The Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) provides weekly updates on road construction projects in the following counties in northwest Wisconsin: Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Buffalo, Burnett, Chippewa, Clark, Douglas, Dunn, Eau Claire, Jackson, Pepin, Pierce, Polk, Rusk, St. Croix, Sawyer, Taylor, Trempealeau and Washburn counties.

Clark County
Highway: Kington Road
Location: Nelson Creek Bridge north of the city of Loyal
Schedule: Oct. 30 to late November
Cost: $336,867
Description: Replacing the bridge, approach pavement and pavement markings.
Traffic impacts: Kington Road is closed at the bridge. Work is anticipated to be suspended until spring 2025.

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Highway: Mann Road
Location: North Branch O’Neill Creek Bridge south of Loyal
Schedule: Oct. 9 to late November
Cost: $300,734
Description: Replacing the bridge, approach pavement and pavement markings.
Traffic impacts: None; project complete.

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Highway: Romadka Avenue
Location: Middle Branch O’Neill Creek Bridge north of Granton
Schedule: Oct. 7 to late November
Cost: $383,723
Description: Replacing the bridge, approach pavement and pavement markings.
Traffic impacts: None; project complete.

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Highway: Starks Road
Location: South Fork Eau Claire River Bridge northwest of Greenwood
Schedule: Sept. 9 to late November
Cost: $585,646
Description: Replacing the bridge, approach pavement and pavement markings.
Traffic impacts: None; project complete.

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Douglas County
Highway: WIS 105
Location: Minnesota state line to WIS 35 in the city of Superior
Schedule: Aug. 29 to spring 2025
Cost: $4.18 million
Description: Mitigating water bubbling though the pavement near the bridge over the St. Louis River by constructing a French drain in the ditch line; repairing the settlement area at the Little Pokegama River by excavating 15 feet to 19 feet below the existing road surface, adding a pipe underdrain system to allow water to flow out of the slope and placing a four-foot gravel layer, which will then be covered by granular backfill to the bottom of the new pavement structure; repairing the slope 1,700 feet west of the river by constructing a drainage trench filled with a pipe underdrain system to allow water to flow out of the slope,  installing sheet pile at the bottom of the slope to prevent sliding and rebuilding the slope with soils less susceptible to failure; repairing “sliver fill” (thin layer of new soils placed over existing soils) failure across from Billings Drive by constructing a “stability trench” in the shoulder of the road; making culvert repairs in spot locations; upgrading and modernizing select sidewalk curb ramp slopes; removing and replacing curb and gutter in the village of Oliver; removing and replacing guardrail at the Oliver Bridge and County W; and resurfacing the roadway.
Traffic impacts: Motorists might encounter an intermittent lane or shoulder closure as finishing work for 2024 is completed.

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Dunn County
Highway: I-94
Location: Safety and Weight Enforcement Facility (SWEF) on westbound I-94 east of Menomonie
Schedule: March 19 to November
Cost: $10.95 million
Description: Renovating and expanding the existing SWEF building; replacing the pavement in the parking lots and on the ramp/loop roadways; constructing an approximate 200-foot communications tower near the renovated SWEF building; reconfiguring the exit off I-94; constructing a new virtual weigh station along westbound US 12/WIS 29 west of the I-94 interchange; and constructing a remote truck pull-off site along County B south of I-94 between Walton Avenue and 3M Drive in Dunn County. (The pull-off site will be constructed concurrently with a reconstruction project scheduled to start April 1 on County B from US 12/WIS 29 to the eastbound I-94 entrance and exit ramps at the I-94/County B interchange.)
Traffic impacts: None; all traffic control from I-94 has been pulled.

• The ramp to the SWEF is expected to reopen by the end of the week of Dec. 2.
• Occupancy in the combination new/remodeled facility is expected in mid-December.

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Eau Claire County
Highway: I-94
Location: US 53 interchange to Mallard Road southwest of Eau Claire
Schedule: March 4, 2024, to November 2026
Cost: $69.9 million
Description: Removing and replacing the pavement on I-94 from Otter Creek to Mallard Road; resurfacing the shoulders and completing concrete pavement repair on I-94 and collector roads from the western project limits to Otter Creek; resurfacing the I-94/US 53 interchange, the approaching pavement on US 53 and the interchange ramps; widening the eastbound I-94 bridge over Otter Creek; removing and replacing the east- and westbound bridges over County D and County J with structures that meet vertical clearance requirements and are wide enough to handle future four-lane temporary traffic; removing and replacing a box culvert near County D; repairing storm sewer; and placing new pavement markings.
Traffic impacts: None; construction in 2024 is complete, and work will resume in early 2025.

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St. Croix County
Highway: I-94
Location: Bridges over Kinney Road and 100^th Street between Roberts and Hudson
Schedule: Sept. 9, 2024, to mid-October 2026
Cost: $20.08 million
Description: Replacing the bridges, with the westbound bridges replaced in 2025 and eastbound structures in 2026; replacing 1,000 to 1,200 feet of the I-94 pavement on both sides of structures in both directions; installing storm sewer; and replacing guardrail and pavement markings.
Traffic impacts: None, but motorists will encounter intermittent lane closures the week of Dec. 2 as crews are expected to wrap up construction for 2024.