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Northwest Region Construction Update - October 30th
The Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) provides weekly updates on road construction projects in the following counties in northwest Wisconsin: Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Buffalo, Burnett, Chippewa, Clark, Douglas, Dunn, Eau Claire, Jackson, Pepin, Pierce, Polk, Rusk, St. Croix, Sawyer, Taylor, Trempealeau and Washburn counties.
Ashland County
Highway: County GG
Location: County M to Spider Creek
Schedule: Oct. 19 to mid-November
Cost: $2.1 million
Description of work: Milling off a portion of the existing pavement and placing new pavement, widening paved shoulders to 3 feet, installing rumble strips and placing new pavement markings
Traffic impacts: County GG remains open to traffic, but motorists will encounter daily single-lane closures controlled by flagging.
Highway: WIS 77
Location: WIS 13 in Mellen to the Iron County line
Schedule: July 6 to late October
Cost: $3.59 million
Description of work: Milling off a portion of the existing pavement and placing new pavement; replacing storm sewer; installing centerline rumble strips; overlaying the deck on the Devil's Creek Bridge in Mellen; cleaning, removing or replacing culverts; replacing culvert end walls; replacing or removing guardrail; and placing new pavement markings
Traffic impacts: WIS 77 is open, but motorists will encounter daily single-lane closures controlled by flagging.
WIS 77 is expected to be fully open to traffic by the end of the day.
Ashland and Sawyer counties
Highway: WIS 13 and WIS 77
Location: WIS 13, Price County line to Morse Road between Mellen and Glidden, and WIS 77, Teal River Bridge northeast of Hayward
Schedule: WIS 13, April 27 to early November; WIS 77, July 27 to early November
Cost: $5.19 million
Description of work: WIS 13: Replacing, resetting, extending or abandoning more than 50 existing culvert pipes and constructing a new box culvert at Becky Creek; making concrete surface repairs at the bridge over Dryden Creek northwest of Glidden; patching the deck on the bridge over the Chippewa River southeast of Glidden; overlaying the deck with concrete on the bridge over Butternut Creek south of Butternut; and replacing guardrail at the structures and one other location in the project limits; WIS 77: Milling and overlaying the existing bridge deck, overlaying concrete pavement approach slabs, milling and overlaying roadway approaches, making concrete surface repairs on parapets, grouting voids under abutments, supplementing riprap at abutments, adjusting guardrail and installing new pavement markings
Traffic impacts: WIS 13 remains open to traffic, but motorists will encounter:
Single-lane closures controlled by temporary traffic signals at active culvert pipe installations
Single-lane closures controlled by flagging during paving at culvert sites typically on Fridays
WIS 77 at the Teal River is open to traffic, but motorists might encounter temporary single-lane closures controlled by flagging as finishing work is completed.
Barron County
Highway: County D
Location: Lake Chetek Bridge in Chetek
Schedule: Aug. 3 through late November
Cost: $2.39 million
Description of work: Placing a 1.5-inch concrete overlay over the bridge deck; repairing the concrete sidewalk, bridge piers and parapet; making joint repairs; cleaning drainage grates; painting bridge girders; milling 2 inches of the existing asphalt pavement on either side of the structure and paving 2 inches of hot-mix asphalt over the roadway; replacing curb, gutter and sidewalk; and restoring the landscape around the construction site
Traffic impacts: County D remains open to a single lane of traffic at the bridge controlled by temporary traffic signals.
Highway: US 63
Location: US 8 East in Turtle Lake to WIS 48 West in Cumberland
Schedule: July 20 to mid-November
Cost: $8.66 million
Description of work: Milling 2.25 inches of asphalt from the roadway surface and paving 3.25 inches of hot-mix asphalt; cleaning, lining or replacing culverts; replacing guardrail; replacing curb and gutter at various locations; installing new pavement markings; and completing the following improvements to increase safety: Installing shoulder rumble strips, placing a high-friction surface treatment on two curves and widening paved shoulders from 3 feet to 5 feet
Traffic impacts: US 63 is open to traffic, but motorists will encounter moving single-lane closures controlled by flagging and temporary traffic signals.
