Northeast Region weekly highway construction update for April 20 to May 1

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 2025 construction year, please see our 2025 Highway Construction Advisory at https://projects.511wi.gov/weeklyupdates-ne/2026-annual-construction-advisory/
• Region highway maintenance: See our NE Region weekly highway maintenance traffic impact advisory at https://projects.511wi.gov/maintain-ne/schedule/.
• Don’t forget to follow us on X for Northeast Region highway news, traffic impacts, and project updates at https://x.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 Interchange – 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: 0.59 miles

Cost: $17.4 million

Schedule: October 2025 to October 2026

Description of work: To build the new, I-41 overpass required for the Brown County South Bridge Connector, local frontage road realignment was completed as an initial phase of the project in 2025. Now that the realignments of the frontage roads are complete, the early fill material will sit in place to settle over the winter of 2025/2026. The contractor has made progress on temporary widening and the median bridge pier over the winter and continuing until summer 2026. Other work on this contract includes 11 sign structures, box culvert extension, common excavation, roadway embankment, base aggregate, select crushed, concrete pavement, hot mix asphalt pavement, storm sewer, erosion control, signing, pavement marking, and all other incidental items necessary to complete the work.

April 20 to April 24: Lane shifts along northbound I-41 to accommodate the construction of the additional auxiliary which will connect County EB-GV (Southbridge) to County F (Scheuring Road) will be in place for several months. The contractor has completed a significant amount of the grading with multiple crews backfilling with ongoing aggregate placement. The contractor will form, tie steel, pour the west abutment, strip forms then compete structure backfill, slope paving grading, and drain tile installation. The slope paving will be installed on the west abutment. Bridge girders will be set over the east half of the structure overnight as weather allows. Storm sewer crews are wrapping up the underground pipe installation within a week on the east side and moving to the west side. Sign structure drilled shafts and footings are being completed on the east half at 4 locations. On going traffic control maintenance, staking, and erosion control device management will be monitored. New installations of devices will occur as the impact footprint is expanded.

April 27 to May 1: The storm sewer crew will continue at the west side completing underground pipe installation over the next several weeks. The remaining slope paving will be installed on the west abutment. Grading operations will be on going for the foreseeable future throughout the entire project. Structure work will include decking in preparation for steel setting and a deck pour which will be on going for several weeks. Bridge girders will be set on the west half of the structure overnight as weather allows. The electrical contractor will be onsite to install conduits for both the lighting and ITS facilities on the east half including crossing that will be bored under I-41. On going traffic control maintenance, staking, and erosion control device management will be monitored. New installations of devices will occur as the impact footprint is expanded.

Traffic Impacts:

SOUTHBOUND I-41 FULL OVERNIGHT CLOSURES: A full closure of southbound I-41 will occur during the following days and times:

• Monday, April 27, 9:30 p.m. to 4:30 a.m.
• Tuesday, April 28, 10 p.m. to 4:30 a.m.
• Wednesday, April 29, 10 p.m. to 4:30 a.m.
• I-41 closures will also require the southbound County F on-ramp to be closed nightly, Monday and Tuesday, from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m.

Nightly Lane closures will continue to complete bridge work. Lane shifts are in place on northbound with reduced clear width through the work zone. Northbound speed limit is reduced to 60 mph.

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/.

 

CALUMET COUNTY

 

WIS 55 and US 151 Culvert and Structure Replacements

Location/Limits: The projects will replace a bridge, box culverts, and pipe culverts along WIS 55 and US 151 from the south county line to Stockbridge. These are spot replacements.

• The existing box culvert between Enterprise Street and School Street on WIS 55 in Stockbridge will be replaced with a bridge (2025 construction).
• The existing box culvert between Indian Road and County HHH in Brothertown will be replaced (2025 construction).
• Additional box and pipe culverts on WIS 55 will be replaced between County E and US 151 in Stockbridge (2026 construction).

Length: 9.5 miles (Seven structure location)

Schedule: Multi-year project. August 18, 2025, to October 22, 2026. Winter shutdown period from November 15, 2025, to May 15, 2026.

Cost: $4.2 million

Description of work: The projects will replace a bridge, box culverts, and pipe culverts along WIS 55 and US 151. Other work includes guardrail and pavement replacement adjacent to the structures, sidewalk, storm sewer, and various other components.

