This website details design proposals for construction on WIS 29 in Brown County. This outreach aims to obtain your input on the identified needs and proposed improvements along WIS 29, WIS 32 and WIS 156 between the west county line and County J in Brown County.
Project location
NEW IN 2024* - Project scope extended to WIS 32 and WIS 156
- WIS 29 between the west county line and County J in the towns of Pittsfield and Oneida and the villages of Howard and Hobart, Brown County, Wis.
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NEW DESIGN ADDITION - WIS 32/156 intersection extending 0.3 miles north on WIS 32 and .03 miles south on WIS 156.
Project need
This project will improve the deteriorating pavement, extend the roadway’s service life, and upgrade other roadway deficiencies.
Proposed Improvements
WisDOT is proposing a resurface-level improvement project in the eight-mile work zone.
Improvements include:
- Resurfacing mainline WIS 29 (asphalt mill and overlay)
- Resurfacing ramps for WIS 32 and resurfacing mainline WIS 32 (asphalt mill and overlay)
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NEW DESIGN ADDITION: Resurfacing and replacing beamguard on mainline WIS 32 and mainline WIS 156 (0.3 miles north and 0.3 miles south of WIS 29)
- Resurfacing ramps for County FF and County VV
- Base patching and concrete repair
- Minor structural repair work consisting of replacement of wingwalls and secondary structural work
- Replacing beam guard
- Replacing curb ramps on County FF north of WIS 29
- Replacing culvert endwalls
- Lining culverts
- Pavement markings
- Shoulder rumble strips
- Shoulder aggregate
Schedule
- Public meetings: Fall 2021
- Preliminary design and final environmental document complete summer of 2023
- Final design plans: Fall of 2024
- Construction is scheduled for 2027.
- Construction year could be advanced to as early as 2025 if funding becomes available.
Real estate
No real estate will be required for this project.
Traffic impacts
WIS 29 will remain open during mainline resurfacing.
- Motorists can expect to encounter lane closures and flagging operations.
- During the replacement of two culverts on WIS 29, one direction of traffic will be closed.
- Traffic will be directed to use the on and off-ramps of County VV.
- The ramps for WIS 32 will be closed for 3 days or less during resurfacing/repairing operations.
In This Together program for businesses
WisDOT recognizes businesses located in work zones have special needs. It's critical that customers have access to businesses and that they continue to visit them, regardless of any road work inconvenience. WisDOT's In This Together program is offered to business and community leaders as an idea source as they plan for road construction in their area. On the website, businesses can find:
- Specially designed Business Coordination Guide for businesses to succeed during a highway construction project, includes information on:
- Planning ahead
- Staying informed
- Keeping customers informed
- Tips for businesses
- Case studies that demonstrate techniques that have been successfully used in communities throughout Wisconsin.
- Promotional samples showing various examples of how businesses have promoted their businesses during construction.
- Information regarding temporary business signing during road closures or detours
Public input/comments
Your comments assist us in developing a project that will serve the needs of the traveling public as well as the needs of the local community. Your input is welcome and appreciated throughout the design process.
- Download
comment form with a prepaid mailer, fill it out and mail WisDOT address below
- Email comments to the contacts listed below
- Call any of the contacts below
Project contacts
Alan Farrell, P.E., Project Leader
Wisconsin Department of Transportation
944 Vanderperren Way
Green Bay, WI 54304
(920) 492-4172
Alan.Farrell@dot.wi.gov
Joshua Lang, P.E., Project Manager
Wisconsin Department of Transportation
944 Vanderperren Way
Green Bay, WI 54304
(920) 492-4141
Joshua.lang@dot.wi.gov