Bayfield County
Highway: WIS 13
Location: Lake Superior Wayside between Iron River and Port Wing about 0.48 mile west of Airport Road
Schedule: July 13 to late November
Cost: $3.98 million
Description of work: On the shoreline from the west property line to Jardine Creek: Armoring the toe of the slope using a 6-inch-thick layer of bedding stone, a 3-foot-thick layer of underlying stone and a 6-foot-thick layer of armor stone; excavating a 4:1 slope from the newly constructed armored to the top of the existing slope; and stabilizing the excavated slope with turf reinforcement mat and garden with topsoil and seed. At the wayside: Milling 2 inches of existing asphalt and paving 2 inches of new asphalt in the parking lot and WIS 13 entrance; upgrading the walking path to meet Americans With Disabilities Act standards by grading base aggregate and overlaying with 2 inches of new asphalt; replacing the culvert and apron end walls below the walking path to the lake and at the WIS 13 entrance to the wayside; replacing the timber guard posts bordering the parking area; and repairing the crack in the concrete slab under the pavilion
Traffic impacts: WIS 13 remains open to traffic, but the wayside is closed for the duration of work.
Highway: US 63
Location: Long Lake branch in Drummond
Schedule: July 13 to late November, 2026 construction; project will shut down for winter, with work resuming in spring 2027
Cost: $4.59 million
Description of work in 2026: Drawing down Mill Pond, realigning the Long Lake branch and building a bypass to carry a single lane of traffic during 2027 construction
Traffic impacts: US 63 is open to a single lane of traffic controlled by temporary traffic signals between Delta Drummond and Drummond Lake roads.
Buffalo County
Highway: County B
Location: WIS 37 to WIS 88
Schedule: Aug. 17 to mid-November
Cost: $1.66 million
Description of work: Pulverizing the existing pavement, relaying it on the roadway, compacting it and placing new asphalt over the road; replacing or extending culverts; adding guardrail to two bridges; and placing new pavement markings
Traffic impacts: County B is closed from WIS 37 to WIS 88.
Highway: County P
Location: Trempealeau River Bridge east of Fountain City in the town of Buffalo
Schedule: Feb. 23 to mid-November
Cost: $1.78 million
Description of work: Building a temporary bypass and structure, replacing the bridge, reconstructing roadway approaches and removing temporary bypass and structure
Traffic impacts: None.
Highway: WIS 35
Location: Waumandee Creek Bridge northwest of Fountain City
Schedule: Sept. 14 to late October
Cost: $554,732
Description of work: Making repairs to the bridge deck, overlaying the bridge deck with concrete and replacing tipping wing walls
Traffic impacts: None; project complete.
Burnett County
Highway: WIS 35
Location: Lanquist Street in Siren to WIS 70 East
Schedule: May 4 to mid-October
Cost: $8.55 million
Description of work: Replacing pavement with new concrete from Lanquist Street to Southshore Drive, replacing storm sewer and expanding its capacity from Lanquist to Works Progress Street, resurfacing the roadway from Southshore Drive to WIS 70 East, reviewing and revising access points, improving turning movements in all quadrants at the WIS 35 and WIS 70/County B intersection in the city of Siren, replacing traffic signals, replacing curb ramps and removing extra lanes from Park Street to Northshore Drive to reduce flooding potential
Traffic impacts: WIS 35 remains open to traffic, but motorists will encounter short-term lane closures as finishing work is completed.
Chippewa County
Highway: WIS 178
Location: Olson to Cashman drives in Chippewa Falls
Schedule: July 20 to late October
Cost: $1.01 million
Description of work: Installing a traffic signal at WIS 178 and Olson Drive and making access modifications at the adjacent intersection to the north, WIS 178 and Cashman Drive, by eliminating left-turn and through movements from the Cashman Drive approaches
Traffic Impacts: None; project complete.
