WisDOT Northwest Region Construction Update - October 2

Release date: October 2, 2026

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.

Ashland County

WIS 77

• Location: WIS 13 in Mellen to the Iron County line
• Schedule: July 6 to early October
• Cost: $3.59 million
• Description of work: Milling off a portion of the existing pavement and placing new pavement; replacing storm sewer; installing centerline rumble strips; overlaying the deck on the Devil's Creek Bridge in Mellen; cleaning, removing or replacing culverts; replacing culvert end walls; replacing or removing guardrail; and placing new pavement markings
• Traffic impacts: WIS 77 remains open to traffic, but motorists will encounter daily single-lane closures controlled by flagging.

Ashland and Sawyer counties

WIS 13 and WIS 77

• Location: WIS 13, Price County line to Morse Road between Mellen and Glidden, and WIS 77, Teal River Bridge northeast of Hayward
• Schedule: WIS 13, April 27 to late October; WIS 77, July 27 to late September
• Cost: $5.19 million
• Description of work: WIS 13, replacing, resetting, extending or abandoning more than 50 existing culvert pipes and constructing a new box culvert at Becky Creek; making concrete surface repairs at the bridge over Dryden Creek northwest of Glidden; patching the deck on the bridge over the Chippewa River southeast of Glidden; overlaying the deck with concrete on the bridge over Butternut Creek south of Butternut; and replacing guardrail at the structures and one other location in the project limits; WIS 77, milling and overlaying the existing bridge deck, overlaying concrete pavement approach slabs, milling and overlaying roadway approaches, making concrete surface repairs on parapets, grouting voids under abutments, supplementing riprap at abutments, adjusting guardrail and installing new pavement markings
• Traffic impacts: WIS 13 remains open to traffic, but motorists will encounter: 
• Single-lane closures controlled by temporary traffic signals at Becky Creek 
• ​WIS 13 at Becky Creek is tentatively scheduled to reopen to two lanes of traffic the week of Oct. 5.
• Single-lane closures controlled by temporary traffic signals at active culvert pipe installations 
• Signals at Becky Creek are in place continuously. Those at culvert pipe locations are in place during work hours only.
• Single-lane closures controlled by flagging during paving at culvert sites typically on Fridays
• WIS 77 at the Teal River is reduced to a single lane of traffic controlled by temporary traffic signals.
• The bridge is tentatively scheduled to reopen to two lanes of traffic the week of Oct. 5.

Barron County

15½ Avenue

County D

County O

• Location: East Branch Upper Pine Creek Bridge north of the village of Dallas
• Schedule: June 15 to late August
• Cost: $ $501,425
• Description of work: Replacing the bridge and reconstructing 149.5 feet of approaching roadway
• Traffic impacts: County O is open, but motorists will encounter lane closures for guardrail installation anticipated to occur in the next week or two.

County O

• Location: Wisconsin Avenue intersection in Rice Lake
• Schedule: April 20 to late September
• Cost: $1.1 million
• Description of work: Realigning and extending the County O left-turn lanes, constructing right-turn lanes both north and south along Wisconsin Avenue, replacing traffic signals and adding sidewalk and a pedestrian crossing on County O
• Traffic impacts: County O and Wisconsin Street remain open to traffic.

US 53 South

• Location: Bridges between Cameron and New Auburn: structures over US 8, Knapp Street, County A, County AA and Carlson School Road, 2025, and structures over 20th Street, County I and the Chetek River, 2026
• Schedule: Feb. 23 to early October, 2026 construction; and May 5, 2025, to early October 2026, overall project
• Cost: $10.91 million
• Description of 2026 work: Replacing the decks on the bridges over the Chetek River and 20th Street; replacing the bridge over County I; milling pavement on both sides of each structure and placing new asphalt pavement on the approaches; milling and overlaying the pavement on the southbound US 53 on- and off-ramps at the County I interchange; and replacing guardrail, pavement markings and signage
• Traffic impacts: Southbound US 53 remains open to traffic, but motorists will encounter:
  • Single-lane closures on southbound US 53 and a reduced speed limit of 60 mph.
  • Single-lane closures on County I through the duration of the project
  • All lanes are expected to reopen to traffic by the end of the week of Oct. 5.
    

