Release date: December 5, 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.
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, with work likely suspended until spring 2025.
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Douglas County
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: None; construction for 2024 has been completed.
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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 on I-94; construction for 2024 is expected to be completed Friday, Dec. 6, and work will resume in spring.
- Motorists will encounter left shoulder closures on I-94 in both directions between exits 4 (US 12) and 10 (WIS 65) throughout the winter.
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