Chippewa and Clark counties
Highway: WIS 29
Location: 320th Street east of Boyd to Koser Avenue west of Thorp
Schedule: May 11 to late October
Cost: $9.35 million
Description of work: Patching the concrete pavement, placing 3.75 inches of asphalt over the existing roadway, removing a portion of the existing pavement on the WIS 29 on- and off-ramps at the County H interchange in Stanley and on County H between the east- and westbound ramps and placing new asphalt pavement, repairing culverts as needed, rehabilitating the structure over Hay Creek east of Boyd and closing and removing the intersection on WIS 29 at 320th Street per the town of Delmar’s request
Traffic impacts: None; project complete.
Clark County
Highway: Catlin Avenue
Location: South Branch O’Neill Creek Bridge east of Granton
Schedule: Sept. 14 to late October
Cost: $499,310
Description of work: Replacing the bridge and reconstructing the roadway on both sides of the structure
Traffic Impacts: The road is closed from US 10 to Fremont Road.
Highway: Center Road
Location: North Fork Popple River Bridge northwest of Curtiss
Schedule: Sept. 14 to mid-November
Cost: $566,250
Description of work: Replacing the bridge and reconstructing roadway
Traffic Impacts: The road is closed at the structure.
Highway: Pine Road
Location: Roger Creek Bridge east of Stanley
Schedule: Aug. 31 to mid-October
Cost: $383,701
Description of work: Replacing the bridge and completing approach work
Traffic Impacts: None; project complete.
Highway: Pine Road
Location: South Fork Eau Claire River Bridge east of Thorp
Schedule: Oct. 5 to early November
Cost: $432,951
Description of work: Replacing the bridge and reconstructing the roadway approaching the bridge
Traffic Impacts: The road is closed at the structure.
Highway: Riplinger Road
Location: Nelson Creek Bridge northeast of Greenwood
Schedule: Oct. 12 to late November
Cost: $411,374
Description of work: Replacing the bridge
Traffic Impacts: Motorists are using a temporary bypass to get around the construction site.
Highway: Worden Road
Location: Wolf River Bridge
Schedule: Sept. 8 to mid-November
Cost: $817,652
Description of work: Replacing the bridge and completing approach work
Traffic Impacts: The road is closed at the structure.
Highway: WIS 13
Location: Porky Creek culverts between Abbotsford and Dorchester
Schedule: Aug. 5 to late October
Cost: $1.56 million
Description of work: Replacing sets of culvert structures, grading each site and placing new pavement over replacement sites
Traffic Impacts: WIS 13 is open to traffic, but motorists will encounter lane closures as centerline rumble strips are added, which currently is anticipated to occur on Friday, Nov. 6.
Douglas County
Highway: South Mail Road
Location: St. Croix River Bridge west of Gordon
Schedule: Sept. 21 to late November, 2026 construction; work will resume in spring 2027
Cost: $969,042
Description of work: Replacing the bridge and reconstructing approach pavement
Traffic Impacts: South Mail Road is closed between Hill Road and Crotte Brook Road.
Highway: Winter Street and Susquehanna Avenue
Location: Winter Street, US 53 to Susquehanna Avenue, and Susquehanna Avenue, Winter Street to US 2 (Belknap Street), all in the city of Superior
Schedule: Sept. 15 to mid-November
Cost: This project is part of the $1.8-billion Blatnik Bridge replacement project, which began in September, 2026, and is scheduled for completion in mid-2032.
Description of work: Removing a portion of existing pavement on Winter Street and Susquehanna Avenue and placing a new layer of asphalt over the roadways; adding a left-turn lane for northbound traffic on Susquehanna Avenue at the on-ramp to westbound US 2; adding pavement markings to delineate additional turn lanes, as room allows, on the corridor; adding temporary traffic signals on Winter Street at Grand Avenue; adding stop signs on Winter Street at Catlin Avenue and adjusting other stop signs at intersections along Winter Street; making pavement marking modifications along Belknap Street; and removing left-turn lanes along Belknap at Banks and Ogden avenues
Traffic Impacts: Winter Street remains open to traffic, but motorists will encounter:
Single-lane closures for the length of the project during working hours
Turn-lane closures on Winter Street at the Hammond Avenue intersection
Pedestrian traffic also is being detoured between Hammond and Catlin avenues
Winter Street is scheduled to be closed Wednesday, Nov. 4 at the BNSF rail crossing on the west end of the project, with traffic detoured via Tower Avenue, Belknap Street and Garfield Avenue.
