by Kevin Zimmermann
SHEBOYGAN COUNTY, WI (WHBL) – Crews working on several road projects will no doubt welcome the dry weather that should allow progress over the coming days.
The Wisconsin DOT began work yesterday on the Penn Avenue Bridge to complete concrete staining that began last fall. One lane in each direction will be closed between Commerce and Water Streets, but traffic will still be able to cross the bridge. That work should be completed sometime tomorrow – weather permitting.
Beginning today, Saemann Avenue will be closed between North 21st and 22nd Streets for underground construction in advance of an asphalt overlay. Detours will change and will be posted as needed, while residents will have driveway access. That work should take about two weeks.
Maintenance crews will also be completing bridge deck epoxy overlays on I-43 between County Highways “J” and “O” between 5 AM and 7 PM today and tomorrow, requiring various lane closures and closing ramps. Those include the Northbound I-43 off-ramp to 42 and the Southbound I-43 on-ramp from 42 today, and the Highway 23 on-ramps to I-43 Northbound tomorrow.