Current construction: Winter shutdown. Work resumes May 15.

Traffic Impacts: WIS 151 and WIS 55 fully open to traffic. Flagging operation as necessary until winter shutdown.

Project website: https://projects.511wi.gov/us151wis55/

 

OCONTO COUNTY

 

WIS 22 Reconstruction, city of Gillett

Location/Limits: WIS 22 in the city of Gillett from Finnegan Lake Road to the WIS 22/32 Junction, Oconto County, Wisconsin.

Length: 1.00 mile

Schedule: April 13, 2026, to October 2026

Cost: $6.64 million

Description: This project will reconstruct WIS 22 through Gillett. Improvements consist of storm sewer network replacement, concrete pavement, complete sidewalk replacement on both sides of the roadway, extension and maintenance of the Christie Brook box culvert on the north side of Gillett, and new pavement marking.

April 20 to April 24: Storm sewer work continued between South Garden Avenue/East First Street and Birch Avenue. The contractor will complete storm sewer installation in the Birch Avenue intersection and continue working west toward Oak Avenue.

April 27 to May 1: The contractor will resume storm sewer work between Birch Avenue and Oak Avenue. The pipe crew will continue installing underground storm sewer pipe, manholes, and inlets west toward the Elm Avenue intersection.

Traffic impacts: WIS 22 will be closed to thru traffic for the duration of the project. Access to driveways for property owners who live along WIS 22 will be maintained. During storm sewer work, local traffic may not be able to pass through the area the contractor is working in.

• A signed detour directs WIS 22 traffic to use County R and County H to bypass the work zone.

Project website: https://projects.511wi.gov/22gillett/

 

OUTAGAMIE COUNTY

 

WIS 96/W. Wisconsin Avenue, town of Grand Chute

Location/limits: Casaloma Drive to North Badger Avenue

Length: 2.0 miles

Cost: $7.375 million

Schedule: April 1, 2026, to October 31, 2026

Description of work: This two-mile rehabilitation project includes base patching, mill and overlay along WIS 96 from Casaloma Drive to North Badger Avenue, and bridge painting of the existing girders for the I-41 structures over WIS 96.

April 20 to April 24: Crews will be saw cutting WIS 96 inside/outside westbound and eastbound lanes from Casaloma Drive to Lynndale Drive. Crews will be completing base patching along WIS 96 inside/outside westbound and eastbound lanes from Casaloma Drive to Lynndale Drive at various locations. Crews will continue installing storm sewer at various locations throughout the project. Crews will conduct bridge painting operations for the I-41 structures over WIS 96 for the left turn lanes and median. Crews will be installing temporary barrier wall along WIS 96 ramps.

April 27 to May 1: Crews will be saw cutting WIS 96 inside/outside westbound and eastbound lanes from Casaloma Drive to Lynndale Drive. Crews will be completing base patching along WIS 96 inside/outside westbound and eastbound lanes from Casaloma Drive to Lynndale Drive at various locations. Crews will continue installing storm sewer at various locations throughout the project. Crews will conduct bridge painting operations for the I-41 structures over WIS for the westbound outside lane.

Traffic impacts: WIS 96 will have inside/outside lane closures from Casaloma Drive to Lynndale Drive.

Project website: https://projects.511wi.gov/96resurfacing/

 

Buchanan St. Overpass Reconstruction – This is a construction contract for the I-41 Expansion Project between Appleton and De Pere.

Location/limits: Buchanan Street over I-41.

Length: 0.19 miles

Cost: $4.27 million

Schedule: March 2, 2026, to October 1, 2026

• Note: Buchanan Street overpass scheduled to open July 21, 2026

Description of work: Work will include reconstructing the Buchanan Street overpass over I-41. Additionally, a retaining wall will be added to the NW quadrant of the project between Randolph Drive and Buchanan Street.

April 20 to April 24: The contractor will finish constructing the median pier, north abutment, and south abutment for the Buchanan Street overpass. The contractor will install the slope paving in front of both abutments.

April 27 to May 1: The contractor will set girders over I-41 for the Buchanan Street overpass. The contractor will continue building the slopes of all 4 quadrants of the overpass.

Traffic impacts: Buchanan Street between Moasis Drive and Hartzheim Drive will be closed from March 9, 2026, to July 21, 2026.

