North Central Region road construction update
The Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) provides a weekly update on road construction in North Central Wisconsin, which includes: Adams, Green Lake, Florence, Forest, Iron, Langlade, Lincoln, Marathon, Marquette, Menominee, Oneida, Portage, Price, Shawano, Vilas, Waupaca, Waushara, and Wood counties.
To learn more about North Central Region transportation news, project updates, studies, and more:
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- Visit the region’s 511 website: http://projects.511wi.gov/region/north-central/ for additional project information and pictures.
Green Lake County
Highway: WIS 23/73 (*added*)
Location: Princeton
Schedule: July 14 to late August 2016
Cost: $533,000
Description: Crews will add and replace concrete and curb and gutter at the intersection to accommodate oversize/overweight vehicles.
Traffic impacts: Motorists can expect to encounter shoulder closures and periodic flagging operations.
Iron County
Highway: WIS 182
Location: Bear River Bridge; Price County line to WIS 47
Schedule: June 13, 2016 to late October 2016
Cost: $3.6 million
Description: Crews will replace the Bear River Bridge, resurface the roadway, replace 18 culverts, and install centerline rumble strips.
Website: http://projects.511wi.gov/182iron/
Traffic impacts:
- Single lane closures, temporary traffic signals, and a reduced lane width of 13 feet at the Bear River Bridge.
- Single lane closures and flagging operations between the Price County line and WIS 47.
Langlade County
Highway: WIS 55 (*added*)
Location: The south Langlade County line to WIS 64
Schedule: July 11 to early September 2016
Cost: $1.15 million
Description: Crews will resurface the roadway, replace three deteriorating culverts, and install centerline rumble strips.
Website: http://projects.511wi.gov/wis55langlade/
Traffic impacts:
- Crews will close WIS 55 at Dempster Creek on July 11 at 6 a.m. Motorists will be detoured via WIS 64, US 45, and WIS 47. The road is scheduled to reopen on Friday, July 15 before 6 p.m.
- Motorists can expect to encounter single lane closures and flagging operations.
Marathon County
Highway: WIS 52 (Stewart Avenue and Scott Street) (*updated*)
Location: 17th Avenue to 1st Street, WIS 52/Stewart Avenue/WIS 29 interchange ramps
Schedule: June 29, 2016 to late October 2016
Cost: $3.25 million
Description: Crews will resurface and recondition sections of the roadway, replace pavement, and replace traffic signals. Additional improvements include new sections of curb and gutter, sidewalk and storm sewer
Website: http://projects.511wi.gov/stewartave/
Traffic impacts:
- Motorists can expect to encounter single lane closures on WIS 52, 1st Street, 1st Avenue, and 3rd Avenue.
- Traffic backups and delays will likely occur during peak travel times. To avoid delays, local traffic may want to use an alternate route.
Highway: US 51 (*updated*)
Location: Decator Drive to the Lincoln County line
Schedule: July 5, 2016 to late May 2017
Cost: $4.5 million
Description: Crews will resurface the highway and the four County WW ramps to extend the life of the pavement.
Website: http://projects.511wi.gov/us51marathon/
Traffic impacts:
- Motorists can expect to encounter single lane closures.
- The northbound US 51 off-ramp to County WW and the southbound US 51 on-ramp from County WW are closed. No detour is posted. The ramps are scheduled to reopen before 4 p.m. on July 7.
Highway: WIS 13
Location: McMillan Street to 26th Road, Marshfield and town of Spencer
Schedule: May 31, 2016 to July 8, 2016
Cost: $1.75 million
Description: Crews will resurface the roadway to extend the life of the pavement.
Website: http://projects.511wi.gov/wis13marathon/
Traffic impacts: Motorists can expect to encounter moving lane closures.
Highway: US 51
Location: Decator Drive to County WW
Schedule: February 29, 2016 to late October 2017
Cost: $6.32 million
Description: Crews will replace the bridge decks on northbound US 51 over Decator Drive and on northbound and southbound US 51 over County WW
Website: http://projects.511wi.gov/51bridgesmarathon/
Traffic impacts:
- Motorists on US 51 can expect to encounter single lane closures and a reduced speed limit of 55 MPH between County WW and Decator Drive.
- Decator Drive is closed under US 51. No detour is posted. The road is scheduled to reopen in late August.
Highway: WIS 29
Location: Sunrise Drive to Business 51
Schedule: April 29, 2014 to May 25, 2017
Cost: $18.8 million
Description: Crews will widen and replace bridge decks on WIS 29 bridges over Business 51 and the Wisconsin River.
