NORTHWEST WISCONSIN -- 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: 14½ Avenue
- Location: Barker Creek Bridge northwest of Cameron
- Schedule: Sept. 29 through late November
- Cost: $482,782
- Description: Replacing the bridge, approach pavement and signs.
- Traffic Impacts: The road is closed at the bridge.
Highway: US 53 South
- Location: Bridges over US 8, 20th Street, Knapp Street, County I, Chetek River, County A, County AA and Carlson School Road between Cameron and New Auburn
- Schedule: May 5 to mid-November, 2025 construction; March 1 to late September 2026, total project completion.
- Cost: $10.91 million
- Description of 2025 work: Replacing the decks on the bridges over County AA and County A; overlaying the decks with concrete on structures over Carlson School Road, Knapp Street and US 8; making miscellaneous repairs to bridges; completing prep work for 2026 construction on the bridges over the Chetek River, County I and 20th Street; and replacing guardrail at the structures.
- Traffic Impacts: US 53 South remains open to traffic, but:
- Motorists will encounter lane closures and a reduced speed limit of 60 mph in work zones.
- US 53 South reopens to two lanes of traffic, with a 70-mph speed limit between closures.
- There is a maximum width of 15 feet 3 inches on the open lane on most bridges.
Highway: US 63
- Location: Just west of WIS 48 West to Charrie Lane in Cumberland
- Schedule: April 28 to mid-October
- 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: None; project complete.
Burnett County
Highway: Burnikel Road
- Location: Clam River Bridge
- Schedule: Sept. 22 to early November
- Cost: $530,913
- Description: Replacing the bridge and reconstructing 100 feet of approach roadway.
- Traffic Impacts: The road is closed at the bridge.
Polk County
Highway: 3rd Avenue
- Location: Ash Street to Oak Street in Frederic
- Schedule: Sept. 23 to mid-November
- Cost: $584,100
- Description: Reconstructing the road, making storm sewer upgrades, completing curb, gutter and sidewalk work and replacing pavement markings and signage.
- Traffic Impacts: The road is closed to through traffic.
Rusk County
- No current projects
Sawyer County
Highway: County CC
- Location: Bridge over the Chippewa Flowage southwest of New Post
- Schedule: Sept. 8 to early November
- Cost: $613,953
- Description: Replacing the bridge deck, making abutment repairs, replacing approach pavement, placing riprap and replacing guardrail.
- Traffic Impacts: The road has reopened to traffic, and finishing work is expected to be complete by the end of next week.
Washburn County
- No current projects
Last Update: Oct 31, 2025 10:27 am CDT