Highway: WIS 13
Location: Bridge over US 2/53 southeast of Superior
Schedule: June 8 to late November
Cost: $1.43 million
Description of work: Replacing bridge joints, making surface repairs to abutments, cleaning and painting bridge girders and bearings, replacing concrete approach slabs at each end of bridge, replacing asphalt roadway approaches for about 100 feet and replacing the guardrail bridge connections
Traffic Impacts: WIS 13 and US 2/53 remain open to traffic, but motorists will encounter:
Single-lane closures on WIS 13 controlled by temporary traffic signals
Left lane closures on US 2/53 with a single lane of traffic shifted to the right shoulder
Highway: WIS 27
Location: Sandy Run Creek south of US 2
Schedule: Aug. 3 to late November
Cost: $1.66 million
Description of work: Removing the existing culvert, replacing it with a single-span concrete girder bridge, replacing approach pavement and guardrail and placing new pavement markings
Traffic Impacts: WIS 27 is closed from the project’s northern terminus to about four-tenths of a mile south of US 2.
Traffic will be detoured via Bayfield County N, County A and US 2.
Highway: WIS 105
Location: Unnamed tributary of the Pokegama River in Superior
Schedule: June 15 to mid-November
Cost: $3.06 million
Description of work: Removing the existing culvert, building a temporary bypass to carry a single lane of traffic during construction, constructing a bridge to replace the culvert, replacing pavement approaching the new structure, installing guardrail, removing the temporary bypass and repairing slopes disturbed by construction
Traffic Impacts: WIS 105 remains open to traffic, but motorists are using a bypass road controlled by temporary traffic signals to get around the construction site.
Truck traffic heading west is being detoured north to US 2 and MN 23 at 61st Street and Tower Avenue.
Truck traffic heading east is being detoured north to MN 23 and US 2 at MN 23 and East McCuen Street in Duluth, Minn.
Dunn County
Highway: WIS 29
Location: Red Cedar River Bridge in Menomonie
Schedule: Aug. 31 to late October
Cost: $400,000
Description of work: Replacing the bridge joints and placing new pavement markings
Traffic Impacts: WIS 29 is open, but motorists will encounter lane closures as pavement markings are placed today.
Highway: WIS 170
Location: Red Cedar River Bridge in Colfax
Schedule: Aug. 17 to late November
Cost: $1.88 million
Description of work: Replacing the bridge deck, one of the existing steel beams and concrete bridge approaches
Traffic Impacts: WIS 170 is reduced to a single lane of traffic controlled by temporary traffic signals.
Highway: US 12 and WIS 40
Location: US 12, Princeton Drive in Elk Mound to just north of WIS 29; and WIS 40, US 12 to County M in the village of Colfax
Schedule: March 30 to mid-November
Cost: $8.99 million
Description of work: Milling 2.25 inches of existing asphalt and paving 3.25 inches of hot-mix asphalt in rural areas; milling 3.25 inches of existing asphalt and paving 3.25 inches of hot-mix asphalt in urban areas; replacing joints on the Eighteen Mile Creek Bridge in village of Colfax; placing centerline rumble strips in rural areas; replacing cross culverts, guardrail and sidewalk curb ramps; and replacing the railroad crossing in the village of Colfax
Traffic Impacts: US 12 and WIS 40 are open to traffic, but motorists will encounter single-lane closures controlled by flagging as crews return to complete finishing work.
Eau Claire County
Highway: County Line Road
Location: 2,500 feet west of Jeffers Road to Jeffers Road
Schedule: July 20 to late October
Cost: $2.62 million
Description of work: Widening existing shoulders; adding curb and gutter; adding sidewalk and a shared-use trail; installing storm sewer, sanitary sewer lines and water main; constructing a roundabout at the intersection of County Line and Jeffers roads; installing lighting at the roundabout; and paving the roadway with asphalt
Traffic Impacts: Access to driveways west of Aspen Meadow Court will vary during concrete work.
For driveways in the middle of the project, residents might have to park on County Line Road at times.