Website: http://projects.511wi.gov/wis29/
Traffic impacts:
- Motorists on WIS 29 can expect to encounter single lane closures and a reduced speed limit of 55 MPH until mid-November.
- The sidewalk along the west side of southbound Business 51, between Everest Drive and West Grand Avenue will remain closed until mid-July 2016.
Marquette County
Highway: I-39
Location: WIS 23/82 to Edgewood Court
Schedule: March 14, 2016 to May 15, 2017
Cost: $7.2 million
Description: Crews will replace the I-39 southbound bridge and resurface the I-39 northbound bridge over the WIS 23/82 interchange, realign the southbound ramps at the interchange, realign a section of Crossroads Clinic Road, resurface the northbound and southbound I-39 bridges over Fawn Court, and raise the County M and Edgewood court bridges over I-39.
Website: http://projects.511wi.gov/i39-marquette/
Traffic impacts:
- Weekday, single lane closures and a reduced speed limit of 55 MPH on I-39 at the WIS 23/82 interchange and County M (Elk Road).
- A reduced lane width of 12 feet on I-39 at Edgewood Court.
- Edgewood Court is closed over I-39. No detour is posted. The road is scheduled to reopen July 15, 2016.
- Periodic lane closures and flagging operations on WIS 23/82 under I-39.
Oneida County
Highway: US 51
Location: Bearskin Trail Bridge, Hazelhurst
Schedule: April 11, 2016 to early October 2016
Cost: $1.2 million
Description: Crews will replace the existing bridge to meet current standards.
Website: http://projects.511wi.gov/51bearskin/
Traffic impacts: Motorists can expect to encounter shoulder closures at the bridge.
Highway: US 51
Location: Rocky Run Road to County Y
Schedule: February 29, 2016 to November 2017
Cost: $10.1 million
Description: Crews will reconstruct US 51, replace culverts, reconstruct intersections, lengthen existing passing lanes, and construct a new bridge over Rocky Run Creek.
Website: http://projects.511wi.gov/us51oneida/
Traffic impacts: The northbound and southbound passing lanes between Rocky Run Road and South Blue Lake Road are closed. US 51 remains open to one lane of traffic in each direction.
Portage County
Highway: WIS 54 (*updated*)
Location: WIS 54/Wood and Portage County U intersection
Schedule: June 10 to early September 2016
Cost: $1.5 million
Description: Crews will reconstruct the intersection as a J-turn to improve safety.
Website: http://projects.511wi.gov/54countyu/
Traffic impacts:
- Motorists can expect to encounter single lane closures and a reduced speed limit of 55 MPH.
- Median crossovers within the work zone are permanently closed.
Highway: WIS 66
Location: Deer Lane to the east intersection of County J
Schedule: March 28, 2016 to late July 2016
Cost: $1.1 million
Description: Crews will resurface the roadway and replace the guardrail near Jordan Pond.
Website: http://projects.511wi.gov/wis66portage/
Traffic impacts: Motorists can expect to encounter single lane closures, flagging operations, and a reduced lane width of 13 feet between County Y and Brilowski Road.
Highway: WIS 49, town of Alban
Location: Cedar Road to Lake View Road
Schedule: May 16, 2016 to late August 2016
Cost: $261,000
Description: Crews will rout and seal cracks to help prevent further pavement deterioration and chip seal and fog seal the highway surface to improve ride quality and protect the asphalt.
Website: http://projects.511wi.gov/wis49portage/
Traffic impacts: Work is suspended and is currently scheduled to resume in early August.
Highway: I-39
Location: WIS 66/Stanley Street (Stevens Point) to the Little Plover River (Plover)
Schedule: April 4, 2016 to late October 2016
Cost: $1.5 million
Description: Crews will resurface the northbound and southbound bridges on I-39 over WIS 66/Stanley Street, over the railroad, and over the Little Plover River.
Website: http://projects.511wi.gov/i39stanley/
Traffic impacts: Motorists on northbound I-39 can expect to encounter single lane closures, a reduced speed limit of 55 MPH, and a reduced lane width of 13 feet between County HH and US 10.
Highway: I-39
Location: County D to Birch Drive
Schedule: March 14, 2016 to late August 2016
Cost: $2.65 million
Description: Crews will resurface the bridge decks and approaches on 13 bridges along I-39, including eight bridges on I-39 and five overpasses. Crews will also replace guardrail on the overpasses.
Website: http://projects.511wi.gov/i39portage/
Traffic impacts:
- Motorists on I-39 may encounter periodic single lane closures.
