This week’s updates from the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) on road construction projects for Barron, Burnett, Polk, Rusk, Sawyer, and Washburn counties.
Northwest Region Pavement Marking
Highway: Various
Location: Various
Schedule: May 17 to October
Cost: $1.04 million
Description: Completing longline marking of centerlines and edge lines and special marking of words, arrows, stop bars, diagonals, curbs and crosswalks.
Barron County
Highway: WIS 25
Location: Just north of the WIS 25/County D intersection south of Barron
Schedule: Aug. 2 to September
Cost: $382,688
Description: Replacing two culverts and the asphalt road surface above them and marking the pavement.
Traffic impacts: Traffic is reduced to a single lane through the project area. Temporary traffic signals are being used to coordinate traffic at the County D intersection.
Burnett County
Highway: County B
Location: North Fork Clam River Bridge
Schedule: June 28 to August
Cost: $434,400
Description: Rehabilitating the bridge.
Traffic impacts: County B is closed at the structure; Burnett County has signed a local detour.
Polk County
Highway: WIS 46 (Keller Avenue)
Location: Snow Street to the York Park entrance, city of Amery
Schedule: May 3 to September
Cost: $1.87 million
Description: Resurfacing WIS 46, reducing the number of traffic lanes to one in each direction with a two-way left-turn lane in the center by adding new lane markings, upgrading traffic signal systems at the intersections of Broadway Street East (County F) and Birch Street to current standards and replacing curb ramps throughout the project limits.
Traffic impacts: WIS 46 is closed from Broadway Street East (County F) to Hyland Street; traffic is being detoured via WIS 46, US 63 and US 8.
Highway: County M
Location: South county line to County K
Schedule: June 14 to September
Cost: $4.8 million
Description: Pulverizing existing pavement and repaving the road
Traffic impacts: Motorists might encounter single-lane closures as the project is wrapped up next week.
Highway: 165th Avenue
Location: Fox Creek Bridge, town of Apple River
Schedule: July 21 to September
Cost: $348,322
Description: Replacing the bridge.
Traffic impacts: The road is closed to traffic at the bridge.
Highway: 40th Street
Location: Apple River Bridge, northwest of Turtle Lake in the town of Beaver
Schedule: July 22 to September
Cost: $398,531
Description: Replacing the bridge.
Traffic impacts: Motorists will use a temporary bypass being built by the contractor once the bridge is closed to traffic.
Rusk County
Highway: WIS 40
Location: Devils Creek Bridge north of Bruce
Schedule: July 6 to September
Cost: $853,908
Description: Replacing the bridge.
Traffic impacts: WIS 40 is closed at the project site; traffic is being detoured via US 8, WIS 27 and WIS 70.
Highway: County B
Location: Middle Fork Main Creek Bridge south of Glen Flora
Schedule: June 14 to late August
Cost: $436,995
Description: Replacing the bridge.
Traffic impacts: County B is closed at the project site.
Highway: County D
Location: Little Jump River Bridge, two miles west of Sheldon
Schedule: July 14 to Sept. 28
Cost: $716,253
Description: Replacing the bridge.
Traffic impacts: County D is closed at the project site.
Washburn County
Highway: US 53
Location: US 53/WIS 77 intersection in Minong
Schedule: May 3 to August
Cost: $1.25 million
Description: Reconstructing the existing US 53/WIS 77 intersection as a J-turn, an intersection that reduces conflict points that can lead to crashes at crossings by rerouting left-turning and through traffic from the side road.
Traffic impacts: None at present.
Highway: US 53
Location: Between Mackey and Ross roads in the town of Trego
Schedule: March 17, 2021 to November 2022
Cost: $17.65 million
Description: Reconstructing US 53 from Mackey Road to existing US 63, relocating US 63 to closely follow the existing Wild River State Trail and constructing a new grade separated interchange connecting US 53 with realigned US 63, new west frontage road from Mackey Road to County E and turn lanes along US 53 at existing intersections, including Mackey, O’Brien and Ross roads.
Traffic impacts:
- US 53 is reduced to a single lane in both directions, and the speed limit has been reduced from 65 mph to 55 mph.
- Temporary signals are in operation at the US 53 intersections at US 63/Liesch Road.
- US 63 lanes are restricted to 13 feet, and the speed limit has been reduced from 55 mph to 45 mph.
- County E is detoured onto Liesch Road.
- A portion of the Wild Rivers State Trail is being detoured.
Highway: County D
Location: County T South to County T North near Birchwood
Schedule: July 7 to August
Cost: $743,142
Description: Pulverizing existing pavement, repaving and placing new signs and pavement markings.
Traffic impacts: None; project complete.
Last Update: Aug 16, 2021 8:44 am CDT
