anything like that, let alone get to work.” WISN 12 News contacted the United States Secret Service for specifics on expected road closures. In a statement, a spokesperson said: “The U.S. Secret Service works closely with our local law enforcement partners to maintain a robust security posture, while minimizing disruptions to the public. Residents and visitors in or around Milwaukee should expect intermittent road closures and parking restrictions on Tuesday. To maintain operational security, the U.S. Secret Service does not discuss specifics regarding the means and methods used for our protective operations.”