Highway Maintenance Traffic Impacts

Maintenance work on state and federal highways

Schedule

Highway Maintenance Traffic Impacts in Northeast Wisconsin

Scheduled traffic impacts week of October 5

The Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) Northeast Region provides a weekly list of expected upcoming traffic impacts for maintenance work on state highways in Northeast Wisconsin and maintenance/inspections on the state’s lift bridges. Maintenance is provided by county highway department crews or WisDOT Bureau of Structures bridge experts. Maintenance operation schedules can change due to weather and maintenance crew manpower. Check back often for schedule and traffic impact updates throughout the week.

For more information, please contact Missy Kok or Mark Kantola
Melissa2.kok@dot.wi.gov or call (920) 492-5743
Mark.Kantola@dot.wi.gov or call (920) 492-4153

SB=Southbound NB=Northbound EB=Eastbound WB=Westbound

Northeast Wisconsin Lift Bridge 2026 Routine Maintenance and Inspections

Bridge engineers and maintenance crews will conduct routine maintenance and inspection of the following lift bridges in Northeast Wisconsin. Work typically includes inspection of the electrical, mechanical, and hydrological systems, along with structural inspections of the infrastructure. Crews will also conduct bridge washing during the annual bridge maintenance. Please see WisDOT’s Lift Bridge Information website for how WisDOT keeps bridges safe and efficient for all users on state highways.

Ray Nitschke Memorial Bridge (Dousman and Main Streets), city of Green Bay: FULL CLOSURE

  • The City of Green Bay’s Department of Public Works is conducting construction operations on the Ray Nitschke Memorial Bridge (Dousman and Main Streets) over the Fox River. The bridge will be CLOSED to vehicular and pedestrian traffic from Monday, October 12, 2026, through Friday, October 30, 2026.
    • During this closure, the drawbridge operating schedule will also be impacted, including changes to advance notice requirements and periods when the bridge will be secured to masted navigation.
  • Marine Vessel Impacts:  Ray Nitschke Memorial Bridge at Mile 1.58, over the Fox River at Green Bay, Wisconsin: From October 12 to 23, 2026, between 6 a.m. and 8 p.m. daily, mariners shall provide two-hour advance notice for bridge operation, except during periods when the bridge will be secured to masted navigation: 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. on October 19 and from 6 a.m. on October 20 through 8 p.m. on October 21. Vessels able to pass under the bridge may do so at any time.
  • Traffic Impacts: Ray Nitschke Memorial Bridge (Dousman Street and Main Street over the Fox River) will be CLOSED to motorists and pedestrians from Monday, October 12, 2026, to Friday, October 30, 2026. Dousman Street will be closed west of the Fox River at Broadway. Main Street will be closed east of the Fox River at Washington Street

Brown County

  • Maintenance crews will have routine bridge inspections on NB and SB I-41 at WIS 172 and at Parkview Road on Monday, October 5 to Friday, October 9 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. A moving lane closure will be used during inspections.
  • Maintenance crews will have routine bridge inspections on SB I-43 at Pine Grove Road on Monday, October 5 to Friday, October 9 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. A moving lane closure will be used during inspections.
  • Maintenance crews will have work on the EB WIS 172 off-ramp to County GV on Tuesday, October 6 to Friday, October 9 from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m.
    • The ramp will be closed, overnights, Tuesday – Friday, 7 p.m. to 6 a.m.

Door County

  • Maintenance crews will be repairing pavement on SB WIS 57 between Cedar Road and the south county line beginning Monday, October 5 to 5 p.m., Thursday, October 8. A continuous lane closure will be used during repairs.

Fond du Lac County

  • Maintenance crews will be repairing NB and SB WIS 67 between County F and County B beginning at 5 a.m., Monday, October 5 to 3 p.m., Wednesday, October 14. A full closure will be used during repairs. Detour is to utilize US 45 and County B

Manitowoc County

  • Maintenance crews will have routine bridge inspections on SB I-43 at Westview Road on Monday, October 5 to Friday, October 9 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. A moving lane closure will be used during inspections.
  • Maintenance crews will have pavement repairs on NB and SB I-43 between the north county line and south county line on Monday, October 5 through Thursday, October 8 from 6 a.m. to 4 p.m. A moving lane closure will be used during repairs.

Marinette County

  • Maintenance crews will be repairing pavement on NB and SB US 41 between County Y and the south county line on Monday, October 5 through Friday, October 9. A continuous lane closure will be used during repairs.
  • Maintenance crews will be repairing pavement on SB US 141 between WIS 64 and the south county line on Monday, October 5 through Friday, October 9. A continuous lane closure will be used during repairs.

Sheboygan County

  • Maintenance crews will be pavement marking on NB and SB I-43 between WIS 42 and WIS 28 on Monday, October 5 to Thursday, October 8 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Various  lane closured will be used during repairs.
  • Maintenance crews will be crack filling on EB WIS 23 between County A and County P on Monday, October 5 to Thursday, October 8 from 6 a.m. to 4 p.m. Various lane closures will be used during repairs.
  • Maintenance crews will be repairing pavement on EB WIS 23 between WIS 67 and County O on Thursday, October 8  and Friday, October 9 from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Various lane closures will be used during repairs.

Winnebago County

  • Maintenance crews will be working on a culvert on EB US 10 between Hickory Avenue and Pioneer Road on Monday, October 5 to 4 p.m., Thursday, October 8.  A continuous lane closure will be used during repairs.

*All maintenance operations are weather-dependent and subject to change*