Alternate route: Motorists should use County N/Freedom Road, County JJ/Edgewood Drive, and County OO/North Avenue to get around this closure.

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

 

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 August 1, 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.

April 20 to April 24: Work will begin to complete the concrete staining of the Ballard Road bridges over I-41. Work will begin to remove the temporary cold weather pavement marking placed in the fall of 2025 and replaced them with permeant markings on Ballard Road and Capital Drive. Clean up work and remaining restoration will be completed project wide. The temporary traffic signals at the intersection of WIS 47 / Ridgeview Road will remain active until late July as the city of Appleton works on installing permanent signal at the intersection.

April 27 to May 1: Work will continue to remove the temporary cold weather pavement marking placed in the fall of 2025 and replaced them with permeant markings on Ballard Road and Capital Drive. Clean up work and remaining restoration will continue project wide. The temporary traffic signals at the intersection of WIS 47/Ridgeview Road will remain active until late July as the city of Appleton works on installing permanent signal at the intersection.

Traffic Impacts: Various nightly single lane closures on I-41. Various nightly lane closures on Ballard Road and Capital Drive.

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

 

I-41 Mainline and Richmond Street Interchange This is a construction contract for the I-41 Expansion Majors project between Appleton and De Pere. NOTE: This update is a combination of two project for the I-41 Expansion in the same project limits. Both project updates will be featured here for the life of the project.

Location/limits: I-41 between Lynndale and Meade Street, and Richmond interchange over I-41.

Length: 2.25 Miles

Cost: $94 million

Schedule: April 2026 to June 2028

Description of work: This is a construction contract for the I-41 Expansion Project between Appleton and De Pere. This contract is to expand I-41 northbound and southbound to six lanes and reconstructs the Richmond interchange, and ramps. Major contract work includes concrete pavement, bridge construction, sign structure construction, noise wall construction, divergent diamond construction, Intelligent Traffic Systems, Freeway Traffic Mitigation Systems, and incidentals. Please see the project website for details of the five-year project.

April 20 to April 25: Crews continued to set and drive sheeting and timber lagging on the Gillett St and railroad structure overpasses. On I-41 they continued to work on median grading and outside saw cutting and grading. They began placing asphalt shoulders for lane shifts.

April 27 to May 1: Crews will finish up sheeting and timber lagging on the Gillet St. and railroad structure overpasses and begin pier piling. They will also continue grading on the northbound outside along I-41 and shift traffic on the southbound lanes to begin outside work along I-41.

Traffic impacts:

Richmond interchange bridge will close mid-May with ramps following 20 days later.

Long-Term Closures:

• Mid-May thru October 2026: Richmond interchange bridge will close with all interchange on and off-ramps closing 20 days later.
• April to mid-November 2026: Intermittent, nightly mainline lane closures on northbound lanes and southbound lanes between 9 p.m. and 5 a.m.

I-41 Expansion 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. Installing temporary barrier wall throughout the project.

April 20 to April 24: Installing permanent barrier wall along the southbound median shoulder throughout the project. Paving asphalt crossovers for upcoming mainline traffic switch at the north limits near Lynndale and at the northbound WIS 15 exit ramp. Installing glare screen on temporary barrier wall. Installing temporary barrier wall throughout the project. Placing temporary pavement markings for staged northbound I-41 lanes.

April 27 to May 1: Traffic switch moving northbound I-41 traffic to southbound side of I-41 to start stage 4 construction of northbound I-41. Installing glare screen on temporary barrier wall. Installing temporary barrier wall throughout the project. Placing temporary pavement markings for I-41 lanes. Starting removal of existing northbound I-41 pavement and beginning grading of new lanes. Starting demolition of I-41 structure over the Fox Valley & Lake Superior Railroad just north of WIS 96.

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

• Lynndale Drive reduced to one lane in either direction between Capitol Drive and Grand Chute Blvd.
• Long term closure of northbound I-41 median lane between College Ave. and WIS 96
• I-41 southbound traffic on newly constructed southbound lanes and I-41 northbound traffic on existing northbound lanes to allow construction of southbound I-41 median WIS 96 to Lynndale Drive.
• Northbound I-41 traffic to be shifted to the newly constructed southbound lanes the night of April 27.
• Northbound WIS 96 on-ramp to be closed long term starting April 27.
• Left lane of northbound WIS 15 on-ramp to be closed long term starting April 23.

