Release date: November 21, 2024
The Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) provides weekly updates on road construction projects in the following counties in northwest Wisconsin: Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Buffalo, Burnett, Chippewa, Clark, Douglas, Dunn, Eau Claire, Jackson, Pepin, Pierce, Polk, Rusk, St. Croix, Sawyer, Taylor, Trempealeau and Washburn counties.
Bayfield County
Highway: WIS 13
Location: Thompson Creek to 2nd Avenue West, city of Washburn
Schedule: March 11 to November
Cost: $8.32 million
Description: Replacing the pavement on WIS 13 and storm sewer, curb, gutter and sidewalk; replacing or upgrading all intersection curb ramps to meet Americans With Disabilities Act standards; and replacing streetlights. In addition, the city has a concurrent project replacing aging sewer and water utilities.
Traffic impacts: None; project complete.
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Chippewa County
Highway: 240th Street
Location: Paint Creek Bridge between 30th and 40th Avenues southwest of Cadott
Schedule: Sept. 3 to early November
Cost: $516,115
Description: Replacing the bridge, approach pavement on either side and pavement markings.
Traffic impacts: None; project complete.
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Highway: US 53
Location: 40th Avenue in Lake Hallie to County B in the town of Tilden
Schedule: April 1 to late June 2026
Cost: $36.6 million
Description: Replacing the pavement on north- and southbound US 53, the ramps at the Business 29/County X, County S and County B interchanges and the crossroads between ramp terminals along County S and County B; completing polymer overlays on the four bridges over the Chippewa River and Business 29/County X; replacing guardrail and right-of-way fence; maintaining culverts through cleaning and making end repairs and replacing one cross culvert; repairing erosion on the east side of a box culvert that carries Tilden Creek south of County B; and installing a high-friction surface treatment on the pavement near the Business 29/County X interchange on US 53 to reduce run-off-the-road and out-of-control crashes, plantings for snow fence to minimize snow drifting at four locations, new pavement markings and shoulder rumble strips.
Traffic impacts: None; the project is expected to be shut down Friday, Nov. 22, with work resuming next spring.
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Clark County
Highway: Kington Road
Location: Nelson Creek Bridge north of the city of Loyal
Schedule: Oct. 30 to late November
Cost: $336,867
Description: Replacing the bridge, approach pavement and pavement markings.
Traffic impacts: Kington Road is closed at the bridge. Work is anticipated to be suspended until spring 2025.
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Highway: Mann Road
Location: North Branch O’Neill Creek Bridge south of Loyal
Schedule: Oct. 9 to late November
Cost: $300,734
Description: Replacing the bridge, approach pavement and pavement markings.
Traffic impacts: Mann Road is closed from County K to Sparrow Avenue, but the structure is expected to reopen to traffic Friday, Nov. 22.
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Highway: Romadka Avenue
Location: Middle Branch O’Neill Creek Bridge north of Granton
Schedule: Oct. 7 to late November
Cost: $383,723
Description: Replacing the bridge, approach pavement and pavement markings.
Traffic impacts: Romadka Avenue has reopened to traffic.
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Highway: Starks Road
Location: South Fork Eau Claire River Bridge northwest of Greenwood
Schedule: Sept. 9 to late November
Cost: $585,646
Description: Replacing the bridge, approach pavement and pavement markings.
Traffic impacts: Starks Road is closed at the bridge.
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Douglas County
Highway: County C
Location: Minnesota state line to Barnes Road southwest of the village of Oliver
Schedule: Oct. 16, 2024, to Oct. 1, 2025
Cost: $5.1 million
Description: Reconstructing the existing roadway with new asphalt, making railroad crossing improvements, realigning the County C/W intersection and installing culverts and pavement markings.
Traffic impacts: None; construction in 2024 is complete, and work will resume in 2025.
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Highway: WIS 105
Location: Minnesota state line to WIS 35 in the city of Superior
Schedule: Aug. 29 to spring 2025
Cost: $4.18 million
Description: Mitigating water bubbling though the pavement near the bridge over the St. Louis River by constructing a French drain in the ditch line; repairing the settlement area at the Little Pokegama River by excavating 15 feet to 19 feet below the existing road surface, adding a pipe underdrain system to allow water to flow out of the slope and placing a four-foot gravel layer, which will then be covered by granular backfill to the bottom of the new pavement structure; repairing the slope 1,700 feet west of the river by constructing a drainage trench filled with a pipe underdrain system to allow water to flow out of the slope, installing sheet pile at the bottom of the slope to prevent sliding and rebuilding the slope with soils less susceptible to failure; repairing “sliver fill” (thin layer of new soils placed over existing soils) failure across from Billings Drive by constructing a “stability trench” in the shoulder of the road; making culvert repairs in spot locations; upgrading and modernizing select sidewalk curb ramp slopes; removing and replacing curb and gutter in the village of Oliver; removing and replacing guardrail at the Oliver Bridge and County W; and resurfacing the roadway.
