NORTHWEST WISCONSIN -- This week’s updates from the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) on road construction projects for Barron, Burnett, Polk, Rusk, Sawyer, and Washburn counties.
Barron County
Highway: US 53 South
- Location: Bridges over US 8, 20th Street, Knapp Street, County I, Chetek River, County A, County AA and Carlson School Road between Cameron and New Auburn
- Schedule: May 5 to mid-December, 2025 construction; March 1 to late September 2026, total project completion.
- Cost: $10.91 million
- Description of 2025 work: Replacing the decks on the bridges over County AA and County A; overlaying the decks with concrete on structures over Carlson School Road, Knapp Street and US 8; making miscellaneous repairs to bridges; completing prep work for 2026 construction on the bridges over the Chetek River, County I and 20th Street; and replacing guardrail at the structures.
- Traffic Impacts: Construction on southbound US 53 is complete for 2025, but:
- Motorists will encounter intermittent single-lane closures on County A and County AA and continuous single-lane closures on County I from Dec. 8-19 as crews complete temporary bridge pier work necessary for 2026’s replacement of the bridge carrying southbound US 53 over County I.
- This work originally was planned for Dec. 1-12 but was delayed because of frigid temperatures.
- Motorists will encounter intermittent single-lane closures on County A and County AA and continuous single-lane closures on County I from Dec. 8-19 as crews complete temporary bridge pier work necessary for 2026’s replacement of the bridge carrying southbound US 53 over County I.
Burnett County
- No current projects
Polk County
- No current projects
Rusk County
- No current projects
Sawyer County
- No current projects
Washburn County
- No current projects
Last Update: Dec 05, 2025 10:33 am CST