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

 

I-41 Mainline and County U Interchange – This is a construction contract for I-41 Expansion between Appleton and De Pere. This update is a combination of two projects for the I-41 Expansion in the same project limits. Both project updates will be featured in this update for the life of the projects.

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

Length: 5.15 miles

Cost: $88 million.

Schedule: September 2025 to late fall 2027

Description of work: This is a construction contract for the I-41 Expansion Project between Appleton and De Pere. This contract is to expand I-41 northbound and southbound to six lanes and reconstructs the County U interchange, ramps, and frontage roads. Major contract work includes concrete pavement, bridge construction, sign structure construction, noise wall construction, roundabout construction, roadway realignment, pond construction, intelligent traffic systems, freeway traffic mitigation systems, and incidentals.

April 20 to April 24: Crews continue southbound pavement removals along with processing of recycled materials for use. Grading crews continue with work on southbound I-41 from the north project limits to the County U interchange as well as the East Frontage Road realignment. Storm sewer crews continue installation of the proposed Southbound drainage system between the north project limits and the structure over Wrightstown Road. Bridge crews continue foundation and substructure work for the southbound structures over County U, Wrightstown Road and County JJ.

April 27 to May 1: Crews plan to continue southbound pavement removals along with processing of recycled materials for use. Grading crews plan to continue with work on southbound I-41 from the north project limits to the County U interchange, as well as the proposed east County U roundabout and the East Frontage Road realignment. Storm sewer crews plan to continue installation of the proposed southbound drainage system between the north project limits and the structure over Wrightstown Road. Bridge crews plan to continue foundation and substructure work for the southbound structures over County U, Wrightstown Road and County JJ.

Long-Term Closures:

• April through November: I-41 northbound and southbound four lanes counter directional including shifted lanes with reduced shoulder widths between County J and County S

• • April through early July 2026: East Frontage Road CLOSED between Kerigan Drive and County U.
    • No posted detour.
  • April 27 through early July 2026: County U CLOSED between the Northbound Ramps and Kerrigan Drive.
    • Detour: County U to WIS 96 to WIS 55 or County U to County D to Hickory Road to County S
  • Please see the I-41 project website for the latest road and ramp closures.

Traffic impacts:

• Intermittent, nightly mainline lane closures as necessary on Northbound lanes between 8 p.m. and 5 a.m. and southbound lanes between 7 p.m. and 5 a.m.
• Intermittent flagging operations on frontage roads and side roads as necessary.
• Intermittent off-peak closures of County U, County JJ, and Wrightstown Road as necessary. County U and Wrightstown Road will not be closed concurrently.
• County U – CLOSED NIGHTLY – 6 p.m. to 6 a.m., April 13 to May 1, 2026.
  • Southbound I-41 off-ramp to County U CLOSED 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. during nightly County U closures.

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

 

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

Location/limits: French Road over I-41 including the northbound WIS 441 to northbound I-41 system-to-system interchange ramp.

Length: 0.34 miles

Cost: $8.02 million

Schedule: March 3, 2026, to August 28, 2026

Description of work: Work includes reconstructing the French Road overpass to create a wider, safer roadway for motorists, bicyclists, and pedestrians and to reconfigure the overpass to fit under the future southbound I‑41 to southbound WIS 441 ramp. In addition, the WIS 441 northbound to I-41 northbound ramp will be realigned.

April 20 to April 24: Concrete pours will be completed on the north abutment and the contractor will backfill and grade around the abutment. Work will continue at the 1-41 median pier and south abutment. Driving piling will begin on pier 1 located between I-41 and the WIS 441 ramp. Grading and storm sewer crews will continue work on the realignment of the WIS 441 north bound to I-41 north bound ramp.

April 27 to May 1: Work will continue at the south abutment and on pier 1 of the French Road overpass structure. Grading, asphalt paving, pavement marking, and placement of temp concrete barrier wall will be completed on the realignment of the WIS 441/I-41 ramp. The ramp will reopen to traffic overnight on May 1^st.

Traffic Impacts: Northbound WIS 441 to northbound I-41 system-to-system interchange ramp CLOSED until May 1, 2026 (short-term closures of the ramp will be needed following the ramp opening on May 1).

