Monday, January 20, 2025
The Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) provides weekly road construction updates for counties in north central Wisconsin: Adams, Green Lake, Florence, Forest, Iron, Langlade, Lincoln, Marathon, Marquette, Menominee, Oneida, Portage, Price, Shawano, Vilas, Waupaca, Waushara, and Wood.
Construction schedules are dependent on favorable weather conditions and construction progress.
Iron County
Highway: US 2 (*updated*)
Location: Between WIS 122 and County B, town of Saxon
Schedule: April 18 to late July 2018
Cost: $925,000
Description: Crews will replace the bridge deck and make improvements to the approaches.
Traffic impacts: Motorists can expect to encounter single lane closures and temporary traffic signals.
Lincoln County
Highway: US 51
Location: WIS 64 interchange (Merrill)
Schedule: November 6, 2017 to June 14, 2018
Cost: $423,000
Description: Crews are repairing the US 51 bridge abutments.
Traffic impacts: Motorists on northbound US 51 can expect single lane closures, speed reductions and a 13-foot width restriction. Motorists on WIS 64 can expect lane closures and stop signs at US 51.
Portage County
Highway: I-39 and WIS 54
Locations:
Schedule: April 16 to late June 2018
Cost: $7.4 million
Description: Crews will resurface the highways. Improvements include applying a high-friction surface to the I-39 bridges over the Plover River, and to northbound I-39 between Business 51 and the North 2nd Street overpass.
Traffic impacts:
Highway: WIS 54
Location: I-39 interchange (Plover)
Schedule: April 2 to early June 2018
Cost: $414,000
Description: Crews will place a concrete deck overlay on the bridge and make improvements to the bridge approaches.
Traffic impacts: WIS 54 will be reduced to one lane on the bridge using temporary traffic signals. Some short-term ramp closures will be required.
Price County
Highway: WIS 182
Location: WIS 13 to Saunders Avenue and the Flambeau River bridge, in Park Falls
Schedule: May 22, 2017 to late May 2018
Cost: $2.8 million
Description: Crews replaced the bridge over the North Fork of the Flambeau River. Remaining work includes staining and sealing the new bridge, resurfacing WIS 182 between WIS 13 and Saunders Avenue, curb and gutter, and new sidewalks.
Website: https://projects.511wi.gov/wis182/
Traffic impacts: The bridge is open. Work is currently scheduled to resume on Monday, May 7. Motorists can expect to encounter lane closures, temporary traffic signals, and flagging operations.
Vilas County
Highway: US 51
Location: 3rd Avenue (Woodruff) to Tuckaway Road (Arbor Vitae)
Schedule: April 2 to mid-October 2019
Cost: $9.3 million
Description: Crews will reconstruct the highway to a five-lane configuration between 3rd Avenue and Tuckaway Road, replace storm sewer and culverts, replace water mains and sanitary sewer, replace traffic signals at the US 51/3rd Avenue and US 51/WIS 47 intersections, add right-turn lanes from US 51 to WIS 47, and replace street lighting.
Website: https://projects.511wi.gov/us51minocqua/
Traffic impacts: Motorists can expect to encounter lane closures, flagging operations, and some delays during peak travel hours. Access to adjacent properties will be maintained.
Waupaca County
Highway: US 45/WIS 96 intersection (*added*)
Schedule: April 16 to August 2018
Cost: $1.4 million
Description: Crews will reconstruct the intersection into a single-lane roundabout.
Traffic impacts:
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