US 63

• Location: Beaver Dam Lake
• Schedule: April 24 to early October
• Cost: $2.64 million
• Description of work: Removing the existing box culvert carrying Beaver Dam Lake under US 63, building a bridge with a longer span to replace the box culvert, removing the Lake Street Bridge, dredging Beaver Dam Lake under US 63 and the Lake Street Bridge, building an ATV trail on the east side of US 63 from Arcade Avenue to Nedvidek Street, reconstructing US 63 on both sides of the new bridge, reconstructing portions of Lake Street, Nedvidek Street and Babcock Avenue to match the raised profile of US 63 and constructing curb, gutter and sidewalk
• Traffic impacts: US 63 is closed to traffic, except for emergency vehicles only, on both sides of the structure.
  • Traffic is being detoured via WIS 48, US 53 and WIS 70.
    
  • The bridge is expected to open to traffic on Tuesday or Wednesday, Oct. 6 or 7. The opening is weather and construction operations dependent.
    

US 63

• Location: US 8 East in Turtle Lake to WIS 48 West in Cumberland
• Schedule: July 20 to mid-November
• Cost: $8.66 million
• Description of work: Milling 2.25 inches of asphalt from the roadway surface and paving 3.25 inches of hot-mix asphalt; cleaning, lining or replacing culverts; replacing guardrail; replacing curb and gutter at various locations; installing new pavement markings; and completing the following improvements to increase safety: Installing shoulder rumble strips, placing a high-friction surface treatment on two curves and widening paved shoulders from 3 feet to 5 feet
• Traffic impacts: US 63 is open to traffic, but motorists will encounter single-lane closures controlled by flagging and temporary traffic signals.

Bayfield County

WIS 13

• Location: Lake Superior Wayside between Iron River and Port Wing about 0.48 mile west of Airport Road
• Schedule: July 13 to late November
• Cost: $3.98 million
• Description of work: On the shoreline from the west property line to Jardine Creek: Armoring the toe of the slope using a 6-inch-thick layer of bedding stone, a 3-foot-thick layer of underlying stone and a 6-foot-thick layer of armor stone; excavating a 4:1 slope from the newly constructed armored to the top of the existing slope; and stabilizing the excavated slope with turf reinforcement mat and garden with topsoil and seed. At the wayside: Milling 2 inches of existing asphalt and paving 2 inches of new asphalt in the parking lot and WIS 13 entrance; upgrading the walking path to meet Americans With Disabilities Act standards by grading base aggregate and overlaying with 2 inches of new asphalt; replacing the culvert and apron end walls below the walking path to the lake and at the WIS 13 entrance to the wayside; replacing the timber guard posts bordering the parking area; and repairing the crack in the concrete slab under the pavilion
• Traffic impacts: WIS 13 remains open to traffic, but the wayside is closed for the duration of work.

WIS 13

• Location: Engoe Road south of the city of Washburn
• Schedule: Aug. 18 to early October
• Cost: $1.05 million
• Description of work: Widening WIS 13 to add a 12-foot left-turn lane for northbound traffic, milling 2 inches of pavement in the existing lanes and east shoulder, reconstructing pavement and base layers in the widened area and placing new pavement markings
• Traffic impacts: WIS 13 and Engoe Road are open with no width restrictions.
  

WIS 13

• Location: Little Whittlesey Creek
• Schedule: June 8 to mid-October
• Cost: $1.5 million
• Description of work: Constructing a temporary bypass to carry WIS 13 traffic during construction, replacing the culvert pipes with a bridge, milling and paving about 1,000 feet of pavement approaching the bridge, restoring the stream bed, installing new guardrail, relocating the driveway of the US Fish and Wildlife Service facility, adding riprap and removing the temporary bypass
• Traffic impacts: The bridge is open to traffic, but motorists might encounter shoulder or lane closures as finishing work is completed.

