Northeast Region weekly highway construction update for June 9 to June 20

Welcome to construction information for every state highway construction project currently underway in northeast Wisconsin! This website is published by the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) Northeast Region. Here you can find details on any active state highway construction project in our region. In case you’re unsure if your county is in WisDOT’s Northeast Region, here is a list: Brown, Calumet, Door, Fond du Lac, Kewaunee, Manitowoc, Marinette, Oconto, Outagamie, Sheboygan, and Winnebago. Please help all of us stay safe on the roadways, use caution, and remain alert when driving through any work zone.

• Larger construction projects have individual websites. You can see the list at http://projects.511wi.gov/region/northeast/.
• I-41 Expansion (Appleton to De Pere) Majors Project (2024 to 2030) details at https://i41project.wisconsindot.gov/
• For projects not yet underway in the 2024 construction year, please see our 2024 Highway Construction Advisory at https://projects.511wi.gov/weeklyupdates-ne/2024-annual-construction-advisory/.
• Don’t forget to follow us on X for Northeast Region highway news, traffic impacts, and project updates at https://twitter.com/WisDOTnortheast.

If you have any questions, please give us a call or shoot us an email. We would be happy to respond. Safe travels!

Mark Kantola and Missy Kok, Regional Communications Managers
Mark.Kantola@dot.wi.gov, (920) 492-4153; Melissa2.kok@dot.wi.gov, (920) 492-5743

*All project information is weather-dependent and subject to change.

 

BROWN COUNTY

Southbridge Early Fill and Frontage Roads – This is a construction contract for the I-41 Expansion Project between Appleton and De Pere.

Location/limits: Local streets/frontage roads near the future Southbridge Interchange.

Length: 0.68 miles

Cost: $3.48 million

Schedule: July 22, 2024 to September 2025

Description of work: In order to build the new, I-41 overpass required for the Brown County South Bridge Connector, local frontage road realignment needs to be completed. This contract will realign the frontage roads. Work includes roadway embankment, prefabricated vertical and horizontal drains, base aggregate, concrete pavement, hot mix asphalt pavement, storm sewer, erosion control, signing, pavement marking, and all incidental items necessary to complete the work.

June 9 to June 13: Crews will continue to perform common excavation and embankment filling, placing aggregates, electrical items, installing curb and gutter and installing sidewalk on the west half of the project. Crews will continue embankment filling on the east half of the project. Concrete paving will continue at the new Mid Valley roundabout and asphalt paving as well. Geotechnical instrumentation monitoring settlement, as well as staking operations, will be continuously performed throughout the project. Erosion control and traffic control devices will be installed and maintained, as necessary. Placing topsoil and following up with restoration efforts will be completed as areas are finished.

June 16 to June 20: The Mid Valley Road full closure will allow for the grading work to build the tie in sections followed by aggregates, storm sewer, curb and gutter with asphalt, signing and pavement marking to follow. Crews will continue embankment filling on the project. Geotechnical instrumentation monitoring settlement, as well as staking operations, will be continuously performed throughout the project. Erosion control and traffic control devices will be installed and maintained, as necessary. Placing topsoil and following up with restoration efforts will be completed as areas are finished.

Traffic impacts: Various I-41 lane closures will take place during construction operations, mostly during the nighttime hours between 8 p.m. and 5 a.m. weekdays, and 8 p.m. to 7 a.m. on weekends.

• Please see the I-41 project website for the latest road and ramp closures.

Local Roads: Please see project website for local road closures.

Project website: https://i41project.wisconsindot.gov/

Brown County South Bridge Connector information (Brown County Project): https://www.browncountywi.gov/departments/highway/general-information/south-bridge-connector/.

 

DOOR COUNTY

 

WIS 57 Culvert Replacements

Location/Limits: Four drainage structures on WIS 57 at Lily Bay Creek (Completed 2024), Geisel Creek (Completed 2024), Logan Creek and Hibbard Creek in Door County. The structures are located between the Mid Junction with WIS 42 near Sturgeon Bay and Baileys Harbor in the towns of Sevastopol, Baileys Harbor and Jacksonport.​

Length: 17.6 miles (4 structures)

Schedule: Multi-year project. September 3, 2024 to November 14, 2025. Interim completion date for Logan Creek is July 11, 2025.

Cost: $3.3 million

Description of work: Work includes replacements of structures at Lily Bay Creek (Completed 2024), Geisel Creek (Completed 2024), Logan Creek and Hibbard Creek, replacement of asphalt pavement adjacent to and over new structures, beamguard removals, pavement marking on new asphalt pavement at each bridge/culvert replacement location, driveway culvert replacements at Geisel Creek and Logan Creek, driveway relocation near Logan Creek crossing, and storm sewer installation near Logan Creek crossing.

June 9 to June 13: Crew assembled bridge railing and mandatory curing period for bridge deck pour that ended on Friday. Crews began stripping falsework from bridge deck once the curing period was completed.