Traffic impacts: Motorists might encounter an intermittent lane or shoulder closure as finishing work for 2024 is completed.
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Dunn County
Highway: I-94
Location: Safety and Weight Enforcement Facility (SWEF) on westbound I-94 east of Menomonie
Schedule: March 19 to November
Cost: $10.95 million
Description: Renovating and expanding the existing SWEF building; replacing the pavement in the parking lots and on the ramp/loop roadways; constructing an approximate 200-foot communications tower near the renovated SWEF building; reconfiguring the exit off I-94; constructing a new virtual weigh station along westbound US 12/WIS 29 west of the I-94 interchange; and constructing a remote truck pull-off site along County B south of I-94 between Walton Avenue and 3M Drive in Dunn County. (The pull-off site will be constructed concurrently with a reconstruction project scheduled to start April 1 on County B from US 12/WIS 29 to the eastbound I-94 entrance and exit ramps at the I-94/County B interchange.)
Traffic impacts: The roadway work is scheduled to be completed and the site reopened Friday, Nov. 22.
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Eau Claire County
Highway: I-94
Location: US 53 interchange to Mallard Road southwest of Eau Claire
Schedule: March 4, 2024, to November 2026
Cost: $69.9 million
Description: Removing and replacing the pavement on I-94 from Otter Creek to Mallard Road; resurfacing the shoulders and completing concrete pavement repair on I-94 and collector roads from the western project limits to Otter Creek; resurfacing the I-94/US 53 interchange, the approaching pavement on US 53 and the interchange ramps; widening the eastbound I-94 bridge over Otter Creek; removing and replacing the east- and westbound bridges over County D and County J with structures that meet vertical clearance requirements and are wide enough to handle future four-lane temporary traffic; removing and replacing a box culvert near County D; repairing storm sewer; and placing new pavement markings.
Traffic impacts: Motorists might encounter lane closures as traffic control is prepped for winter shutdown.
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Pierce County
Highway: South Wasson Lane
Location: Just north of WIS 29/35 to East Cascade Avenue in River Falls
Schedule: July 22 to late October
Cost: $4.05 million
Description: Reconstructing South Wasson Lane, building a single-lane roundabout with sidewalk at the intersection of South Wasson Lane and East Cascade Avenue, reconstructing the shared-use path along the west side of South Wasson Lane, replacing curb, gutter and storm sewer; and installing streetlights.
Traffic impacts: None; project complete.
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Highway: WIS 35
Location: Between Chestnut and Green streets in Maiden Rock
Schedule: April 29 to November
Cost: $3.28 million
Description: Replacing retaining walls at W3338 WIS 35 and W3487 WIS 35, removing a portion of the existing roadway pavement and overlay it with asphalt; replacing curb and gutter; installing a railing at W3338 WIS 35; and placing new pavement markings.
Traffic impacts: None; project complete.
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Highway: US 10
Location: WIS 29/35 in Prescott to the south junction of US 63 west of Ellsworth
Schedule: March 11 to October
Cost: $14.35 million
Description: Removing a portion of the existing pavement on the approximate 14-mile stretch of US 10 and placing new asphalt pavement; widening paved shoulders from 3 feet to 5 feet; replacing culverts at Spring Creek on US 10 just west of the 760th Street and 730th Street intersections west of Ellsworth; replacing existing box culverts on US 10 with bridges just east of 1040th Street and west of Cross Town Road; and replacing guardrail and pavement markings along the entire length of the project.
Traffic impacts: None; project complete.
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St. Croix County
Highway: I-94
Location: Bridges over Kinney Road and 100th Street between Roberts and Hudson
Schedule: Sept. 9, 2024, to mid-October 2026
Cost: $20.08 million
Description: Replacing the bridges, with the westbound bridges replaced in 2025 and eastbound structures in 2026; replacing 1,000 to 1,200 feet of the I-94 pavement on both sides of structures in both directions; installing storm sewer; and replacing guardrail and pavement markings.
Traffic impacts: None, but motorists will encounter intermittent lane closures the week of Dec. 2 as crews prepare the site for winter shutdown.
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Trempealeau County
Highway: I-94
Location: County NN north of Osseo to the east county line
Schedule: July 18, 2022, to November 2024
Cost: $23.69 million
Description: Removing and replacing existing east- and westbound I-94 and I-94/US 10 interchange ramp concrete pavement, adding right-turn lanes at the I-94/US 10 interchange in Osseo and completing a polymer/chip seal on the US 10 bridge over I-94.
Traffic impacts: None; project complete.
For more information regarding traffic impacts, transportation news and improvement project updates in Wisconsin’s Northwest Region:
For more information, contact:
Christena T. O'Brien, Northwest Region Communications Manager
(715) 833-9814, (715) 828-9471,
christena.obrien@dot.wi.gov