US 63

• Location: Long Lake branch in Drummond
• Schedule: July 13 to late November, 2026 construction; project will shut down for winter, with work resuming in spring 2027
• Cost: $4.59 million
• Description of work in 2026: Drawing down Mill Pond, realigning the Long Lake branch and building a bypass to carry a single lane of traffic during 2027 construction
• Traffic impacts: US 63 is open to a single-lane of traffic controlled by temporary signals between Delta Drummond Road to Drummond Lake Road.

Buffalo County

County B

County P

• Location: Trempealeau River Bridge east of Fountain City in the town of Buffalo
• Schedule: Feb. 23 to mid-October
• Cost: $1.78 million
• Description of work: Building a temporary bypass and structure, replacing the bridge, reconstructing roadway approaches and removing the temporary bypass and structure.
• Traffic impacts: None, but motorists might encounter lane closures once crews return the week of Oct. 12 to remove the temporary bypass.

WIS 35

• Location: Waumandee Creek Bridge northwest of Fountain City
• Schedule: Sept. 15 to late October
• Cost: $554,732
• Description of work: Making repairs to the bridge deck, overlaying the bridge deck with concrete and replacing tipping wing walls
• Traffic impacts: WIS 35 is reduced to a single lane of traffic at the bridge controlled by temporary traffic signals.

Burnett County

WIS 35

• Location: Lanquist Street in Siren to WIS 70 East
• Schedule: May 4 to mid-October
• Cost: $8.55 million
• Description of work: Replacing pavement with new concrete from Lanquist Street to Southshore Drive, replacing storm sewer and expanding its capacity from Lanquist to Works Progress Street, resurfacing the roadway from Southshore Drive to WIS 70 East, reviewing and revising access points, improving turning movements in all quadrants at the WIS 35 and WIS 70/County B intersection in the city of Siren, replacing traffic signals, replacing curb ramps and removing extra lanes from Park Street to Northshore Drive to reduce flooding potential
• Traffic impacts: WIS 35 remains open to traffic, but motorists will encounter:
  • Shoulder closures on northbound WIS 35 from Lanquist Street to County B; southbound WIS 35 from the WIS 35/70 intersection to Southshore Drive; and north- and southbound WIS 35 between Southshore Drive and the WIS 35/70 roundabout.
  • Shoulder closures on east- and westbound WIS 70 from 1st Avenue to the WIS 35/70 intersection
  • Nighttime lane closures Monday, Oct. 12 on WIS 35 and WIS 70 as crews hang monotube arms over traffic lanes 

Chippewa County

WIS 178

• Location: Olson to Cashman drives in Chippewa Falls
• Schedule: July 20 to early October
  
• Cost: $1.01 million
• Description of work: Installing a traffic signal at WIS 178 and Olson Drive and making access modifications at the adjacent intersection to the north, WIS 178 and Cashman Drive, by eliminating left-turn and through movements from the Cashman Drive approaches
• Traffic Impacts: WIS 178 remains open to traffic, but motorists will encounter:
  • Possible single-lane closures on WIS 178 between 6 a.m. Mondays and 3 p.m. Fridays
  • Active traffic signals at WIS 178 and Olson Drive
  • No access to Cashman Drive from WIS 178