June 16 to June 20: Bridge crew will continue stripping falsework and mobilize equipment and materials offsite. Grading crew will mobilize equipment and materials to site and begin work on roadway grading, culvert pipes, and storm sewer.

Traffic Impacts: 

WIS 57 is closed between County T and County V for Logan Creek structure construction.

• Local, business, and emergency access will be maintained at all times.
• There is a hard closure at the structure. No vehicles will be allowed to pass.

Detour:

• Northbound WIS 57: North on County T, east on County V to rejoin WIS 57.
• Southbound WIS 57: West on County V, south on County T to rejoin WIS 57.

Project website: https://projects.511wi.gov/wis57sheb/

 

WIS 57 Intersection Safety Improvements

Location/Limits: WIS 57 at the intersection with County H in the town of Brussels and at the intersections of Cloverleaf Road and Stone Road in the town of Nasewaupee.

Length: 0.9 miles

Schedule: April 28, 2025, to August 29, 2025

Cost: $3.89 million

Description of work: The WIS 57 intersections at County H and Stone Road will be reconstructed into Reduced Conflict U-Turn (RCUT) intersections. This involves constructing slotted right and left turn lanes to each WIS 57 approach to those intersections, removing the right-angle crossing and left turn maneuvers from the existing intersection locations, and adding U-turns in the median to either side of those intersections to allow traffic from the side roads to still access the opposite side of WIS 57 from those side roads. The WIS 57 intersection at Cloverleaf Road will be modified to remove left turns onto and crossing maneuvers of WIS 57 from Cloverleaf Road, which will allow only right and left turns from WIS 57 and right turns from Cloverleaf Road to remain at that intersection. Work includes removal of pavement and curb and gutter, installation of storm sewer, base course, HMA pavement, lighting, signing and pavement markings.

June 9 to June 13: Median construction work continues at WIS 57/County H and WIS 57/Stone Road intersections. Work will include concrete pavement repairs/replacement, hot-mix asphalt paving, signing, and landscape restoration.

June 16 to June 20: Median construction work continues at WIS 57/County H and WIS 57/Stone Road intersections. Work will include hot-mix asphalt paving, shouldering, pavement marking and restoration.

Traffic Impacts: WIS 57 northbound and southbound lanes at the County H and Stone Road intersections are reduced to one lane in each direction on the outside travel lanes.

• WIS 57 left turn lanes and the median crossings at County H and Stone Road
  • County H and Stone Road will be open to right-in/right-out only movements.
• All WIS 57 lanes at the Cloverleaf intersection will be open during this stage. Cloverleaf Road will remain open during this stage.

Project website: https://projects.511wi.gov/57bh2025/

 

WIS 57 Resurfacing

Location/limits: WIS 57 from Summit Road to County Road Q near Baileys Harbor.

Length: 1.5 miles

Schedule: April 7, 2025 to June 6, 2025

Cost: $2.244 million

Description of work: Removal and replacement of culvert structures under WIS 57, removal and replacement of guardrail along Frogtown Road, removal and replacement of concrete sidewalk and curb ramps for ADA compliance, milling and paving WIS 57 from Summit Road to County Q. Items also include traffic control and pedestrian temporary facilities, pavement markings, erosion control, restoration.

June 9 to June 13: Finishing work and punchlist. Project complete.

Project website: https://projects.511wi.gov/57dcresurface/

 

MANITOWOC COUNTY

WIS 42 and West Twin River Bridge

Location/limits: E Magnolia Ave. to East River Street

Length: 4.5 miles

Cost: $6,060,000 million

Schedule: April 1, 2025, to July 31, 2025

Description of work: This is a resurface-level project with bridge deck overlay and culvert work. Construction includes a mill and overlay of the existing pavement on WIS 42 (mill 2.5” pave 2.5” of hot mix asphalt), Mirro intersection realignment so it is closer to 90-degree angle, concrete bridge deck overlay of the West Twin River bridge in Two Rivers, culvert replacement and cleaning, concrete base patching, new curb ramps built to ADA standards, beamguard replacement, pavement markings.

June 9 to June 13:  The contractor finished paving the surface lift of asphalt pavement in both the northbound and southbound directions.

June 16 to June 20:  The contractor will have a crew on site to complete several pedestrian ramps from the new pavement to the Mariners Trail along the northbound lanes. Localized, short term, trail closures will be needed to complete this work. There also will be a second contractor on site beginning to remove the existing beam guard throughout the project, primarily between the roadway and Lake Michigan. Later in the week, another crew will begin placing new gravel shoulder material throughout the project. After the beam guard removal and shouldering is completed, a crew will follow up installing the new beamguard. Later in the week, a crew will also arrive on site to begin the box culvert repair work just north of the Woodland Drive intersection with WIS 42.

Traffic impacts: One lane in each direction of WIS 42 will remain open through the completion of the project. Please pay attention in the work zone and watch for workers and signage.

• Mariners Trail: Localized, short term, trail closures will be needed the week of June 16.

