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Northwest Wisconsin Highway Construction Update - Nov. 1, 2024

Road construction project updates from WisDOT for Barron, Burnett, Polk, Rusk, Sawyer, and Washburn counties.

Northwest Wisconsin Highway Construction Update - Nov. 1, 2024

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

  • Location: 26th Avenue north of Rice Lake to Pine Grove Road south of Sarona
  • Schedule: Sept. 5, 2023, to November 2024
  • Cost: $21.89 million
  • Description: Removing the existing and base course, placing a new base aggregate layer for drainage, replacing the pavement, rebuilding intersection approaches and installing cable barrier in the median between 26th and 27th avenues and a high-friction surface treatment on the pavement in the same area to reduce crossover and run-off-the-road crashes.
  • Traffic impacts: Traffic on US 53 is limited to a single lane in each direction. The speed limit is reduced to 55 mph in the work zone.

Burnett County

  • No current projects

Polk County

  • No current projects

Rusk County

  • No current projects

Sawyer County

Highway: County C

  • Location: Couderay River Bridge west of the village of Couderay
  • Schedule: Aug. 12 to November
  • Cost: $874,296
  • Description: Removing and replacing the bridge deck.
  • Traffic impacts: County C is closed at the bridge.

Washburn County

Highway: US 53

  • Location: Wildcat Road southeast of Spooner to County A
  • Schedule: July 31, 2023, to November 2024
  • Cost: $22.74 million
  • Description: Removing the existing pavement and a portion of the existing base course; placing a new base aggregate layer for drainage and new concrete pavement; replacing pavement on the interchange ramps at US 63 and WIS 70; replacing the pavement on WIS 70 between the ramp terminals; rebuilding existing intersection approaches; and rehabilitating the bridges on US 53 over the Yellow River and US 63 and WIS 70 bridge over US 53.
  • Traffic impacts: North- and southbound US 53 are open to a single lane in each direction, but the highway is anticipated to fully reopen by the end of the day Friday, Nov. 1.

Highway: US 53

  • Location: 26th Avenue north of Rice Lake to Pine Grove Road south of Sarona
  • Schedule: Sept. 5, 2023, to November 2024
  • Cost: $21.89 million
  • Description: Removing the existing and base course, placing a new base aggregate layer for drainage, replacing the pavement, rebuilding intersection approaches and installing cable barrier in the median between 26th and 27th avenues and a high-friction surface treatment on the pavement in the same area to reduce crossover and run-off-the-road crashes.
  • Traffic impacts: Traffic on US 53 is limited to a single lane in each direction. The speed limit is reduced to 55 mph in the work zone.

Last Update: Nov 01, 2024 8:09 am CDT

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