Chippewa and Clark counties

WIS 29

• Location: 320th Street east of Boyd to Koser Avenue west of Thorp
• Schedule: May 11 to early October
• Cost: $9.35 million
• Description of work: Patching the concrete pavement, placing 3.75 inches of asphalt over the existing roadway, removing a portion of the existing pavement on the WIS 29 on- and off-ramps at the County H interchange in Stanley and on County H between the east- and westbound ramps and placing new asphalt pavement, repairing culverts as needed, rehabilitating the structure over Hay Creek east of Boyd and closing and removing the intersection on WIS 29 at 320th Street per the town of Delmar’s request
• Traffic impacts: WIS 29 is open to traffic, but motorists will encounter:
• Single-lane closures in both directions in the work zone
• The following ramp closures at the WIS 29/County H interchange:
• ​Ramps from eastbound WIS 29 to County H and County H to eastbound WIS 29 and ramps from westbound WIS 29 to County H and County H to westbound WIS 29 Saturday, Oct. 3
• ​Crews will close ramps on one side of the highway at a time.
• ​If ramp work can’t be completed on Saturday, the following closures are expected:
• ​​Ramps from eastbound WIS 29 to County H and County H to eastbound WIS 29 on Monday, Oct. 5
• ​​Ramps from westbound WIS 29 to County H and County H to westbound WIS 29 Tuesday, Oct. 6
• ​​All ramp closures are weather and construction operations dependent.
  
• ​Single-lane closures controlled by flagging on County H the week of Oct. 5 
  

Clark County

Center Road

• Location: North Fork Popple River Bridge northwest of Curtiss
• Schedule: Sept. 14 to early November
• Cost: $566,250
• Description of work: Replacing the bridge and reconstructing 100 feet of roadway
• Traffic Impacts: The road is closed at the structure.

Pine Road

• Location: Roger Creek Bridge east of Stanley
• Schedule: Aug. 31 to mid-October
• Cost: $383,701
• Description of work: Replacing the bridge and completing approach work
• Traffic Impacts: The road is closed at the structure.

Spencer Road

• Location: Rock Creek Bridge northeast of Loyal
• Schedule: July 29 to mid-September
• Cost: $448,339
• Description of work: Replacing the bridge, reconstructing the bridge approaches and making shoulder improvements
• Traffic Impacts: None; project complete.
  

Worden Road

County A

• Location: Branch North Fork Popple River Bridge west of Dorchester
• Schedule: Aug. 17 to mid-October
• Cost: $551,325
• Description of work: Replacing the bridge, reconstructing about 100 feet of roadway approaches, installing guardrail and placing riprap
• Traffic Impacts: County A is closed between Cherry and Sandhill avenues.

WIS 13

WIS 29

• Location: County D in Owen to WIS 13 in Abbotsford
• Schedule: March 30 to early October
• Cost: $17.37 million
• Description of work: Repairing the existing concrete pavement on WIS 29 and the ramps at the County E interchange and then overlaying the roadway and ramps with asphalt pavement; overlaying the ramps at Cardinal Avenue east of Owen and Hi Line Avenue in Abbotsford with asphalt; replacing guardrail to meet current WisDOT standards; repairing the decks on the east- and westbound WIS 29 bridges over County D and the railroad tracks to the east and placing a thin bonded polymer overlay over them; cleaning and repairing culverts to improve drainage; repairing the median inlets near Owen adjacent to concrete barrier wall; and completing minor grading of ditches
• Traffic Impacts: WIS 29 is open to traffic, but motorists will encounter single-lane closures from County D to WIS 13.

Douglas County

South Mail Road

• Location: St. Croix River Bridge west of Gordon
• Schedule: Sept. 21 to late November, 2026 construction; work will resume in spring 2027
• Cost: $969,042
• Description of work: Replacing the bridge and reconstructing approach pavement
• Traffic Impacts: West Mail Road is closed between Hill Road and Crotte Brook Road.

Winter Street and Susquehanna Avenue

• Location: Winter Street, US 53 to Susquehanna Avenue, and Susquehanna Avenue, Winter Street to US 2 (Belknap Street), all in the city of Superior
• Schedule: Sept. 15 to late October
  
• Cost: This project is part of the $1.8-billion Blatnik Bridge replacement project, which began this month and is scheduled for completion in mid-2032.​
  
• Description of work: Removing a portion of existing pavement on Winter Street and Susquehanna Avenue and placing a new layer of asphalt over the roadways; adding a left-turn lane for northbound traffic on Susquehanna Avenue at the on-ramp to westbound US 2; adding pavement markings to delineate additional turn lanes, as room allows, on the corridor; adding temporary traffic signals on Winter Street at Grand Avenue; adding stop signs on Winter Street at Catlin Avenue and adjusting other stop signs at intersections along Winter Street; making pavement marking modifications along Belknap Street; and removing left-turn lanes along Belknap at Banks and Ogden avenues
  
• Traffic Impacts: Winter Street remains open to traffic, but there are shoulder closures from Hammond Avenue to Hill Avenue.
• Pedestrians will encounter temporary accommodations where sidewalk work is occuring.
  