Project website: https://projects.511wi.gov/42twinbridge/

 

FOND DU LAC AND WINNEBAGO COUNTIES

I-41 Resurfacing

Location/limits: County D (Military Road) in Fond du Lac County to WIS 26 in Winnebago County

Length: 14.15 miles

Schedule: October 21, 2024 to late October 2025

Cost: $26 million

Description of work: Mill and overlay two (2) inches of asphalt in both lanes of I-41 in the project limits. Replace cable barrier and guardrail along I-41 mainline and ramps. Miscellaneous structure maintenance work. Miscellaneous culvert extension and slope flattening work. Replace existing box culvert to address flooding issue north of County Z.

June 9 to June 13:  Paving will begin in the northbound lanes from County D (Military Road) to County N. Culvert pipe work will continue in Fond du Lac and Winnebago counties. Median grading and restoration work will continue from County D (Military Road) to County Z. Paving work will continue on Black Oak School Road and under the northbound lanes of I-41.

June 16 to June 20: Paving will continue in the northbound lanes from County D (Military Road) to County N. Culvert pipe work will continue in Fond du Lac and Winnebago counties. Median grading and restoration work will continue from County D (Military Road) to County Z. Paving work will continue on Black Oak School Road and under the northbound lanes of I-41.

Traffic Impacts for week of June 16

• Southbound I-41 between WIS 26 and County N will be CLOSED overnight, 9 p.m. Monday, June 16 to 5 a.m. the next morning.
  • This closure includes the closure of the WIS 26 on-ramp from County N and the County N off-ramp to I-41.
  • Detour: Exit I-41 at WIS 26, south on WIS 26 to County C, south on County C to County N, head east on County N to I-41 southbound.
• Northbound I-41 from County N to WIS 26 will be CLOSED overnight, from 9 p.m., Tuesday, June 17 to 5 a.m. the next morning.
  • This closure includes the closure of the County N on-ramp and the WIS 26 off-ramps onto I-41.
  • Detour: Exit I-41 at County N, west on County N to County C, north on County C to WIS 26, east on County C to I-41 northbound.
    • The alternate weather dates for these closures are Tuesday, June 17 for southbound and Wednesday, June 18 for northbound.
• The WIS 23 on and off-ramps at northbound I-41 will be closed Wednesday night, June 18, from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. the next morning.
  • The adverse weather date for the closure will be Thursday night, June 19.
• The County OO on and off-ramps at northbound 41 will be closed Thursday night, June 19, from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m.
  • The adverse weather date will be Friday night, June 20.

Ongoing traffic impacts:

Work will be completed utilizing off-peak hour lane closures, reducing traffic to one lane in each direction in the work zone.

• Southbound traffic is shifted to the temporary outside widening from WIS 26 to County Z. Two lanes of traffic will continue to be maintained during peak hours.
• Northbound traffic is shifted to the southbound lanes of I-41 utilizing median crossovers from WIS 26 to County Z. Two lanes of traffic will continue to be maintained during peak hours.
• Black Oak School Road is closed between the intersections of County Z (Black Wolf Avenue) and Nekimi Avenue until mid/ late June. No detour is posted for this closure.

Winnebago County: There will be southbound I-41 lane closures between WIS 26 and County Z during non-peak hours (overnights) in Winnebago County.

Fond du Lac County: There will be northbound I-41 lane closures between County D and the Winnebago County Line during non-peak hours (overnights) in Fond du Lac County.

Project website: https://projects.511wi.gov/i41fdloutrehab/

 

OUTAGAMIE COUNTY

Ballard Road Interchange Reconstruction – This is a construction contract for the I-41 Expansion Project between Appleton and De Pere.

Location/limits: Ballard Road from Capital Drive to East Evergreen Drive including the I-41 ramp terminals.

Length: 0.52 miles

Cost: $19.3 million

Schedule: April 28, 2025 to May 01, 2026

Description of work: Work will include reconstructing the Ballard Road interchange as a diverging diamond interchange (DDI) to accommodate higher traffic volumes, increase safety, and include additional bike and pedestrian accommodations. In addition, improvements will be made to the Ballard Road Park and Ride.

June 9 To June 13: Pavement removal and grading operations will continue on Ballard Road from Capital Drive to Evergreen Drive. Storm sewer work will continue from I-41 to Evergreen Drive. Pavement removal and grading operations during the overnight hours will take place at that the ramp tie-ins to I41. Bridge work is on hold until approximately June 20 when the remaining portion of the exiting bridge can be removed.

June 16 To June 20: Pavement removal and grading operations will continue on Ballard Road from Capital Drive to Evergreen Drive. Storm sewer work will continue from I-41 to Evergreen Drive. Pavement removal and grading operations during the overnight hours will take place at that the ramp tie-ins to I41. On June 20, work will start to remove the remaining portion of the existing bridge over I-41.

