Location
The project is on WIS 35 from County B South in the town of Superior and 69th Street in the village of Superior, all in Douglas County.
Overview
The pavement on this 8.5-mile segment of WIS 35 is showing signs of deterioration. To address this and other issues, the Wisconsin Department of Transportation is proposing:
- Resurfacing the pavement
- Replacing concrete bridge approach slabs as needed
- Replacing guardrail
- Replacing select culverts and cleaning and repairing others where required
- Replacing curb and gutter at spot locations
- Repairing the Black River Bridge
- Replacing pavement approximately 200 feet south of the Nemadji River Bridge
- Replacing locations of centerline and shoulder rumble strips
- Installing new pavement markings
- Upgrading at-grade railroad crossing and clearing vison triangles as needed
- The railroad will complete the crossing work during construction.
The project is anticipated to take four to five months to construct.
Real Estate
Temporary easements are anticipated for culvert replacements.
Schedule
Construction currently is scheduled for 2029.
Traffic Impacts
During construction, WIS 35 will be closed and detoured for some operations and open for others.
- Detours will be implemented during the railroad crossing replacement, paving operations and culvert replacements between County B (east) and County C (east).
- Railroad detour: County C, County A, 42nd Avenue, 18th Street, 39th Avenue and US 2/53
- Paving and culvert detour: County B (east), County A and County C (east)
- The culvert replacement north of the Pattison State Park entrance will occur under single-lane conditions with temporary widening and flagging. Lane widths will be reduced.
- Work on the Black River Bridge will occur under single-lane conditions with temporary signals to control traffic.
- Local and emergency access will be maintained to adjacent properties throughout construction.
Contacts
Karen Richardson
WisDOT Northwest Region Consultant Project Manager
(608) 310-3282
Karen.Richardson@klengineering.com
Jeff Olson
WisDOT Northwest Region Project Supervisor
(715) 395-3032
jeffrey.olson@dot.wi.gov
Christena T. O'Brien
WisDOT Northwest Region Communications Manager
(715) 833-9814, (715) 828-9471
christena.obrien@dot.wi.gov
Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT)
Northwest Region, Superior office
1701 N. 4th St.
Superior, WI 54880
(715) 392-7925, (800) 590-1868
nwr.dtsd@dot.wi.gov