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Northwest WI Regional Construction Update

This week’s updates from WisDOT on road construction projects for Barron, Burnett, Polk, Rusk, Sawyer, and Washburn counties.

Northwest WI Regional Construction Update

This week’s updates from the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) on road construction projects for Barron, Burnett, Polk, Rusk, Sawyer, and Washburn counties.

Northwest Region Pavement Marking

Highway: Various

  • Location: Various
  • Schedule: May 17 to November
  • Cost: $1.04 million
  • Description: Completing longline marking of centerlines and edge lines and special marking of words, arrows, stop bars, diagonals, curbs and crosswalks.
  • Traffic impacts: None; project complete.

Sawyer County

Highway: County E

  • Location: Couderay River Bridge
  • Schedule: Sept. 13 to November
  • Cost: $582,000
  • Description: Replacing the bridge.
  • Traffic impacts: None; project complete.

Washburn County

Highway: US 53

  • Location: Between Mackey and Ross roads in the town of Trego
  • Schedule: March 17, 2021 to November 2022
  • Cost: $17.65 million
  • Description: Reconstructing US 53 from Mackey Road to existing US 63, relocating US 63 to closely follow the existing Wild Rivers State Trail and constructing a new grade separated interchange connecting US 53 with realigned US 63, new west frontage road from Mackey Road to County E and turn lanes along US 53 at existing intersections, including Mackey, O’Brien and Ross roads.
  • Traffic impacts:
    • US 53 is reduced to a single lane in both directions, and the speed limit has been reduced from 65 mph to 55 mph.
    • Temporary signals are in operation at the US 53 intersection at US 63/Liesch Road.
    • US 63 lanes are restricted to 13 feet, and the speed limit has been reduced from 55 mph to 45 mph.
    • County E is detoured onto Liesch Road.

Last Update: Nov 15, 2021 7:07 am CST

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