Traffic Impacts:

• Ballard Road between the I-41 ramps CLOSED long-term.
• The I-41 southbound on and off-ramp with Ballad Road CLOSED long-term.
• Ballard Road northbound between I-41 and Evergreen Dr. CLOSED long term.
• I-41 northbound one/off ramps CLOSED long-term.
• Ballard Road southbound between I-41 and Evergreen Dr. CLOSED long-term.
• Ballard Road northbound and southbound between I-41 and Capital Dr. CLOSED long-term.
• Various nighttime I-41 lane closures and full freeway closures will be needed for bridge construction

Project website: https://i41project.wisconsindot.gov/

 

WIS 15/County OO/Northland Avenue Interchange – This is a construction contract for the I-41 Expansion Project between Appleton and De Pere.

Location/limits: WIS 15/County OO/Northland interchange with I-41

Length: 0.51 miles

Cost: $23.1 million

Schedule: Feb. 3 to November 1, 2025

Description of work: This work is to replace the WIS 15/County OO/Northland Avenue structures over I-41, along with the approaches on both the west and east sides of the interchange. WIS 15 interchange will be updated to a Diverging Diamond configuration.

June 9 to June 13: Crews will continue working on MSE wall. Crews will install storm sewer pipes between I-41 and Bluemound Road. Crews will continue placing fill for the I-41 ramps. Crews will continue bridge decking.

June 16 to June 20: Crews will install storm sewer pipes between I-41 and Bluemound Road. Crews will be placing base aggregate dense and continue bridge decking.

Traffic impacts:

• WIS 15 is closed from Casaloma Drive to Bluemound Drive.
• I-41 southbound off-ramp to WIS 15 will have nightly closures, 8 p.m. to 6 a.m., on June 18, June 19 and June 20^.

Detour:

• Eastbound WIS 15: South on County Road CB, east on WIS 96 and north on Lynndale Drive.
• Westbound WIS 15: South on Lynndale Drive, west on WIS 96 to north on County Road CB.

Project website: https://i41project.wisconsindot.gov/

 

I-41 Mainline Construction – This is a construction contract for the I-41 Expansion Majors Project between Appleton and De Pere.

Location/limits: WIS 96 to Lynndale Drive

Length: 2.56 miles

Cost: $77.43 million

Schedule: February 2025 to November 2026

Description of work: This is a construction contract for the I-41 Expansion Project between Appleton and De Pere. This contract is to reconstruct I-41 expanding mainline to six lanes. This project includes the reconstruction of the I-41 mainline bridge structures over the Fox Valley and Lake Superior Railroad and construction of new box culverts under I-41 and Lynndale Drive.

June 9 to June 13: Contractor continuing work on temporary shoring for construction of the box culvert under Lynndale Drive. Contractor also installing temporary shoring for construction of retaining wall on the southbound WIS 96 off-ramp. Continuing construction of the retaining wall on the WIS 96 off-ramp. Forming, tying rebar and placing concrete for construction of the median portion of the box culvert crossing I-41 near Lynndale. Backfilling and paving asphalt over completed median portion of the box culvert near Lynndale. Installing storm sewer in I-41 median in various locations throughout the project. Paving median crossover at WIS 15.

June 16 to June 20: Contractor continuing work on temporary shoring for construction of the box culvert under Lynndale Drive. Continuing construction of the retaining wall on the southbound WIS 96 off-ramp. Paving asphalt over completed median portion of the box culvert near Lynndale. Paving median crossover at WIS 15. Installing barrier wall and pavement markings and switching southbound I-41 traffic to staged lanes between WIS 96 and Lynndale. Crews will begin demolition of the southbound I-41 bridge structure over the railroad tracks just north of WIS 96 and begin pavement removal and grading operations for the construction of southbound I-41 lanes between WIS 96 and Lynndale. Installing temporary shoring for construction of the remaining portion of the box culvert crossing I-41 near Lynndale.

Traffic Impacts:

• Northbound I-41 traffic shifted to outside between WIS 96 and WIS 15, and from Capitol Drive to Lynndale Drive.
• Southbound I-41 median lane closed between WIS 96 and College Ave.

Various nighttime lane closures and full freeway closures will be utilized on I-41 throughout the duration of this project.

• Southbound WIS 96 off-ramp closed until August 8, 2025.
• Lynndale Drive reduced to one lane, in both directions, between Capitol Drive and Grand Chute Blvd.

I-41 Expansion Project website: https://i41project.wisconsindot.gov/

 

I-41 Mainline and County U Interchange – This is a construction contract for the I-41 Expansion Majors Project between Appleton and De Pere.

Location/limits: I-41 between County J and County S, and County U under I-41.

Length: 5.15 miles

Cost: $13.17 million

Schedule: March 31, 2025 to late fall 2025

Description of work: This is a construction contract for the I-41 Expansion Project between Appleton and De Pere. This contract is to widen the existing northbound roadway and perform miscellaneous preparatory work for the upcoming reconstruction contract. Work includes outside shoulder widening, median excavation and shoulder widening, storm sewer, base aggregates, temp barrier wall, erosion control, and incidentals. Please see the project website for details of the five-year project.

