WIS 162 (Village Park Driveway to Depot Street) - Vernon County

Project location | Project overview | Schedule | Traffic impacts/detours | Status/phase | Contact information

Project location

WIS 162 (Village Park Driveway to Depot Street), Stoddard to Chaseburg - Vernon County

Project overview

The Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) is developing a resurfacing project for approximately 7 miles of WIS 162 in the Village of Stoddard, Town of Bergen, Town of Hamburg, and Village of Chaseburg in Vernon County. The project will extend the life of the existing structures and pavement surface.

The improvements include:

WIS 162 (Division Street), Village Park Driveway to Old River Road, Village of Stoddard

  • Municipal sanitary sewer and water utility work
  • Constructing a new roadway section including:
    • Storm sewer
    • Curb and gutter
    • Sidewalk

WIS 162, Old River Road to Depot Street

  • Remove the top 3.5-inches of asphalt and replace it with 3.5-inches of Hot Mix Asphalt (HMA)
  • Replace the box culvert approximately 1.3 miles east of the Village of Stoddard
  • Repair three additional structures
  • Repair or replace guardrail as needed
  • Replace culvert pipes as needed

Schedule

  • July 26, 2022 - Public Involvement Meeting
    • Handout
    • Comment form
  • 2027 - Construction anticipated

Traffic impacts/detours

WIS 162 will be closed and detoured during the work in the Village of Stoddard and the replacement of the box culvert 1.3 miles east of the Village of Stoddard. Traffic will be detoured using US 14/61 and WIS 35.

The remaining work will be completed under lane closures and flagging operations.

Status/phase

Design

Contact information

Randy Byom, P.E.
WisDOT Project Manager
(608) 785-9966
randy.byom@dot.wi.gov

Hannah Punzel
WisDOT Southwest Region Communications Manager
(608) 246-7907
hannah.punzel@dot.wi.gov

Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT)
Southwest Region, La Crosse Office
3550 Mormon Coulee Road
La Crosse, WI 54601
Phone: (608) 785-9022
TTY: 711
Email: swr.dtsd@dot.wi.gov

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