Highway: County VV
Location: Bears Grass Creek Bridge northeast of Foster
Schedule: Aug. 19 to mid-October
Cost: $501,281
Description of work: Replacing the bridge, completing minor roadway approach work at replacing guardrail
Traffic Impacts: None; project complete.
Highway: I-94
Location: US 53 interchange to Mallard Road southwest of Eau Claire
Schedule: March 23 to late November, 2026 construction; and March 4, 2024, to late November 2026, overall project
Cost: $69.9 million
Description of 2026 work: Replacing the pavement on eastbound I-94 from Otter Creek to Mallard Road, the eastbound bridges over County J and County D and the box culvert carrying Kluckman Valley Creek under eastbound I-94 near County D; completing shoulders, removing temporary lanes and structures and restoring the interstate’s median
Traffic Impacts: I-94 is open to traffic, but motorists will encounter:
Single-lane closures in both directions during off-peak travel times with a reduced speed limit of 60 mph
Jackson County
Highway: Nichols Road
Location: Trout Run Creek Bridge south of Black River Falls
Schedule: Aug. 11 through late November
Cost: $1.26 million
Description of work: Replacing the bridge and pavement on both sides of the structure
Traffic Impacts: The road is closed from John Deere Road to the Irving Town Hall.
Pepin County
Highway: US 10
Location: WIS 25 North intersection west of Durand
Schedule: July 7 to mid-November
Cost: $2.62 million
Description of work: Constructing a single-lane roundabout at the intersection, installing curb and gutter, replacing culverts and storm sewer and installing lighting
Traffic Impacts: US 10 and WIS 25 North are open to traffic, but motorists will encounter:
Shoulder closures throughout the duration of the project
Switches to temporary lanes throughout the staging of reconstruction of the intersection
Lane closures controlled by flagging
Traffic is tentatively scheduled to be switched into the roundabout configuration on Wednesday, Nov. 4.
Polk County
Highway: 30th Street
Location: Willow River Bridge southeast of Clear Lake
Schedule: Sept. 14 to early November
Cost: $402,544
Description of work: Replacing the bridge and completing approach work
Traffic impacts: The road is closed at the bridge.
Highway: County H
Location: Apple River Bridge east of Balsam Lake
Schedule: Sept. 1 to early November
Cost: $790,773
Description of work: Replacing the bridge and reconstructing 300 feet of approach roadway and the intersection of County H and Apple River Lane
Traffic impacts: County H is closed at the bridge.
Traffic is being detoured via County G, County E and US 8.
Highway: WIS 46
Location: US 8 to WIS 35 in Milltown
Schedule: April 15 to early November
Cost: $8.49 million
Description of work: Recycling 4 inches of pavement in place on the rural portion of the project; placing 2.75 inches of new asphalt and installing centerline rumble strips; milling 3.25 inches of pavement in the village of Balsam Lake and placing 3.35 inches of new asphalt; cleaning, extending, lining or replacing culverts; replacing or adjusting existing guardrail; and replacing curb ramps in the village of Balsam Lake
Traffic impacts: WIS 46 is open to traffic, but motorists might encounter shoulder closures as finishing work is completed.
Highway: WIS 87
Location: US 8 to 240 feet north of Minnesota Street in St. Croix Falls
Schedule: April 24 to mid-November
Cost: $1.7 million
Description of work: Removing 3.25 inches of existing pavement and paving 3.25 inches of hot-mix asphalt, replacing curb ramps, removing roadway pavers, adjusting manhole covers, inlet covers and water valves, installing storm sewer and placing new pavement markings
Traffic impacts: WIS 87 is open to traffic, but motorists will encounter single-lane closures controlled by flagging operations.
Highway: US 8
Location: WIS 35 North to WIS 46 South
Schedule: May 11 to mid-November
Cost: $7.52 million
Description of work: Milling 2.25 inches of existing asphaltic surface and placing 3.25 inches new asphalt; reconstructing two locations of roadway where sloughing is occurring; widening the paved shoulders from 3 to 5 feet; installing centerline and shoulder rumble strips; cleaning, extending, lining or replacing existing culverts and replacing deteriorating end walls on some structures; replacing or adjusting guardrail; and completing roadside maintenance, including clearing and ditching
Traffic impacts: US 8 is open to traffic, but motorists will encounter intermittent lane closures controlled by flagging the week of Nov. 2.