June 9 to June 13: Grading crews continued excavation and shoulder widening on the northbound outside lanes moving from south to north. Paving crews paved both crossovers near County JJ and County S during night operations. Storm sewer crews continued installing culvert extensions along the northbound outside to maintain drainage through the widened portion and frontage road crossings utilizing flagging operations.

June 16 to June 20: Grading crews plan to continue excavation and shoulder widening on the northbound outside lanes moving from south to north. County U will be shut down between the I-41 ramps and full reconstruction to lower the profile will begin on Monday June 16 at 6 a.m. Crews will also modify both northbound and southbound exit ramps intersections with County S to be an all-way stop. Crews plan to complete removals, grading, and storm sewer work on County U. Restoration is planned to continue at outside widening areas completed. Northbound I-41 over County U will be re-marked to 11’ lanes with temporary barrier wall installed to perform widening south of the County U bridge.

Long-Term Closures:

• UPCOMING (BEGINS JUNE 16): Two-week, full closure of County U between the I-41 northbound and southbound ramps
  • Northbound County U Detour: I-41 north to County S, west to I-41 southbound, south to County U
  • Southbound County U Detour: I-41 south to WIS 55, east to I-41 northbound, north to County U
• April through November: Southbound left shoulder is CLOSED between County S and County J

• Please see the i-41 project website for the latest road and ramp closures.

Traffic impacts:

• County Road S – All-way stop conditions will occur at both the northbound and southbound off-ramps from I-41 to County S.
• Nightly mainline lane closures on northbound lanes and southbound lanes between 8 p.m. and 5 a.m.
• Intermittent flagging operations on frontage roads to install pipe crossings.

I-41 Expansion Project website: https://i41project.wisconsindot.gov/

 

Holland Road and Vandenbroek Road Overpasses Reconstruction – This is a construction contract for the I-41 Expansion Project between Appleton and De Pere.

Location/limits: Vandenbroek Road over I-41. Holland Road over I-41.

Length: 0.25 miles

Cost: $6.65 million

Schedule: March 17, 2025, to October 2025

Description of work: This is a construction contract for the I-41 Expansion Project between Appleton and De Pere. This work is to reconstruct the Holland Road and Vandenbroek Road overpasses over I-41.

June 9 to June 13: Contractor will continue grading on Holland Road and begin excavation and pile driving for the Holland Road overpass. The contractor will also resume grading and install storm sewer on Vandenbroek Road.

June 16 to June 20: Contractor will continue excavation and pile driving for the Holland Road. overpass over I-41. The contractor will complete fine grading and begin placing concrete pavement on Vandenbroek Road.

Traffic impacts: From 2024 to 2030, there will be numerous roadway and ramp closures and full interchange closures as part of the I-41 Expansion Project. Please see the Majors Project website for detailed traffic impacts, roadway closures, and detour routes.

Upcoming significant traffic impacts:

• Vandenbroek Road between Patriot Dr. and Evergreen Dr. will be closed from March 24, 2025 to late July 2025.
• Holland Road between Elm and Evergreen Drive will be closed from June 2, 2025 to late October 2025.
• I-41 southbound under Vandenbroek Road and Holland Road will have overnight, single lane closures Monday, June 16 thru Friday, June 20.

Project website: https://i41project.wisconsindot.gov/

 

County J Interchange Reconstruction – This is a construction contract for the I-41 Expansion Project between Appleton and De Pere.

Location/limits: County J from County OO to Kelso Road including the I-41 ramp terminals.

Length: 0.28 miles

Cost: $6.5 million

Schedule: May 5, 2025 to October 2025

Description of work: Work will include reconstructing the County J interchange to accommodate the I-41 Expansion Project between Appleton and De Pere. In addition, County J reconstruction will increase safety, and include additional bike and pedestrian accommodations over I-41.

June 9 to June 13: The contractor continued placing formwork and steel reinforcement for the new pier and abutments. They finished placing concrete at the median pier and began placing concrete for the north abutment. The contractor will finish backfilling around the abutments and pier, then set the new girders at the end of the week.

June 16 to June 20: The contractor will work on placing formwork for the new concrete bridge deck.

Traffic Impacts:

• County J between the I-41 ramps CLOSED.
  • The I-41 ramps will remain open until approximately June 23, at which time all four ramps at County J will remain closed through the end of August.
• Various nighttime lane closures on I-41 and full freeway closures will be needed to set the new girders.
• Full freeway closure is scheduled for June 12 and June 13.
  • I-41 traffic will be routed up and down the County J ramps during the nightly full freeway closures.

Project website: https://i41project.wisconsindot.gov/

 

New Wisconsin State Patrol headquarters and I-41 Safety and Weight Enforcement Facility – This is a construction contract for the I-41 Expansion Project between Appleton and De Pere.

