The following updates are for the week of August 25, 2019. Construction schedules are dependent on favorable weather conditions and construction progress. This update can also be viewed online: https://projects.511wi.gov/weeklyupdates-nc/
Shawano County
Highway: WIS 22
Location: Between County B and Zingler Street & Main Street and County BE
Schedule: July 15, 2019 to November 1, 2019
Traffic impacts:
- Single lane closures and 10’ lane widths on WIS 22 between County HHH/Airport Road and County BE will continue through September.
- Single lane closures on WIS 22 between Main Street and CTH HHH will continue.
- WIS 22 (Green Bay Street) will remain closed at the railroad crossing between Hamlin Street and Ellis Street. A signed detour will be in place utilizing Main Street to WIS 29 to Airport Road. No access across the railroad will be allowed as it will be under construction. Access to businesses and residents within the closure limits will be maintained. Work along WIS 22 (Green Bay Street) outside the road closure limits will continue with lane closures, access to businesses and residents will be maintained.
- All lanes west of County HHH are anticipated to be open to traffic during the Shawano County Fair. Lane closures east of County HHH will remain. Lane closures and additional work will start back up after the County Fair.
Anticipated work scheduled for next week, crews will:
- Continue work on the new box culvert at Murray Creek
- Continue Milling and Paving operations on Green Bay St between County HHH and Main Street
Marathon County
Highway: County WW (Local Project)
Location: Wisconsin River Bridge, Brokaw (Village of Maine)
Schedule: April 22, 2019 to May 22, 2020
Traffic impacts: Traffic is currently maintained on a single lane, 10.5 feet in width, on the existing bridge with temporary traffic signals. Half of the bridge deck will be removed and constructed.
Anticipated work scheduled for next week: Crews will prepare for bridge deck concrete pouring, install deck steel and tentatively pour concrete on September 6, 2019.
Portage County
Highway: US 10
Location: From I-39 to County E, west of I-39
Description: Crews will place polymer overlays on six bridge decks; three on eastbound and three on westbound US 10.
Schedule: Project scheduled to begin on Monday, August 19, 2019 to mid-September 2019.
Traffic impacts: Motorists can expect to encounter lane closures in both directions on US 10. A regulatory speed limit reduction will be implemented with the project. The speed limit will be reduced from 65 mph to 55 mph.
Anticipated work scheduled for next week: Continue with westbound polymer overlays, start eastbound polymer overlays.
Highway: Business 51
Location: Mac Arthur Way – Minnesota Avenue
Schedule: March 18, 2019 to Spring 2020
Traffic impacts:
- On Monday August 19, 2019 crews placed west bound traffic on the newly constructed westbound lanes of County HH. Traffic on County HH will remain reduced to one lane in each direction.
- Pedestrian traffic can resume utilizing the sidewalk on the east side of Business 51 and the south side of County HH.
- Tommy’s turnpike at Business 51 remains closed.
- Traffic on Business 51 has been reduced to one lane in each direction between Mac Arthur Way and Minnesota Avenue. All traffic on Business 51 has been shifted to the newly constructed northbound lanes.
Anticipated work scheduled for next week:
- Crews will work toward placing the median curb and gutter on County HH.
- Crews will complete the new watermain system on the west side of Business 51.
- Crews will continue working on raising the bridge girders over McDill Pond.
- Crews will continue installing the remaining storm sewer items from Elm Street to Cedar Street.
Website: https://projects.511wi.gov/business51/
Highway: WIS 66
Location: At the bridge over the Plover River, between Country Club Drive and Ridge Road.
Schedule: July 15, 2019 to late September
Traffic impacts: Traffic on WIS 66 will be reduced to one, 11’ max width lane in each direction. The speed limit will be reduced from 40 mph to 30 mph.
Anticipated work scheduled for next week: Concrete work on bridge approaches and curb and gutter.