• There are various nighttime lane closures on I-41.
• Longterm WIS 441 northbound right lane closure between County OO and I-41 will end May 1.

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 for Building Contract; July 18, 2025, through August 2026 for Site Grading and Paving Contract; Weigh-In-Motion portion of Site contract to finish December of 2027.

Cost: $16.2 million for Building Contract. $8 million for Site Contract.

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.

Traffic impacts: No impacts to I-41 motorists currently. SWEF building is closed until winter 2025/2026. No public access to SWEF during construction. Site will remain closed to public access from northbound I-41 through August 2026.

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

 

Salt Storage Facility – This is a construction contract for the I-41 Expansion Project between Appleton and De Pere.

Location/limits: Non-highway, Outagamie County

Length: N/A

Cost: $4.25 million

Schedule: Project began July 14, 2025. Winter shutdown September 29. Project resumes in spring 2026 and is expected to finish by October 15, 2026

Description of work: This is a construction contract for the I-41 Expansion Project between Appleton and De Pere. This work is to construct a new Salt Storage Facility in Outagamie County.

Status of construction: Work resumes in spring 2026.

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

 

WIS 76 Resurfacing, village of Greenville

Location/Limits: WIS 15 to County JJ in the village of Greenville, Outagamie County

Length: 2.2 Miles

Schedule: March 9, 2026, to October 31, 2026

Cost: $9.3 million

Description of work: Work consists of completing common excavation, base course, concrete pavement, pavement marking and signing, storm sewer, concrete outfall structures, pond clay liners, concrete curb and gutter, concrete sidewalk, concrete box culvert structures and incidental items necessary to complete the project work.

April 20 to April 24: Contractor continued to install storm sewer on WIS 76. The contractor began excavation and forming for the box culvert structure work on the west side of WIS 76 just north of Everglade Road.  Contractor also completed the concrete sidewalk, curb and gutter, and pedestrian ramp on the southeast corner of Everglade and WIS 76.

April 27 to May 1:  Contractor plans to continue to install storm sewer on WIS 76. Contractor plans to continue to work on box culvert structure work on the west side of WIS 76, just north of Everglade Road. Contractor will complete the curb and gutter, sidewalk and pedestrian ramp replacements in the SW corner of Everglade and WIS 76.

Traffic Impacts: WIS 76 from Everglade Road to County JJ will be closed to through traffic until October 31, 2026.

• Access will be maintained throughout the project to all commercial, recreational and residential properties and to all side road intersections for local residents, businesses, and emergency services throughout the project.

May 4, 2026: The railroad crossing on WIS 76 south of Everglade Road will be closed for one month and is expected to open June 1, 2026.

• Detour route: WIS 15 to County JJ to WIS 76 for this portion of road work.

June 1, 2026: The WIS 76/County JJ intersection will be closed until October 31, 2026.

• Detour route: WIS 15 to County JJ to N Olk Street to County M to County S to WIS 76.

Project Website: https://projects.511wi.gov/wis76cirshioc/

 

SHEBOYGAN COUNTY

 

I-43 Resurfacing

Location: I-43 from Wilson/Lima Road in the town of Wilson to WIS 42 in the town of Sheboygan, Sheboygan County.

Length: 10 miles

Schedule: Construction began March 2 with tree clearing and right-of-way fencing. Pavement and structure work take place mid-March to November 2026.

Description of work: Construction includes milling and resurfacing along I-43 and the interchange ramps. Ten sign structures within the I-43 and WIS 23 interchange will be replaced, and bridge rehabilitation will be performed on nine bridges.

April 20 to April 24: The contractor is continuing rebab work on various structures northbound and southbound I-43 from WIS 42 to County V. Crews continued base patching work northbound and southbound IH 43 from WIS 28 to County V. Crews are continuing right-of-way fence removal and installation along northbound I-43 from WIS 32 to WIS 23.

April 27 to May 1: The contractor is continuing rebab work on various structures northbound and southbound I-43 from WIS 42 to County V. Crews continued base patching work northbound and southbound I-43 from WIS 28 to County V. Crews are continuing right-of-way fence removal and installation along northbound I-43 from WIS 32 to WIS 23. The contractor will begin milling and paving operations from WIS 28 to WIS 42.