Location/limits: Safety and Weight Enforcement Facility on northbound I-41 near County U (County Line Road) in Wrightstown.

Schedule: October 25, 2024 through December 2025

Cost: $16.2 million

Description of work: This is a construction contract for the I-41 Expansion Project between Appleton and De Pere. The contracts will create a new regional headquarters for the Wisconsin State Patrol and a replace the current Safety and Weight Enforcement Facility (SWEF) located along northbound I-41 in Wrightstown. The project is broken into two construction contracts with the current contract involving the demolition of the existing buildings and constructing a retention pond, communication towers, and a new building that will serve as both a modernized safety and weight enforcement facility and regional headquarters for the Wisconsin State Patrol. The second construction contract will include ramp connections to I-41, new loop ramps within the project site, a static scale, weigh-in-motion scaling, and a commercial parking lot to accommodate semi-truck parking on the facility grounds.

June 9 to June 13: Work on the standing seam roof continued with nail base being installed and metal wall panel installation beginning. Stairs are scheduled for delivery this week. Window glass installation to begin on second floor working down. Block masonry wall construction to continue with electrical, plumbing and duct work installed as the walls progress. Wall framing on second floor will finish this week with trades continuing to follow with build-out. Grading on the west side of the building is being completed now that the demolition work is completed.

June 16 to June 20: Concrete masonry walls are scheduled to be finished by the end of the week. Plumbing, electrical, and mechanical work on the first and second floors will continue rough-in and buildout. Overhead garage door installation will continue as crews are available. Roof parapet coping scheduled for installation.

Traffic impacts: No impacts to I-41 motorists at this time. SWEF is closed until December 2025. No public access to SWEF during construction.

Project website: https://i41project.wisconsindot.gov/

 

WIS 47 and 54 Resurfacing

Location/limits:

• WIS 47 from County B in the village of Black Creek to the north Outagamie County line in the town of Cicero.
• WIS 54 from County Highway S in the town of Liberty to Park Street in the village of Shiocton

Length: 8.1 miles (WIS 47). 8.8 miles (WIS 54)

Schedule:

• WIS 47: May 12, 2025, through late-August 2025.

• WIS 54: April 7, 2025, through late-August 2025.

Cost: $10.2 million

Description of work: This project includes common excavation, removing asphaltic surface milling, asphalt paving, base aggregate, culvert pipe repairs and replacements, box culvert construction, storm sewer repairs, guardrail, rumble strips, sidewalk, curb and gutter, marking lines and incidental items.

June 9 to June 13: WIS 54 – Erosion control installation near the proposed box culvert.

June 16 to June 20: WIS 54 – Crews will close WIS 54 for 60-days as work begins on the box culvert west of the Wolf River. Culvert work is scheduled 0.3 miles east of Lower Road. Removal of guardrail is also scheduled. WIS 47 – Crews will continue milling, asphalt paving and temporary pavement marking

Traffic Impacts:

• WIS 54 will be closed for 60-days on June 16.
• WIS 47 is open to traffic. Pavement work is scheduled to begin on June 9, 2025.
  • Multiple flagging operations will exist, and work will be conducted under shoulder and lane closures from Willow Street in the village of Black Creek to Shady Road in the town of Cicero.

Detour: WIS 54 will be detoured to the following routes:

• WIS 54 eastbound: WIS 54 – County Road M – County Road S – WIS 76 – WIS 54
• WIS 54 westbound: WIS 54 – WIS 76 – County Road S – County Road M – WIS 54

Project website: https://projects.511wi.gov/5447combined/

 

SHEBOYGAN COUNTY

 WIS 28 Resurface and Bridge Replacement

Location/limits: WIS 28 from the South County Line to WIS 57

Length: 13.3 miles

Cost: $8.1 million

Schedule: April 29, 2025 to September 30, 2025

Description of work: Road work includes milling and resurfacing along WIS 28. All pedestrian curb ramps from County NN (Lake Street) to Wisconsin Street in Cascade and from Depot Street to Lawson Street in Waldo will be reconstructed. Removing deteriorated culverts near School Drive, the Cascade Fire Department, and between County E and Timberview Road and replacing with appropriately sized culverts at appropriate elevations for drainage improvements. Various other culverts will be cleaned and/or riprap restored. Guardrail along the project limits will be removed and replaced. Spot improvement to replace curb and gutter is also being constructed. Bridge work includes removing the deteriorated bridge over the North Branch of the Milwaukee River in the village of Cascade with a new, appropriately sized bridge. The new bridge will feature sidewalks and decorative railing. The roadway approaches to the bridge and adjacent sidewalks and driveways will be reconstructed to match the new bridge.

June 9 to June 13: Bridge contractor will start working on forming the bridge deck.

June 16 to June 20: Bridge contractor will pour the bridge deck in the village of Cascade. Grading crew will start the cross culvert in Batavia.

Traffic impacts: WIS 28 is CLOSED AND DETOURED starting Tuesday, April 29, 20205. There will be hard closure at the bridge in the village of Cascade. Traffic will follow a detour during the bridge construction.

