2026 Construction Restart:

Work on I-41, between Burleigh Street and Good Hope Road is scheduled to resume in mid-March 2026.

2026 Traffic Impacts:

Long-term lane and ramp closures will be needed to facilitate 2026 construction. Closures are anticipated to begin in mid-March 2026.

During these long-term closures, traffic will be reduced from three lanes in each direction to two lanes in each direction. Traffic may be reduced to one lane in each direction only during overnight hours with occasional overnight full freeway closures, as needed. In addition to long-term lane and ramp closures, a long-term full closure of Mill Road under I-41 will take place.

Learn more about Mill Road structure project here

Project improvements for this section include:

Pavement rehabilitation of the mainline and various ramps, lighting and signing improvements, resurfacing Good Hope Road between the I-41 terminals, beam guard upgrades, signals upgrades, spot barrier replacement, media inlet repairs and replacement. Additionally, turning radii improvements are proposed at the Good Hope Road southbound ramp terminal.

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Structure improvements included in this section:

• Bridge overlay and painting for the I-41 bridges over the Union Pacific Railroad
• Bridge overlay for the I-41 bridges over Carmen Avenue
• Painting and repair of the Florist Avenue bridge over I-41
• Bridge overlay and painting of the I-41 bridges over US 41 southbound / WIS 175 southbound
• Bridge overlay of the I-41 bridges over US 41 northbound / WIS 175 northbound
• Painting of the Good Hope Road bridges over I-41
• Replacement of the median sign structure south of Florist Avenue
• Repairs on other sign structures

Schedule:

Work between Silver Spring Drive and Good Hope Road is scheduled to begin in late September 2025, with completion scheduled for fall 2026. Work will be paused during the winter months and will resume in the spring 2026.  All work is weather dependent and subject to change.