Work will resurface highway and several ramps, replace guardrail and maintain culverts
Release date: August 17, 2022
To invest in Wisconsin's transportation system, Gov. Tony Evers signed a $4.4 million contract to improve I-39 between the Portage County line and Maple Ridge Road in Marathon County. Work is scheduled to begin Monday, Aug. 22, 2022.
Mosinee-based American Asphalt of Wisconsin is the prime contractor for the project. Construction will consist of:
- Resurfacing I-39 northbound and the northbound WIS 34 and WIS 153 ramps with two inches of new asphalt pavement.
- Replacing pavement at the I-39 northbound/WIS 34 ramp intersection with six and a half inches of new asphalt pavement.
- Replacing guardrail.
- Performing culvert and drainage maintenance
- Replacing select permanent signs.
During construction, motorists can expect:
- I-39 northbound to be reduced to one lane of traffic. Both lanes will be open on I-39 northbound during weekends.
- The I-39 northbound off-ramp to WIS 34 and Balsam Fir Road will be closed for approximately three weeks during intersection work.
- Intermittent nighttime ramp closures at the WIS 153 northbound ramps.
Construction is scheduled for completion by November 2022. The schedule is dependent on favorable weather conditions and construction progress.
Federal transportation funds will pay for 90 percent of the improvements; state transportation funds will pay for the remaining 10 percent.
For more information regarding traffic impacts, transportation news and improvement project updates in Wisconsin's North Central Region:
For more information, contact:
Bryan Rose, North Central Region Communications Manager
(715) 493-3710,
bryan.rose@dot.wi.gov