Location
The bridges that carry I-94 over the St. Croix River between Hudson, WI, and Lakeland, Minn.
Overview
Both structures are in need of maintenance to extend their service lives. The Wisconsin Department of Transportation is proposing the following on:
- Construction on both bridges includes:
- Repairing the modular joints
- Making concrete surface repairs at the west abutments and piers
- Placing a new polymer overlay on the bridge decks
- Replacing pavement markings
- Construction on the westbound bridge also includes:
- Replacing the west end joint
- Completing spot painting of bridge pin and hanger system
- Construction on the eastbound bridge also includes:
- Replacing the sidewalk railing
- Construction on the retaining wall on the Wisconsin approach:
- Replacing the block wall crossing under and adjacent to I-94 and parallel to the pedestrian path
Schedule
Construction currently is scheduled for 2025 and 2026.
- Construction in 2025 is complete, and work will resume in spring 2026.
Traffic Impacts
During construction in 2026, I-94 will remain open to traffic, but multiple stages will be used to shift traffic to allow work on both bridges to be performed.
- During stages one and two:
- Westbound I-94 traffic will be reduced from three down to two through lanes, with one lane of westbound traffic remaining on the WB bridge and one lane of westbound traffic shifted onto the eastbound structure.
- Three lanes of eastbound traffic will remain on the eastbound bridge.
- During stages three and four:
- Westbound I-94 traffic will be reduced from three down to two through lanes, with two lanes of westbound traffic remaining on the westbound structure.
- One lane of eastbound I-94 traffic will remain on the eastbound bridge, and two lanes eastbound traffic will be shifted to the westbound bridge.
- The eastbound I-94 slip ramp will have a lane on the eastbound bridge, but it will drop at the WIS 35 exit ramp.
Contacts
Zach VanOstrand
WisDOT Northwest Region Consultant Project Manager
(952) 456-6707
zach.vanostrand@peservicesmn.com
Nicole Passuello
WisDOT Northwest Region Project Supervisor
(715) 833-5572
nicole.passuello@dot.wi.gov
Christena T. O'Brien
WisDOT Northwest Region Communications Manager
(715) 833-9814, (715) 828-9471
christena.obrien@dot.wi.gov
Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT)
Northwest Region, Eau Claire Office
718 W. Clairemont Ave.
Eau Claire, WI 54701
(715) 836-2891, (800) 991-5285
WI Telecommunications Relay System (TTY): 711
nwr.dtsd@dot.wi.gov