Traffic impacts: 

• Northbound I-43 off-ramp to WIS 28: FULL CLOSURE from 4 a.m. to 8 p.m., Tuesday, April 28 for ramp paving operations. Weather date will be April 29.
• Northbound I-43 off-ramp to WIS 42: FULL CLOSURE from 4 a.m. to 8 p.m., Thursday, April 30 for ramp paving operations. Weather date will be May 1.
• Northbound I-43 on-ramp from WIS 42: FULL CLOSURE from 4 a.m. to 8 p.m., Friday, May 1 for ramp paving operations. Weather date will be May 5 or 6.
• Weekly, Monday through Friday, lane closures are in place for northbound and southbound I-43 in various locations in the project work zone.
• Pleases see the project website below for all traffic impacts.

Project website: https://projects.511wi.gov/i43sheb/

 

WINNEBAGO COUNTY

 

WIS 21 Improvement Projects

Location/Limits: WIS 21 from the south edge of Fox River Bridge in the city of Omro to just west of Washburn Street in the city of Oshkosh in Winnebago County, Wisconsin

Length: 8.8 miles

Schedule: Major work operations began on April 6 and will extend to early November 2026.

Construction of the three roundabouts will be staged to minimize impacts to local access. Stage 1 will include construction of the Sand Pit Road roundabout. Stage 2 will include the concurrent construction of the Leonard Point Road and County FF/Reighmoor Road roundabouts.

Cost: $11.8 million

Description of work: This is a resurfacing-level project. Project improvements include:

• Concrete pavement repair and asphalt overlay from Fox River Bridge to east city of Omro limits and from Leonard Point Road to just west of Washburn Street
• Concrete pavement repair only from east city of Omro limits to just west of Leonard Point Road
• Upgrading curb ramps within city of Omro for ADA compliance
  • Multi-lane roundabout at the Leonard Point Road intersection
  • Single-lane roundabouts at the County FF/Reighmoor Road and Sand Pit Road intersections
• Slotted left-turn lanes at the Oakwood Road and Westhaven Drive intersections
• Replacing beam guard along corridor
• New pavement marking throughout corridor

April 20 to 24:

• WIS 116 to Leonard Point Road
  • Crews will continue working on upgrading curb ramps throughout Omro on the south side of WIS 21
• Sand Pit Road Intersection
  • Crews will continue to grade and place gravel in the intersection.
• Leonard Point Road to Washburn Street
  • Crews will continue to remove and replace existing cracked concrete pavement from Washburn Street to Oakwood Road
  • The Westhaven Drive Intersection will have the new curb and gutter installed and pending weather the lower layers of asphalt will be paved.

April 27 to May 1:

• WIS 116 to Leonard Point Road: Crews will continue working on upgrading curb ramps throughout Omro on the south side of WIS 21
• Sand Pit Road Intersection: Crews will continue to grade and place gravel in the intersection.
• Leonard Point Road to Washburn Street: Crews will continue to remove and replace existing cracked concrete pavement from Washburn Street to Oakwood Road.
• Westhaven Drive will be closed to WIS 21, and crews will work on installing new curb and gutter and sidewalk on all four quadrants.

Traffic Impacts: WIS 21 will be closed to traffic for entire project, and the posted detour is described below. Access will be maintained for local residents, businesses, and emergency vehicles.

• Westhaven Drive will be closed and no access to WIS 21 starting on Tuesday, April 28, 2026.

Detour: WIS 21 users will be directed to use WIS 116, US 45 and I-41.

Project website: https://projects.511wi.gov/us151wis55/

 

US 45 / Main Street Bridge Rehabilitation – City of Oshkosh

Location/limits: W 6^th Avenue to Ceape Avenue (bridge and approaches)

Length: 0.2 miles

Cost: $6.06 million

Schedule: September 2, 2025, to April 17, 2026.

Description of work: This is a rehabilitation-level project for work on the bridge’s structural, electrical, and mechanical components.

April 20 to April 24: Operational testing of the bascule span will be completed. Pedestrians and motorists should expect frequent openings. Punch list work will be completed.

April 27 to May 1: Punch list work.

Traffic impacts: Bridge open. Some testing of the bridge may occur.

Project website: https://projects.511wi.gov/45oshbridge/