WIS 13

• Location: Bridge over US 2/53 southeast of Superior
• Schedule: June 8 to late October
  
• Cost: $1.43
• Description of work: Replacing bridge joints, making surface repairs to abutments, cleaning and painting bridge girders and bearings, replacing concrete approach slabs at each end of bridge, replacing asphalt roadway approaches for about 100 feet and replacing the guardrail bridge connections
• Traffic Impacts: WIS 13 and US 2/53 remain open to traffic, but motorists will encounter:
  • Single-lane closures on WIS 13 controlled by temporary traffic signals
  • Left lane closures on US 2/53 with a single lane of traffic shifted to the right shoulder starting the week of Oct. 5.

WIS 27

• Location: Sandy Run Creek south of US 2
• Schedule: Aug. 3 to late October
• Cost: $1.66 million
• Description of work: Removing the existing culvert, replacing it with a single-span concrete girder bridge, replacing approach pavement and guardrail and placing new pavement markings
• Traffic Impacts: WIS 27 is closed from the project’s northern terminus to about four-tenths of a mile south of US 2.
  • Traffic is being detoured via Bayfield County N, County A and US 2.

WIS 105

• Location: Unnamed tributary of the Pokegama River in Superior
• Schedule: June 15 to late October
• Cost: $3.06 million
• Description of work: Removing the existing culvert, building a temporary bypass to carry a single lane of traffic during construction, constructing a bridge to replace the culvert, replacing pavement approaching the new structure, installing guardrail, removing the temporary bypass and repairing slopes disturbed by construction
• Traffic Impacts: WIS 105 remains open to traffic, but motorists are using a single-lane bypass controlled by temporary traffic signals.
  • Truck traffic is being detoured.
    • Truck traffic heading west will be detoured north to US 2 and MN 23 at 61st Street and Tower Avenue.
    • Truck traffic heading east will be detoured north to MN 23 and US 2 and MN 23 and East McCuen Street in Duluth, Minn.

Dunn County

WIS 29

• Location: Red Cedar River Bridge in Menomonie
• Schedule: Aug. 31 to late October
• Cost: $400,000
• Description of work: Replacing the bridge joints and placing new pavement markings
• Traffic Impacts: WIS 29 is open to a single lane of traffic across the bridge controlled by temporary traffic signals.
  • On the west side of the bridge, Riverside Park Road and the Red Cedar State and Stokke trails remain open, but Riverside Park Road is restricted to a single lane.
    • Traffic on the road and trails is being controlled by temporary signals.
  • On the east side of the bridge, Riverside Drive and River Road are closed at WIS 29.
    • River Road traffic is being detoured via Wilson Avenue West and 2nd Street West.

WIS 170

• Location: Red Cedar River Bridge in Colfax
• Schedule: Aug. 17 to late November
• Cost: $1.88 million
• Description of work: Replacing the bridge deck and concrete bridge approaches
• Traffic Impacts: WIS 170 is reduced to a single lane of traffic at the bridge controlled by temporary traffic signals.

US 12 and WIS 40

• Location: US 12: Princeton Drive in Elk Mound to just north of WIS 29; and WIS 40, US 12 to County M in the village of Colfax
• Schedule: March 30 to October
• Cost: $8.99 million
• Description of work: Milling 2.25 inches of existing asphalt and paving 3.25 inches of hot-mix asphalt in rural areas; milling 3.25 inches of existing asphalt and paving 3.25 inches of hot-mix asphalt in urban areas; replacing joints on the Eighteen Mile Creek Bridge in village of Colfax; placing centerline rumble strips in rural areas; replacing cross culverts, guardrail and sidewalk curb ramps; and replacing the railroad crossing in the village of Colfax
• Traffic Impacts: US 12 and WIS 40 are open to traffic, but motorists will encounter single-lane closures controlled by flagging.

