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.
- US 53 is scheduled to fully reopen to traffic the evening of Friday, Nov. 15.
- The high-friction surface treatment between 26th and 27th avenues will be completed in spring 2025.
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: None; project complete.
Washburn 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.
- US 53 is scheduled to fully reopen to traffic the evening of Friday, Nov. 15.
- The high-friction surface treatment between 26th and 27th avenues will be completed in spring 2025.
Last Update: Nov 15, 2024 9:04 am CST
