Project includes resurfacing highway, replacing or repairing culverts
Release date: July 21, 2022
To invest in Wisconsin's transportation system, Gov. Tony Evers has signed a $7.62 million contract with Mosinee-based prime contractor American Asphalt of Wisconsin for a resurfacing project on southbound I-39 in Portage County from the Waushara County line to Birch Drive south of Portage. Construction is scheduled to start Monday, Aug. 1.
The pavement on this segment of southbound I-39 is deteriorating. To address this and other needs, the Wisconsin Department of Transportation project will:
- Remove a portion of the existing pavement and place new asphalt pavement.
- Replace or repair culvert pipes.
- Upgrade guardrail to meet current standards.
During construction, southbound I-39 will remain open to traffic, but motorists can expect single-lane closures and width restrictions. Work on the on- and off-ramps at the I-39 interchanges at County W and County D will result in overnight closures.
Construction is scheduled for completion in late October. The schedule is weather dependent.
For more information regarding traffic impacts, transportation news and improvement project updates in Wisconsin's North Central Region:
For more information:
WisDOT Office of Public Affairs
(608) 266-3581, opa.exec@dot.wi.gov