Compiled by Paul J. Seeling, with Christena T. O’Brien, WisDOT Northwest Region Communications Manager
SPRING VALLEY & MADISON, WI – The first road construction update project to note is from the Pierce County (PC), Wisconsin Highway Department regarding the continuing work on County Road CC. The PC Highway Department website reports: CTH CC – The multiyear project to replace base and pavement on CTH CC from STH 29 to USH 10 will begin the week of March 25, 2024. The project involves milling off the existing asphalt, excavating the existing gravel and sand lifts, then placing new breaker rock, base course and hot mix asphalt.
The 2024 project limits will be from STH 29 south to the Spring Valley Schools.
This year’s work is scheduled to be completed in October. Week of March 25, 2024: Pavement removal, grading, aggregate placement between STH 29 and the south Spring Valley School entrance. Access to the school will be from the south.
The next item is from the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) that provides weekly updates on road construction projects in the following counties in northwest Wisconsin in our readership area: Dunn, Eau Claire, and Pierce.
Note: Forecasted snow could impact construction schedules for the week.
Dunn County – Highway: I-94
Location: Safety and Weight Enforcement Facility (SWEF) on westbound I-94 east of Menomonie. Schedule: March 19 to November. Cost: $10.95 million.
Description: Renovating and expanding the existing SWEF building; replacing the pavement in the parking lots and on the ramp/loop roadways; constructing an approximate 200-foot communications tower near the renovated SWEF building; reconfiguring the exit off I-94; constructing a new virtual weigh station along westbound US 12/WIS 29; and constructing a remote truck pull-off site along County B south of I-94 between Walton Avenue and 3M Drive in Dunn County. (The pull-off site will be constructed concurrently with a reconstruction project scheduled to start April 1 on County B from US 12/WIS 29 to the eastbound I-94 entrance and exit ramps at the I-94/County B interchange.)
Traffic impacts: The ramp to the SWEF is closed. Other impacts include:
- Westbound I-94: Motorists will encounter outside lane closures during off-peak travel times through next week.
- US 12/WIS 29: Beginning April 1, motorists will encounter a single-lane road controlled by temporary traffic signals on US 12/WIS 29 while work on the virtual weigh station is completed.
Eau Claire County – Highway: I-94
Location: US 53 interchange to Mallard Road southwest of Eau Claire. Schedule: March 4, 2024, to November 2026. Cost: $69.9 million.
Description: Removing and replacing the pavement on I-94 from Otter Creek to Mallard Road; resurfacing the shoulders and completing concrete pavement repair on I-94 and collector roads from the western project limits to Otter Creek; resurfacing the I-94/US 53 interchange, the approaching pavement on US 53 and the interchange ramps; widening the eastbound I-94 bridge over Otter Creek; removing and replacing the east- and westbound bridges over County D and County J with structures that meet vertical clearance requirements and are wide enough to handle future four-lane temporary traffic; removing and replacing a box culvert near County D; repairing storm sewer; and placing new pavement markings.
Traffic impacts: Motorists will encounter single-lane closures in both directions during nonpeak travel times.
- The speed limit in the work zone will be decreased to 55 mph when lane closures are in place.
Pierce County – Updated – Highway: WIS 35
Location: Between Chestnut and Green streets in Maiden Rock.
Schedule: Spring to October (Update: Construction was supposed to start March 18, but the start date has been pushed back to mid- to later April. However, crews are expecting to complete some brushing and clearing the week of March 25; that work is weather dependent.) Cost: $846,790.
Description: Replacing retaining walls at W3338 WIS 35 and W3487 WIS 35, removing a portion of the existing roadway pavement and overlay it with asphalt; replacing curb and gutter; installing a railing at W3338 WIS 35; and placing new pavement markings.
Traffic impacts: Motorists might encounter a lane closure during brushing and clearing.
Pierce County – Highway: US 10
Location: WIS 29/35 in Prescott to the south junction of US 63 west of Ellsworth
Schedule: March 11 to October
Cost: $14.35 million
Description: Removing a portion of the existing pavement on the approximate 14-mile stretch of US 10 and placing new asphalt pavement; widening paved shoulders from 3 feet to 5 feet; replacing culverts at Spring Creek on US 10 just west of the 760th Street and 730th Street intersections west of Ellsworth; replacing existing box culverts on US 10 with bridges just east of 1040th Street and west of Cross Town Road; and replacing guardrail and pavement markings along the entire length of the project.
Traffic impacts: US 10 is closed between 1040th Street and 570th Avenue and between the south junction of US 63 and 760th Street.
- Local detours are in place to direct traffic around the work zones.
- Through traffic is being detoured via WIS 29/35 and WIS 65.