• Motorists will be directed to use County A and WIS 57 during bridge replacement.
• There will be additional flagging operations for culvert replacements and during milling and paving operations.
• See project website for detailed closures.

Detour: Motorists will be directed to use County A and WIS 57.

Project website: https://projects.511wi.gov/28milriverbr/

 

WIS 32 Resurfacing and Box Culverts

Location/limits: County D to WIS 28 between Cedar Grove and Sheboygan Falls.

Length: 9.9 miles

Cost: $5.1 million

Schedule: March 31, 2025 to October 31, 2025

Description of work: This is a construction contract to mill and overlay WIS 32. The contract also includes the construction of four new box culverts and the installation of eight culvert crossings. Curb ramps in the village of Cedar Grove are being replaced to meet current ADA requirements. Guardrail is also being updated to current standards.

June 2 to June 06: Crews began forming the floor of the box culvert and placing reinforcement for the structure just north of Gibbsville. At the box culvert just south of Wilson-Lima Road, crews installed the stream diversion and excavated for the new box culvert.

June 9 to June 13: Contractor will begin work at the last two curb ramps in Cedar Grove on the south side of the intersection of Union and Main. At the box culvert just north of Gibbsville, crews will pour the first section of the floor and begin work on the second section. At the box culvert just south of Wilson-Lima Road, they will finish removing the existing structure and continue excavating for the new box culvert.

Traffic impacts: WIS 32 is CLOSED AND DETOURED. There will be hard closures at each culvert crossing. No vehicles will be permitted to cross. The closure and detour will be conducted in two phases to limit disruption to the traveling public.

• Phase 1 (current) WIS 32 closure and detour: WIS 32 will be closed to through traffic for box culvert replacements between County D and County V.
• Access to businesses and properties in the work zone will always be maintained.
  • This phase is expected to last 4-5 months.
• See project website for detailed closures.

Detour: Motorists will be directed to use I-43 and County V.

Project website: https://projects.511wi.gov/32scculverts/

 

WINNEBAGO COUNTY

WIS 91 Resurfacing

Location/limits: West Winnebago County line to WIS 44

Length: 14.5 miles

Schedule: May 27, 2025 to late September 2025

Cost: $9.1 million

Description of work: This project includes removing asphaltic surface milling, asphalt paving, excavation common, concrete storm sewer, replacement of roughly 30 pipe culverts, concrete curb and gutter, rumble strips, and pavement marking.

June 9 to June 13: Crews continued to replace culvert pipes within the closure on WIS 91. A grading crew followed the culvert replacement crew excavating and grading culvert pipe transitions. At the end of the week, culvert patching crews were onsite to place asphaltic surface in the areas where grading was complete. Final restoration in the areas of newly installed culvert pipes also occurred this week. Storm sewer installation along the shoulder of eastbound WIS 91 between Morrow Road and Archery Drive began near the end of the week. In addition, a crew began constructing temporary lane widenings at 3 locations along WIS 91 between Wall St and Koro Rd in preparation for culvert replacements what will occur at these locations in the next few weeks.

June 16 to June 20: Crews will continue to replace culvert pipes within the closure on WIS 91. A grading crew will follow the culvert replacement crew excavating and grading culvert pipe transitions. A curb and gutter installation crew will be onsite to replace the curb and gutter that was removed at various locations to allow for culvert work. In addition, a crew continued constructing temporary lane widenings at three locations along WIS 91 between Wall St. and Koro Road in preparation for culvert replacements what will occur in the next few weeks.

Traffic impacts:

• WIS 91 is closed from WIS 116 to WIS 44
• Closure will remain in effect until noon, Thursday, July 3, 2025.

Detour:

• Eastbound: Motorists will be directed to use County M to WIS 44
• Westbound: Motorists will be directed to use WIS 44 to County M

Project website: https://projects.511wi.gov/wis91nepe/

 

WIS 441 Maintenance Improvement

Location/Limits: WIS 441 corridor and respective system interchange ramps between the I-41/US 10 interchange and South Oneida Street in the village of Fox Crossing, city of Menasha and city of Appleton.

Length: 4.00 miles

Schedule: April 28, 2025, through October 24, 2025

Cost: $7.422 million (initial contract)

Description of work: Since the 6-lane expansion of WIS 441, there has been settlement on the approach pavement to the structures along the corridor. This maintenance project will improve the riding surface by replacing bridge approaches at 13 structures within the I-41/US 10 interchange and along the WIS 441 corridor. Work includes removing concrete pavement, concrete pavement, concrete approach slabs, hot mix asphalt pavement, concrete barrier, concrete barrier temporary, traffic control, pavement marking, lighting, structural approach slabs and finishing items.

June 9 to June 14: Bridge crews completed the placement of concrete structural approach slab footings. Roadway crews also continued to complete various incidental work along with grading and preparation for concrete structural approaches and concrete roadway approaches on WIS 441 between I-41 and South Oneida Street. Bridge crews also completed the formwork, steel reinforcement and placement of concrete structures in the work zone.

