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.

 

Iron County

Highway: WIS 47

Location: Lost Creek Bridge

Schedule: September 6 to late October 2016

Cost: $550,000

Description: Crews will replace the bridge and install new guardrail.

Website: http://projects.511wi.gov/47lostcreek/

Traffic impacts: WIS 47 is closed at the bridge. Motorists are detoured via US 51 and Vilas County H. The road will remain closed during construction.

 

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: Motorists can expect to encounter single lane closures and flagging operations.

 

Langlade County

Highway: WIS 55 (*updated*)

Location: County T to the north Langlade County line

Schedule: September 26 to early November 2016

Cost: $926,000

Description: Crews will resurface the roadway, extend two culverts, replace three culverts, and install centerline rumble strips.

Website: http://projects.511wi.gov/wis55langlade/

Traffic impacts: Motorists can expect to encounter single lane closures and flagging operations.

 

Highway: WIS 55

Location: School Road to County T

Schedule: August 22 to late October 2016

Cost: $1.46 million

Description: Crews will resurface the roadway, replace four culverts and install centerline rumble strips.

Website: http://projects.511wi.gov/wis55langlade/

Traffic impacts: Motorists can expect to encounter daytime, single lane closures and flagging operations.

 

Highway: WIS 55 (*updated*)

Location: WIS 64 to Hollister Road

Schedule: August 8 to September 30, 2016

Cost: $1.15 million

Description: Crews will resurface the roadway.

Website: http://projects.511wi.gov/wis55langlade/

Traffic impacts: Motorists can expect to encounter lane shifts, single lane closures, and flagging operations.

 

Marathon County

Highway: WIS 29

Location: County J to County Q

Schedule: August 2 to late October 2016

Cost: $2.65 million

Description: Crews will repair and replace pavement on WIS 29 and the two interchange ramps, resurface the interchange bridges, and reconstruct the median crossovers.

Website: http://projects.511wi.gov/29marathon/

Traffic impacts: Motorists can expect to encounter single lane closures and a reduced speed limit of 55 MPH.

 

Highway: WIS 52 (Stewart Avenue and Scott Street) (*updated*)

Location: 17^th Avenue to 1^st 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:

• The outside lanes of WIS 52 are closed in each direction between 9^th Avenue and 1^st Street.
• Lanes are closed on 1^st Street, 1^st Avenue, 3^rd Avenue, and Scott Street.
• Parking is restricted along Scott Street from 1^st Street to 3^rd Street and on 1^st Avenue for half a block north of Stewart Avenue.
• Traffic backups and delays will likely occur during peak travel times. To avoid delays, local traffic may want to use an alternate route.
• Crews continue to work at the WIS 52/Stewart Avenue/WIS 29 interchange ramp intersection.

• The westbound entrance ramp to WIS 29 from WIS 52/Stewart Avenue is closed and detoured via Stewart Avenue and 72^nd Avenue.
• Motorists, west of WIS 52, traveling east on Stewart Avenue are detoured via WIS 52 and 28^th Avenue.
• This construction stage is expected to last approximately two weeks.

• Week of September 26: Crews plan to close 1^st Avenue to reconstruct the railroad crossing on 1^st Avenue, adjacent to WIS 52. Traffic will be detoured via Sherman Street, 17^th Avenue, and WIS 52.

• Crews plan to shift traffic onto the newly constructed southbound lanes of 1^st Street from McClellan Street to Scott Street on Friday, September 23.

• Crews will close McClellan Street at the 1^st Street intersection. Traffic can access 1^st Street via 2^nd Street and Grant Street. This construction stage is expected to last approximately two weeks.

 

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: Beginning October 3, motorists on northbound US 51 can expect to encounter single lane closures and a reduced speed limit of 55 MPH.

 

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 can expect to encounter lane closures and a reduced speed limit of 55 MPH in both directions on I-39 at the County WW interchange.

 

Highway: WIS 29 (*updated*)

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:

• September 25 to 29: Motorists on eastbound WIS 29 can expect to encounter nighttime lane closures
• Motorists on westbound WIS 29 can expect to encounter single lane closures and a reduced speed limit of 55 MPH until mid-November.

• Crews will periodically close the sidewalk along Business 51, between Everest Drive and West Grand Avenue. One side of the sidewalk will remain open at all times.

 

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:

• Single lane closures and flagging operations on WIS 23/82
• Reduced speed limit of 55 MPH on I-39 at WIS 23/82 interchange
• County M (Elk Road) over I-39 is closed. No detour is posted. The road is scheduled to reopen in early October.

 

Oneida County

Highway: US 8

Location: US 8/WIS 17 and US 8/County G intersections

Schedule: August 25 to early October 2016

Cost: $424,000

Description: Crews will resurface the intersections and replace traffic signal detector loops.

Website: http://projects.511wi.gov/us8-oneida/

Traffic impacts: Motorists can expect to encounter single lane closures and flagging operations at both intersections.

 

Highway: US 51 (*updated*)

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.
• Beginning September 26, motorists can expect to encounter daytime flagging operations between Clearview Court and Little Bearskin Road.

 

Portage County

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 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 B and County HH.

 

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 east intersections with Business 51:

• September 22 – Willow Drive
• September 22 and 23 - Green Drive

Shawano County

Highway: WIS 29

Location: US 45/WIS 29 and WIS 29/47 interchanges

Schedule: August 15 to late October 2016

Cost: $2.7 million

Description: Crews will resurface the ramps and roadways at the interchanges and apply anti-skid treatment to the bridges over WIS 29.

Website: http://projects.511wi.gov/wis29shawano/

Traffic impacts: Motorists on US 45 north can expect to encounter a reduced lane width of 12 feet. The road remains open to one lane in each direction.

 

Highway: WIS 47 (Airport Drive)

Location: WIS 29 to WIS 22 (Green Bay Street), Shawano

Schedule: August 1 to late October 2016

Cost: $2.6 million

Description: Crews will reconstruct WIS 47 as a two-lane road between County B and WIS 22. Crews will also resurface sections of the roadway, improve intersections, and reconstruct the railroad crossing.

Website: http://projects.511wi.gov/47shawano/

Traffic impacts:

• WIS 47 is closed between County B and WIS 22. Traffic is detoured via WIS 47, WIS 22, and WIS 29. The road is scheduled to reopen in late October.
• Motorists on WIS 47 can expect to encounter single lane closures and flagging operations between WIS 29 and County B.

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

Location: Royalton railroad overpass to Jeanne Street, New London

Schedule: July 11 to September 30, 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 periodic single lane closures and flagging operations.

 

Wood County

Highway: County P (Old US 10), Auburndale (*updated*)

Location: US 10 to County F

Schedule: April 25 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:

• County P is closed between EZ-Avenue and North Road. No posted detour. The road is scheduled to reopen in late September.
• Beginning the week of September 26, motorists can expect closures on County P:

• Progress Street intersection (Part of the new local road system)
• Just west of the Marshfield Street intersection
• West side of the County M intersection
• East side of the North Road intersection
• Just east of the Connor Street intersection
• At the Connor Street/Leo Avenue intersection

 

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.