The Wisconsin Department of Transportation 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.
Langlade County
Highway 52
Location: Wolf River bridge (town of Lily)
Schedule: June 18 to September 2018
Cost: $1.1 million
Description: Crews are replacing the 81-year-old truss bridge with a new concrete girder span structure that meets current design and safety standards.
Website: https://projects.511wi.gov/52wolfriverbridge/
Traffic impacts: Highway 52 is closed at the bridge and detoured via Highway 52, Highway 64 and Highway 55.
Lincoln County
Highway 8
Location: Between Klade Road and Gatewood Heights Road
Schedule: May 29 to mid-October 2018
Cost: $2.7 million
Description: Crews are replacing the pavement on Highway 8 and making improvements at the interchange with Highway 51.
Traffic impacts: Motorists can expect flagging operations, lane shifts, single lane closures and some minor delays.
Marathon County
Highway 97
Location: Between South Street (Stratford) and Highway 29
Schedule: July 9 to early October 2018
Cost: $4 million
Description: Crews are resurfacing the highway, replacing several culverts, applying a polymer overlay to the Big Eau Pleine River bridge deck and installing centerline rumble strips.
Website: https://projects.511wi.gov/wis97marathon/
Traffic impacts: Motorists can expect flagging operations, lane shifts and temporary traffic signals.
Highway 29
Location: Wausau to Hatley
Schedule: June 18 to late August 2018
Cost: $903,000
Description: Crews will apply a polymer overlay to the bridge decks.
Traffic impacts: Motorists can expect to encounter single lane closures, speed reductions and ramp closures. Each ramp closure will have a posted detour.
Marquette County
Highway 22/23
Location: Fifth Street to North Junction (Montello)
Schedule: July 23 to November 2018
Cost: $1.8 million
Description: Improvements include resurfacing the highway, bridge deck improvements, bridge maintenance, reconstruction of curb ramps and concrete repair.
Traffic impacts: Motorists can expect to encounter lane closures, flagging operations, temporary traffic signals, parking restrictions and some restrictions on turning movements.
Menominee County
Highway 47/55
Location: Between the Shawano County line and Duquaine Road
Schedule: May 30 to November 2018
Cost: $3 million
Description: Crews are reconstructing the highway. Improvements include construction of a roundabout at the intersection with Standing Pines Drive.
Website: https://projects.511wi.gov/47menominee/
Traffic impacts: Motorists can expect lane closures, flagging operations and an 11-foot lane width restriction. Duquaine Road is closed to through traffic until late August.
Portage County
Business Highway 51 (Post Road)
Location: Hickory Street to Minnesota Avenue
Schedule: July 11 to early November 2019
Cost: $15.3 million
Description: Work includes reconstructing the roadway, adding raised medians, widening the bridge over McDill Pond and making intersection modifications.
Website: https://projects.511wi.gov/business51/
Traffic impacts: Business Highway 51 will remain open to at least one lane in each direction. Motorists can expect to encounter flagging operations, lane closures and traffic shifts.
Interstate-39 and Highway 54
Locations: I-39 (Highway 54 to North Second Street)
Schedule: April 23 to Aug. 17, 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 Highway 51 and the North Second Street overpass.
Traffic impacts: Motorists on I-39 can expect to encounter single lane closures and speed reductions. Some nighttime ramp closures are possible between 8 p.m. and 6 a.m.
Price County
Highway 13
Location: Highway A to Highway D
Schedule: June 18 to late September 2018
Cost: $3.5 million
Description: Crews will resurface the highway. Improvements include replacing culverts at Cranberry Creek and the North Fork Jump River.
Traffic impacts: Motorists can expect to encounter lane closures, flagging operations and temporary traffic signals.
Shawano County
Highway 45
Location: Mentzel Road to Highway 29
Schedule: July 9 to late October 2018
Cost: $3.3 million
Description: Crews will resurface the highway. Other improvements include replacing culverts, resurfacing the deck of the Embarrass River bridge, improving drainage and installing centerline rumble strips.
Traffic impacts: Motorists on Highway 45 can expect lane closures, flagging operations and temporary traffic signals.
Vilas County
Highway 51
Location: Third Avenue (Woodruff) to Tuckaway Road (Arbor Vitae)
Schedule: April 2, 2018, to mid-October 2019
Cost: $9.3 million
Description: Crews will reconstruct the highway to a five-lane configuration between Third Avenue and Tuckaway Road, replace storm sewer and culverts, replace water mains and sanitary sewer, replace traffic signals at the Highway 51/Third Avenue and Highway 51/Highway 47 intersections, add right-turn lanes from Highway 51 to Highway 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. Highway 51 is open to two lanes in each direction until late August. However, motorists can continue to expect traffic impacts on Highway 47.
Waupaca County
Highway 45/Highway 96 intersection
Schedule: April 16 to Aug. 17, 2018
Cost: $1.4 million
Description: Crews will reconstruct the intersection into a single-lane roundabout.
Website: https://projects.511wi.gov/4596int/
Traffic impacts:
- Motorists can expect to encounter daytime, single lane closures and flagging operations.
- Highway 96 is closed at the intersection and detoured via Highway 110, Highway 10 and Highway 76. It is scheduled to reopen on Aug. 8.
- Highway 45 is open to one lane in each direction.
Wood County
Highway 13
Schedule: July 10 to October 2018
Cost: $3.2 million
Description: Crews will replace mainline pavement from Lakewood Lane to Ranger Road. Joint repairs will occur from Ranger Road to Highway 73.
Traffic impacts: Motorists can expect to encounter single lane closures and traffic shifts. Crews will close the east access to/from Church Avenue until Aug.15.
Motorists are reminded that using handheld cellphones in Wisconsin work zones is illegal.