June 16 to June 21: Traffic control crews and bridge crews plan to fully implement the long-term staging of US 10/WIS 441 within the I-41/US 10 interchange with traffic shifted onto the shoulders and work zones protected by concrete barrier wall. US 10/WIS 441 within the I-41/US 10 interchange will be reduced from two to one lane long-term West of Little Lake Butte des Morts. To finish out the week, bridge crews plan to complete the formwork, steel reinforcement and placement of concrete for the Structure B-70-423, Structure B-70-113 & Structure B-70-115 West roadway approaches.

Traffic impacts:

Upcoming ramp closure: There will be a long-term closure of the southbound I-41 loop ramp to eastbound US 10/WIS 441.

• Southbound I-41 loop ramp to eastbound US 10/WIS 441 CLOSED 9 p.m., June 19 to August 2, 2025.

• Detour: Southbound I-41 traffic should take westbound US 10 to County CB to eastbound US 10

During construction, WIS 441 will be open to traffic. There will be continuous lane reductions in place from 3 lanes to 2 lanes allowed in each direction of WIS 441 protected by temporary concrete barrier wall between the I-41/US 10 interchange and South Oneida Street in place beginning in early May through late October.

• Long-term lane closures include lanes shifted to the right (utilizing the existing outside shoulders) with reduced shoulder widths in place.
• Eastbound US 10/WIS 441 off-ramp to County P/Racine Street Ramp CLOSED from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m.
• Lane closures will create delays on WIS 441. These delays may be significant during peak travel times. Please consider alternate routes.

On WIS 441: West of Little Lake Butte des Morts, the inside lane closures will be in place for 44 consecutive calendar days beginning in mid-June while the outside lane closures will be in place for 40 consecutive calendar days beginning in early August.

• Full freeway closures of westbound US 10/WIS 441 at I-41 will occur between 9 p.m. and 5 a.m. for approximately four nights total in mid-June and then again in early August with a detour in place.
• There will also be impacts to oversize/overweight (OSOW) routes at times due to restricted widths beginning in early August.
• Throughout the duration of the project, intermittent nighttime (off-peak) lane closures will occur on WIS 441 within the project limits generally between the hours of 8 p.m. and 5 a.m.

Long-term full closures of the interchange ramps within the corridor will occur as follows:

• Southbound I-41 loop connector ramp to eastbound US 10/WIS 441 will be closed for approximate 3 months total beginning in mid-June then closed again beginning in early August Eastbound WIS 441 off-ramp to County P/Racine Road will be closed for approximately 2 months beginning in early August.
• Westbound WIS 441 on-ramp from County P/Racine Road will be closed for approx. 2 months beginning in early August.

Intermittent full closures of the interchange ramps within the corridor will occur as follows:

• Northbound I-41 connector ramp to eastbound WIS 441 will be closed for approximately four nights total in mid-June then closed again in early August.
• Northbound I-41 connector ramp to westbound US 10 & eastbound WIS 441 will be closed for approx. 2 nights total in mid-June then closed again in early August.
• System interchange ramp closures will occur between 9 p.m. and 5 a.m.
• No other interchange ramp full closures are allowed.

Please see the project website for specific days/times of traffic impacts.

Project website: https://projects.511wi.gov/441bypass/

 

ALL REGION PROJECTS

Northeast Region-Wide Pavement Marking

Location: Various locations in Brown, Calumet, Fond Du Lac, Kewaunee, Manitowoc, Marinette, Oconto, Outagamie, Sheboygan and Winnebago Counties.

Schedule: Completion date: 08/29/2025. This type of work typically requires work during the warmer summer months but may occur anytime during the 2025 construction season (May thru October).

Description of work: This work involves the maintenance of long line and special pavement markings (arrows, words, symbols, etc.) on interstate highways, US highways, state highways, and some local roads that pass over these highways.

Ongoing: Work will be on various highways in counties mentioned above. Work at individual sites will not have significant impacts to the traveling public.

Traffic impacts: Flagging, or lane shifts will be used for short periods (a few hours) the roadway will remain open to traffic. For the busier locations night work will be utilized.

 

Northeast Region bridge deck sealings

Location/limits: Brown, Door, Kewaunee, Manitowoc, and Sheboygan counties

Length: Spot locations on various bridges throughout the above counties

Schedule: May 19, 2025, to end of July 2025

Cost: $1.467 million

Description of work: Applying a protective surface treatment reseal or methacrylate flood seal to the entire top surface of the bridges in various counties.

Ongoing: Continue prepping and placing protective sealant on various bridges in various counties mentioned above. Work will have minor impacts on travel.

Traffic impacts: Roadways will remain open during work using flagging operations and lane closures to conduct construction operations. Some brief ramp closures will be required and announced here.

Weekly project updates: https://projects.511wi.gov/weeklyupdates-ne/