With one of the busiest travel weekends upon us, the Wisconsin Department of Transportation is urging patience when driving through work zones. They quoted the Triple-A estimates of more than 744,000 people traveling Wisconsin roads this weekend, mostly concentrated between 12 Noon and 9 PM Thursday the 21st, between 11 AM and 8 PM on Friday and from 12 Noon – 5 PM on Memorial Day, Monday.
WisDOT Secretary Kristina Boardman said that “Safety on our roads is something we all create together,” and that “Every choice – slowing down, putting the phone away, watching for workers and other drivers – adds up to safer travel for everyone. This memorial Day weekend, we can honor that shared responsibility by looking out for one another and doing our part behind the wheel.”
Most road construction will pause over the holiday weekend in order to open as many lanes as possible, but there will still be significant projects that will impede traffic at some points. Those include:
North Central Wisconsin
- Lincoln County: WIS 17 is closed between Lincoln County G and Norwegian Road near Merrill. Traffic is detoured via WIS 64, US 51, and WIS 17.
- Marathon County: WIS 29 is restricted to a single lane in each direction between WIS 97 and WIS 107 in Athens. The WIS 97 interchange is closed. WIS 97 traffic is detoured via WIS 29, WIS 13, WIS 153, and WIS 64.
- Marathon County: WIS 29 is restricted to a single lane in each direction between Marathon County D and Marathon County OO near Wittenburg.
- Marathon County: WIS 29 is restricted to a single lane in each direction between Marathon County Q and Bass Lake Road in Ringle.
- Oneida County: US 8 is closed between WIS 47 and WIS 17 North in Rhinelander. Traffic is detoured via Kemp Street, Arbutus Street, Pelham Street, Courtney Street, Lincoln Street, and WIS 17.
- Shawano County: WIS 29 is restricted to a single lane in each direction between Shawano County J and Spruce Road near Hatley.
- Shawano County: WIS 29 is restricted to a single lane in each direction between Shawano County M and South Highline Road near Hatley.
- Waupaca County: US 45 is closed between Givens Road and Church Road in New London. Traffic is detoured via US 10 and WIS 22.
- Waupaca and Shawano counties: US 45 is restricted to a single lane in each direction between Waupaca County C and Gollnow Road near Marion.
- Wood and Portage counties: WIS 13/34 is closed between Rudolph and US 10. Traffic is detoured via WIS 66, I-39, and US 10.
Northeast Wisconsin
- Brown and Outagamie counties: Two lanes are open each way on I-41 between Appleton and Green Bay. Watch for lane shifts and reduced speed limits.
- Calumet County: WIS 55, just south of County E in Stockbridge, is closed to traffic. Traffic is detoured via WIS 32/57 and US 151.
- Oconto County: WIS 22 is closed through the city of Gillett. A signed detour directs WIS 22 traffic to use County R and County H.
- Outagamie County: WIS 47/Richmond Street over I-41 in Appleton is closed to traffic. Interchange ramps will remain open for right turns off/on the interstate.
- Outagamie County: WIS 76 from Everglade Road to County JJ and the WIS 76/County JJ intersection is closed in the village of Greenville. Traffic is detoured via WIS 15 and County JJ.
- Winnebago County: WIS 21 is closed to through traffic between Omro and Oshkosh. Traffic is detoured via WIS 116, US 45 and I-41.
Northwest Wisconsin
- Barron County: US 53 South between Cameron and Chetek is reduced to a single lane of traffic at three bridge locations. Watch for reduced speed limits.
- Barron County: US 63 is closed in the city of Cumberland at Beaver Dam Lake. Traffic is being detoured via WIS 48, US 53 and WIS 70.
- Bayfield County: US 2 is restricted to a single lane of traffic controlled by temporary traffic signals at the North Fish Creek Bridge southwest of the US 2 and WIS 13 intersection.
- Dunn County: WIS 85 is closed to through traffic from County O to Fuller Road southwest of Eau Claire. Traffic is being detoured via WIS 37 and US 10.
- Eau Claire County: I-94 between the US 53 interchange and Mallard Road southwest of Eau Claire is open to two lanes of traffic each way. Watch for reduced speed limits and temporary eastbound traffic lanes in a portion of the work zone.
- Pierce County: US 10 is restricted to a single lane of traffic controlled by temporary traffic signals southeast of Ellsworth.
- St. Croix County: I-94 on the St. Croix River bridges between Hudson and Lakeland, Minn., is open to three lanes of eastbound traffic and one lane of westbound traffic on the eastbound St. Croix River Bridge and one lane of westbound traffic on the westbound structure. The traffic split for westbound traffic begins near the 11th Street overpass. Watch for reduced speed limits.
- St. Croix County: Eastbound I-94 traffic is operating on temporary traffic lanes before and after 100th Street and Kinney Road between Hudson and Roberts. Watch for a reduced speed limit on the eastbound lanes.
- St. Croix County: US 12 is closed at the bridge over the Union Pacific railroad tracks east of Hudson. Traffic is being detoured via WIS 65, I-94 and US 12.
Southeast Wisconsin
- Milwaukee County: Motorists can expect lane closures and various ramp closures along I-94, between 70th Street and 25th Street. I-94 will remain open to at least two lanes in each direction along the corridor. Expect slower traffic in this area.
- Milwaukee County: Motorists can expect various ramp and lane closures along I-41, between Burleigh Street and Good Hope Road. I-41 will remain open to at least two lanes in each direction. Expect slower traffic in this area.
- Milwaukee County: One lane is closed on I-43 southbound, between Good Hope Road and Silver Spring Drive. Two lanes of southbound I-43 remain open in this corridor.
- Milwaukee County: The I-43 and Becher Street interchange is closed. Motorists are encouraged to use the nearby Lapham Boulevard interchange.
- Waukesha County: The I-43 Rock Freeway, between WIS 83 and WIS 164, is reduced to one lane in each direction.
- Waukesha County: WIS 59, between County X (Saylesville Road) and WIS 67, is closed to through traffic. Posted detour follows WIS 67 and US 18.
- Walworth/Waukesha County: WIS 67, between US 12 and WIS 59 is closed to through traffic. Traffic should follow the posted detour via US 12 and WIS 59.
- Washington County: The WIS 60 entrance ramp to I-41 southbound is closed. Motorists are encouraged to use WIS 164 and WIS 167 (Holy Hill Road) to bypass this closure.
Southwest Wisconsin
- Columbia County: Three lanes open in each direction on the I-39/90/94 bridge over the Wisconsin River, south of Portage. Watch for lane shifts and reduced speed limits.
- Dane County: I-39/90 in Madison is open to three lanes in each direction. Watch for reduced speed limits.
- Jefferson County: Watch for reduced speed limits at the I-94 and WIS 26 interchange in Johnson Creek. The Johnson Creek park and ride lot remains open.
- Monroe County: Two lanes are open each way at the I-90/94 interchange near Tomah.
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