- Motorists on County W can expect to encounter single lane closures and temporary traffic signals at the I-39 bridges.
- Birch Drive is closed over I-39. No detour is posted. The road is currently scheduled to reopen in mid-August.
- 3rd Avenue is closed over I-39. No detour is posted. The road is currently scheduled to reopen in mid-July.
Highway: Business 51 (Post Road), Plover (*updated*)
Location: Green Drive to Springville Drive
Schedule: March 7, 2016 to late November 2016
Cost: $8.65 million
Description: Crews will convert the existing, undivided four-lane roadway to a divided four-lane roadway with wider lanes, a raised median, and designated turn lanes. Work also includes constructing new sidewalks, bicycle lanes, and providing new street lighting.
Website: http://projects.511wi.gov/business51/
Traffic impacts:
- Business 51 will remain open to one lane in each direction.
- Crews are planning several short-term closures (for storm sewer and utility work) at the following west intersections with Business 51.
- Until July 10 – Gilman Drive
- July 8 to July 13 – Cedar Drive
- July 13 – Chestnut Drive
Shawano County
Highway: WIS 29
Location: Embarrass River Bridge
Schedule: June 13 to mid-October 2016
Cost: $1.53 million
Description: Crews will replace the bridge.
Website: http://projects.511wi.gov/29embarrass/
Traffic impacts: Motorists can expect to encounter single lane closures and a reduced speed limit of 55 MPH in both directions between Seneca Road and Fink Road.
Waupaca County
Highway: WIS 54 (*added*)
Location: Royalton railroad overpass to Jeanne Street, New London
Schedule: July 11 to late August 2016
Cost: $1.54 million
Description: Crews will resurface the roadway, install centerline and shoulder rumble strips, replace three culverts, complete maintenance on four culverts, and upgrade beam guard.
Website: http://projects.511wi.gov/wis54waupaca/
Traffic impacts: Motorists can expect to encounter daytime, single lane closures and flagging operations.
Waushara County
Highway: I-39/WIS 21
Location: Southbound off-ramp in Coloma
Schedule: June 20 to mid-July 2016
Cost: $533,000
Description: Crews will add and replace concrete and curb and gutter at the intersection to accommodate oversize/overweight vehicles.
Traffic impacts: Motorists can expect to encounter shoulder closures and periodic flagging operations.
Highway: WIS 21/22
Location: Wautoma
Schedule: June 20 to mid-July 2016
Cost: $533,000
Description: Crews will add and replace concrete and curb and gutter at the intersection to accommodate oversize/overweight vehicles.
Traffic impacts: Motorists can expect to encounter shoulder closures and periodic flagging operations.
Highway: WIS 21/22/73
Location: Wautoma
Schedule: June 20 to mid-July 2016
Cost: $533,000
Description: Crews will add and replace concrete and curb and gutter at the intersection to accommodate oversize/overweight vehicles.
Traffic impacts: Motorists can expect to encounter shoulder closures and periodic flagging operations.
Wood County
Highway: WIS 54 (*updated*)
Location: WIS 54/Wood and Portage County U intersection
Schedule: June 10 to early September 2016
Cost: $1.5 million
Description: Crews will reconstruct the intersection as a J-turn to improve safety.
Website: http://projects.511wi.gov/54countyu/
Traffic impacts:
- Motorists can expect to encounter single lane closures and a reduced speed limit of 55 MPH.
- Median crossovers within the work zone are permanently closed.
Highway: County P (Old US 10), Auburndale (*updated*)
Location: US 10 to County F
Schedule: April 25, 2016 to late November 2016
Cost: $5.5 million
Description: Crews will replace pavement, construct a new local road system, remove railroad crossings, reconstruct and realign intersections, and construct a pedestrian underpass.
Website: http://projects.511wi.gov/us10auburndale/
Traffic impacts:
- Beginning Monday, July 11, crews will close County P between EZ-Avenue and North Road. No detour will be posted. The road is scheduled to reopen in early September.
- The new local road system is scheduled to open to traffic on Tuesday, July 12.
- The shoulder of northbound County P is closed at the location where the new local road system will connect with County P.
- The shoulder of southbound North Road is closed at the location the new local road system will connect with North Road.
Motorists are reminded to drive with caution in the work zone and should be prepared to encounter slow moving trucks. Motorists should slow down, use caution and stay alert when driving through construction zones. To avoid delays, consider taking an alternative route and avoid peak travel periods.
Construction-related traffic impacts are subject to change and are dependent on favorable weather conditions and construction status.