Rusk County
Highway: US 8
Location: Little Soft Maple Creek northeast of Weyerhaeuser
Schedule: June 23 to early November
Cost: $1.92 million
Description of work: Constructing a temporary bypass on the north side of US 8 to carry traffic during construction, removing the existing box culvert, constructing a single-span bridge half at a time to replace it, replacing roadway approach pavement on both sides of the structure and installing guardrail
Traffic impacts: US 8 remains open to a single lane of traffic controlled by temporary traffic signals.
St. Croix County
Highway: I-94
Location: Bridges over Kinney Road and 100th Street between Roberts and Hudson
Schedule: March 30 to mid-October, 2026 construction; and Sept. 9, 2024, to mid-October 2026, overall project
Cost: $20.08 million
Description of 2026 work: Removing and replacing the eastbound I-94 bridges; replacing I-94 pavement on both sides of structures in both directions; installing storm sewer; replacing guardrail and pavement markings; removing temporary structures and travel lanes; and restoring the median
Traffic Impacts: None; project complete.
Highway: I-94
Location: St. Croix River bridges between Hudson and Lakeland, Minn.
Schedule: April 6 to mid-November, 2026 construction; Sept. 29, 2025, to mid-November 2026, overall project
Cost: $9.85 million
Description of 2026 work: Construction on both bridges includes: Replacing the modular and expansion joints, placing a new polymer overlay on the bridge decks, making concrete surface repairs, cleaning of bridge bearings and replacing pavement markings. Construction on the westbound bridge also includes making repairs on the east and west abutment back walls, completing spot painting of bridge pin and hanger system. Construction on the eastbound bridge also includes repairing the east abutment back wall and replacing the sidewalk railing. Construction on the retaining wall on the Wisconsin approach: Replacing the block wall crossing under and adjacent to I-94 and parallel to the pedestrian path.
Traffic impacts: I-94 remains open to traffic.
Eastbound traffic is operating on the eastbound bridge.
Traffic on westbound I-94 is reduced to two lanes through next week.
The ramp from southbound WIS 35 to westbound I-94 is tentatively scheduled to be closed from 8 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 4 through the end of the day on Thursday, Nov. 5.
This closure is schedule and weather dependent.
Sawyer County
Highway: WIS 27
Location: West Boylan Road northeast of Stone Lake to 700 feet north of West Carol Drive southwest of Hayward
Schedule: July 27 to early November
Cost: $5.21 million
Description of work: Milling off a portion of the existing roadway and placing new pavement, placing new base aggregate on shoulders, replacing or repairing and cleaning culverts, making spot repairs to curb and gutter and completing inlet maintenance
Traffic impacts: WIS 27 is open to traffic, but motorists will encounter single-lane closures controlled by flagging as finishing work is completed.
Trempealeau County
Highway: Elevator Street and West Street
Location: Elevator Street from West Street to North Street and West Street from US 10 to Elevator Street, all in Osseo
Schedule: Aug. 24 to early November
Cost: $957,975
Description of work: Removing the existing pavement structure and replacing it with base course and asphaltic pavement; adding 4-foot paved shoulders, curb and gutter, a 5-foot terrace and 5-foot sidewalk; and installing new storm sewer (The city also is replacing water main and sanitary sewer.)
Traffic impacts: Elevator and West streets are closed to through traffic.
Highway: County D
Location: Osley Lane in Ettrick to the Jackson County line
Schedule: July 13 to mid-October
Cost: $3.21 million
Description of work: Pulverizing and relaying the existing pavement and underlying base aggregate, paving 4 inches of new asphalt pavement; improving drainage by completing curb and gutter, ditching and storm sewer work; replacing culvert pipes; replacing or extending box culverts; replacing guardrail terminal ends; and placing new pavement markings
Traffic impacts: Motorists will encounter single-lane closures controlled by flagging as finishing work is completed.
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