Eau Claire County

County Line Road

• Location: 2,800 feet west of Jeffers Road to Jeffers Road in Eau Claire
• Schedule: July 20 to late October
• Cost: $2.62 million
• Description of work: Widening existing shoulders; adding curb and gutter; adding sidewalk and a shared-use trail; installing storm sewer, sanitary sewer lines and water main; constructing a roundabout at the intersection of County Line and Jeffers roads; installing lighting at the roundabout; and paving the roadway with asphalt
• Traffic Impacts: The intersection of County Line and Jeffers roads is closed through late October.
  • Traffic is being detoured via IS 312 (North Crossing), County T and 20th Avenue.
  • Access to driveways on County Line Road is being maintained, but:
    • Residents living at 1204 to 1210 County Line Road can access their driveways from the north or the south.
      
    • The direction of access for all other houses along County Line Road will depend on water main excavation/installation for the day.
    • Access to driveways will vary as concrete work begins, and there will be times homeowners will not be able to use their driveways.
    • There is no access from County Line Road to Aspen Meadow Court or Aspen Ridge Drive.

County VV

• Location: Bears Grass Creek Bridge northeast of Foster
• Schedule: Aug. 19 to mid-October
• Cost: $501,281
• Description of work: Replacing the bridge, completing minor roadway approach work at replacing guardrail
• Traffic Impacts: County VV is closed at the bridge.

I-94

• Location: US 53 interchange to Mallard Road southwest of Eau Claire
• Schedule: March 23 to late November, 2026 construction; and March 4, 2024, to late November 2026, overall project
• Cost: $69.9 million
• Description of 2026 work: Replacing the pavement on eastbound I-94 from Otter Creek to Mallard Road, the eastbound bridges over County J and County D and the box culvert carrying Kluckman Valley Creek under eastbound I-94 near County D; completing shoulders, removing temporary lanes and structures and restoring the interstate’s median
• Traffic impacts: I-94 is open to traffic, but motorists will encounter single-lane closures in both directions during off-peak travel times and a reduced speed limit of 60 mph in the work zone.

Jackson County

Cain Road

• Location: North Branch Trempealeau River Bridge north of Hixton
• Schedule: June 29 through early October
• Cost: $665,514
• Description of work: Building a new bridge north of the existing alignment, reconstructing approximately 1,020 feet of roadway approaches, excavating a marsh, grubbing, placing riprap and removing the existing structure
• Traffic Impacts: None; project complete.

Nichols Road

• Location: Trout Run Creek Bridge south of Black River Falls
• Schedule: Aug. 11 through late November
• Cost: $1.26 million
• Description of work: Replacing the bridge and pavement on both sides of the structure
• Traffic Impacts: The road is closed from John Deere Road to the Irving Town Hall.

Old Highway 54 Road

• Location: Spring Creek Bridge south of Black River Falls
• Schedule: Aug. 11 through mid-November
• Cost: $521,888
• Description of work: Replacing the bridge and pavement on both sides of the structure and completing some stream work
• Traffic Impacts: The road is closed at the structure, but the road and new bridge are expected to open to traffic by the end of next week.
  

Pepin County

US 10

• Location: WIS 25 North intersection west of Durand
• Schedule: July 7 to early November
• Cost: $2.62 million
• Description of work: Constructing a single-lane roundabout at the intersection, installing curb and gutter, replacing culverts and storm sewer and installing lighting
• Traffic Impacts: US 10 and WIS 25 North are open to traffic, but motorists will encounter:
  • Shoulder closures throughout the duration of the project
  • Switches to temporary lanes throughout the staging of reconstruction of the intersection

Polk County

30th Street

• Location: Willow River Bridge southeast of Clear Lake
• Schedule: Sept. 14 to early November
• Cost: $402,544
• Description of work: Replacing the bridge and completing approach work
• Traffic impacts: The road is closed at the bridge.

