This week’s updates from the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) on road construction projects for Barron, Burnett, Polk, Rusk, Sawyer, and Washburn counties.
Barron County
Highway: US 63
- Location: Just west of WIS 48 West to Charrie Lane in Cumberland
- Schedule: April 28 to mid-September
- Cost: $3.68 million
- Description: Removing 3.25 inches of the existing pavement and placing 3.25 inches of new asphalt pavement; closing access to the roadway at various locations to improve safety; upgrading pedestrian curb ramps to current Americans With Disabilities Act standards; repairing or replacing curb, gutter and sidewalk; repairing sanitary sewer manholes and storm water inlets as needed; extending the two-way left-turn lane pavement markings between 3rd and 5th avenues; and replacing pavement markings and signage.
- Traffic impacts: US 63 remains open to traffic, but:
- North- and southbound traffic has 12-foot travel lanes through the entire project.
- The parking lane and shoulder are closed along the southbound lane.
Highway: US 53
- Location: 26th Avenue north of Rice Lake to Pine Grove Road south of Sarona
- Schedule: Sept. 5, 2023, to late May 2025
- Cost: $21.89 million
- Description of 2025 work: Tensioning cable barrier in the median between 26th and 27th avenues to reduce crossover crashes; placing a high-friction surface treatment on the pavement in the same area to reduce crossover and run-off-the-road crashes; removing and replacing a concrete joint, which will result in a several-day closure of a southbound US 53 lane; and placing final pavement markings.
- Traffic impacts: US 53 is open to traffic, but motorists will encounter sporadic lane closures and a reduced speed limit in those areas as minor finishing work is completed.
Burnett County
- No current projects
Polk County
Highway: County B
- Location: County Z to WIS 35/48 north of Luck
- Schedule: April 25 to late August
- Cost: $2.78 million
- Description: Pulverizing and relaying the existing pavement, paving the road with asphalt and completing shoulder work.
- Traffic impacts: County B remains open to traffic, but motorists might encounter lane closures controlled by flagging during work hours.
Rusk County
- No current projects
Sawyer County
- No current projects
Washburn County
Highway: US 53
- Location: 26th Avenue north of Rice Lake to Pine Grove Road south of Sarona
- Schedule: Sept. 5, 2023, to late May 2025
- Cost: $21.89 million
- Description of 2025 work: Tensioning cable barrier in the median between 26th and 27th avenues to reduce crossover crashes; placing a high-friction surface treatment on the pavement in the same area to reduce crossover and run-off-the-road crashes; removing and replacing a concrete joint, which will result in a several-day closure of a southbound US 53 lane; and placing final pavement markings.
- Traffic impacts: US 53 is open to traffic, but motorists will encounter sporadic lane closures and a reduced speed limit in those areas as minor finishing work is completed.
Last Update: May 03, 2025 1:00 pm CDT
