Traffic Impacts
Motorists can expect the following impacts on:
- WIS 29:
- The 50th Avenue interchange closed, and traffic is being detoured via County J and County X.
- The inside shoulders on east- and westbound WIS 29 are closed at 50th Avenue through mid-May.
- Lane closures between County X and County J will be in place daily during the week to June.
- County J:
- The highway remains open to traffic at 50th Avenue and will throughout construction, using temporary roadway and flagging operations.
- 50th Avenue:
- The road is closed between Stillson Elementary School and 171st streets to September, and traffic is being detoured using 160th Street, 40th Avenue, County J and County X.
- Access to residences and businesses is being maintained throughout construction.
For the roundabout construction project:
- During stage 1:
- County J: Open to traffic on existing roadway.
- 50th Avenue: Closed fully west of 171st Street. Open to local traffic between 171st Street and County J and from east of County J to 174th Street.
- 171st Street: Open to traffic.
- During stage 2a:
- County J: Open to traffic on a temporary roadway.
- 50th Avenue: Closed fully west of 171st Street; open to local traffic between 171st Street and County J on temporary roadway; open to local traffic east of County J to 174th Street on existing roadway; motorists will encounter lane closures controlled by flagging as the new 50th Avenue is constructed.
- 171st Street: Motorists will encounter lane closures controlled by flagging operations to construct the intersection at 50th Avenue.
- Frontage road: Closed to traffic.
- During stage 2b:
- County J: Open to traffic on a temporary roadway.
- 50th Avenue: Closed fully west of 171st Street; open to local traffic between 171st Street and County J on temporary roadway; open to local traffic east of County J to 174th Street on existing roadway; motorists will encounter lane closures controlled by flagging as the new 50th Avenue is constructed.
- 171st Street: Open to traffic.
- Frontage road: Open to traffic.
- During stage 3:
- County J: Open to traffic on a temporary roadway.
- 50th Avenue: Closed fully west of 171st Street; open to local traffic between 171st Street and
County J on new pavement; and open to local traffic east of County J to 174th Street on new pavement. - 171st Street: Open to traffic.
- Frontage road: Open to traffic.
- During stage 4:
- County J: Open to traffic on new pavement; motorists might encounter lane closures controlled by flagging.
- 50th Avenue: Full closure west of 171st Street; open to local traffic between 171st Street and
County J on new pavement; and open to local traffic east of County J to 174th Street on new pavement. - 171st Street: Open to traffic.
- Frontage road: Open to traffic.