County H

• Location: Apple River Bridge east of Balsam Lake
• Schedule: Sept. 1 to early November
• Cost: $790,773
• Description of work: Replacing the bridge and reconstructing 300 feet of approach roadway and the intersection of County H and Apple River Lane.
• Traffic impacts: County H is closed at the bridge.
• Traffic is being detoured via County G, County E and US 8.

WIS 46

• Location: US 8 to WIS 35
• Schedule: April 15 to early October
• Cost: $8.49 million
• Description of work: Recycling 4 inches of pavement in place on the rural portion of the project; placing 2.75 inches of new asphalt and installing centerline rumble strips; milling 3.25 inches of pavement in the village of Balsam Lake and placing 3.35 inches of new asphalt; cleaning, extending, lining or replacing culverts; replacing or adjusting existing guardrail; and replacing curb ramps in the village of Balsam Lake
• Traffic impacts: WIS 46 is open to traffic, but motorists will encounter moving single-lane closures controlled by flagging operations.

WIS 87

• Location: US 8 to 240 feet north of Minnesota Street in St. Croix Falls
• Schedule: April 24 to early November
• Cost: $1.7 million
• Description of work: Removing 3.25 inches of existing pavement and paving 3.25 inches of hot-mix asphalt, replacing curb ramps, removing roadway pavers, adjusting manhole covers, inlet covers and water valves, installing storm sewer and placing new pavement markings
• Traffic impacts: WIS 87 is open to traffic, but motorists will encounter single-lane closures controlled by flagging operations.

US 8

• Location: WIS 35 North to WIS 46 South
• Schedule: May 11 to late August
• Cost: $7.52 million
• Description of work: Milling 2.25 inches of existing asphaltic surface and placing 3.25 inches new asphalt; reconstructing two locations of roadway where sloughing is occurring; widening the paved shoulders from 3 to 5 feet; installing centerline and shoulder rumble strips; cleaning, extending, lining or replacing existing culverts and replacing deteriorating end walls on some structures; replacing or adjusting guardrail; and completing roadside maintenance, including clearing and ditching
• Traffic impacts: None; construction is temporarily suspended until the contractor can schedule work added to the project.

Rusk County

US 8

• Location: Little Soft Maple Creek northeast of Weyerhaeuser
• Schedule: June 23 to late September
• Cost: $1.92 million
• Description of work: Constructing a temporary bypass on the north side of US 8 to carry traffic during construction, removing the existing box culvert, constructing a single-span bridge half at a time to replace it, replacing roadway approach pavement on both sides of the structure and installing guardrail
• Traffic impacts: US 8 remains open to a single-lane of traffic controlled by temporary traffic signals.

St. Croix County

I-94

• Location: Bridges over Kinney Road and 100th Street between Roberts and Hudson
• Schedule: March 30 to mid-October, 2026 construction; and Sept. 9, 2024, to mid-October 2026, overall project
• Cost: $20.08 million
• Description of 2026 work: Removing and replacing the eastbound I-94 bridges; replacing I-94 pavement on both sides of structures in both directions; installing storm sewer; replacing guardrail and pavement markings; removing temporary structures and travel lanes; and restoring the median
• Traffic Impacts: I-94 remains open at both bridges, but eastbound traffic currently is in a temporary configuration at Kinney Road and 100th Street.
  • Motorists will encounter off-peak lane closures on east- and westbound I-94 at Kinney Road and 100th Street.

I-94

• Location: St. Croix River bridges between Hudson and Lakeland, Minn.
• Schedule: April 6 to late October, 2026 construction; Sept. 29, 2025, to late October 2026, overall construction
• Cost: $9.85 million
• Description of 2026 work: Construction on both bridges includes: Replacing the modular and expansion joints, placing a new polymer overlay on the bridge decks, making concrete surface repairs, cleaning of bridge bearings and replacing pavement markings. Construction on the westbound bridge also includes: Making repairs on the east and west abutment back walls, completing spot painting of bridge pin and hanger system. Construction on the eastbound bridge also includes: Repairing the east abutment back wall and replacing the sidewalk railing. Construction on the retaining wall on the Wisconsin approach: Replacing the block wall crossing under and adjacent to I-94 and parallel to the pedestrian path.
• Traffic impacts: I-94 remains open to traffic, but motorists will encounter the following starting today on:
  • Westbound I-94:
    • The westbound bridge is carrying two lanes of westbound traffic on the outer two lanes of the bridge, and two lanes of eastbound traffic on the inner lanes.
      • The crossover for eastbound traffic to the westbound bridge starts approximately 1,000 feet west of the bridge in Lakeland and ends at the 11th Street overpass in Hudson.
  • Eastbound I-94:
    • The eastbound bridge is carrying one lane of eastbound traffic on the outside lane of the structure.

Sawyer County

WIS 27

• Location: West Boylan Road northeast of Stone Lake to 700 feet north of West Carol Drive southwest of Hayward
• Schedule: July 27 to mid-October
  
• Cost: $5.21 million
• Description of work: Milling off a portion of the existing roadway and placing new pavement, placing new base aggregate on shoulders, replacing or repairing and cleaning culverts, making spot repairs to curb and gutter and completing inlet maintenance
• Traffic impacts: WIS 27 is open to traffic.
  • Motorists will encounter single-lane closures controlled by flagging once work resumes Tuesday, Sept. 8.

Taylor County

County Q

• Location: County O to WIS 64 west of Medford
• Schedule: Aug. 17 to early October
• Cost: $1.32 million
• Description of work: Milling off a portion of the existing pavement, placing new hot-mix asphalt, widening the travel lanes, rebuilding shoulders and placing new pavement markings
• Traffic impacts: None; project complete.
  

WIS 13

• Location: Little Black River Bridge south of Medford
• Schedule: Aug. 3 to early October
• Cost: $893,000
• Description of work: Replacing the bridge deck, making repairs to concrete bridge girders, bridge abutments and the center pier, adding concrete approach slabs, completing approach work, upgrading guardrail, completing shoulder work and adding pavement markings
• Traffic impacts: WIS 13 is closed at the bridge.
  • Through traffic is being detoured via WIS 29, WIS 97 and WIS 64.
  • Access to properties in the work zone is being maintained.
    
  • ​The roadway and bridge are expected to be open by the end of the day.
    

Trempealeau County

Elevator Street and West Street

• Location: Elevator Street from West Street to North Street and West Street from US 10 to Elevator Street, all in Osseo
• Schedule: Aug. 24 to early November
• Cost: $957,975
• Description of work: Removing the existing pavement structure and replacing it with base course and asphaltic pavement; adding 4-foot paved shoulders, curb and gutter, a 5-foot terrace and 5-foot sidewalk; and installing new storm sewer (The city also is replacing water main and sanitary sewer.)
• Traffic impacts: Elevator and West streets are closed to through traffic.

Middle Road

• Location: Myers Valley Creek Bridge in the town of Arcadia south of the city of Arcadia
• Schedule: Aug. 12 to mid-October
• Cost: $447,891
• Description of work: Replacing the bridge, roadway approaches and placing heavy riprap
• Traffic impacts: Middle Road is closed at the bridge, but the roadway and structure are expected to open to traffic by the end of next week.​
  

County D

• Location: Osley Lane south of Ettrick to the Jackson County line
• Schedule: July 13 to mid-October
• Cost: $3.21 million
• Description of work: Pulverizing and relaying the existing pavement and underlying base aggregate, paving 4 inches of new asphalt pavement; improving drainage by completing curb and gutter, ditching and storm sewer work; replacing culvert pipes; replacing or extending box culverts; replacing guardrail terminal ends; and placing new pavement markings
• Traffic impacts: County D is closed to through traffic, but access is being maintained to homes and businesses in the work zone.

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