BY PRESS TIMES STAFF
BROWN COUNTY – In addition to a major I-41 expansion project, the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) Northeast Region released a listing of state highway construction projects scheduled for 2024.
The following projects include work in Brown County:
WIS 172 resurfacing, culvert replacement
WIS 172 resurfacing and culvert replacement will take place on WIS 172, from WIS 54 in the village of Hobart to the Austin Straubel Airport entrance, from June 2024 to October 2024.
This project consists of milling and overlaying WIS 172 between WIS 54 and the airport, including the WIS 172 and County GE roundabout, as well as removing the steel arch culvert pipe between WIS 54 and South Overland Road and constructing a new box culvert.
The project will also include pavement markings, curb and gutter repair, shoulder rumble strips and shoulder aggregate.
WIS 172 will be closed to traffic for approximately three months while the culvert structure near WIS 54 is removed and replaced.
WIS 172 will also be closed to traffic at County GE for approximately one week while the roundabout is being milled/paved.
WIS 172 at the box culvert structure and the County GE roundabout will not be closed at the same time. During mainline resurfacing, the roadway will be open to traffic, but drivers can expect to encounter lane closures and flagging operations.
During the culvert structure replacement and County GE roundabout work, WIS 172 traffic will be detoured north along I-41 to WIS 54 to WIS 172.
WIS 54 resurfacing
WIS 54 between University Way and WIS 57 in the city of Green Bay, Brown County, will undergo resurfacing, May 2024 to October 2024
This project will resurface and repair WIS 54 including concrete repair and overlay and asphalt mill and overlay, resurfacing ramps for University Avenue/Nicolet Drive and resurface mainline University Avenue/Nicolet Drive and concrete repair on Bay Settlement Road ramps.
The project will also replace beamguard, curb ramps at the southwest quadrant of Bay Settlement Road and Leon Bond Drive and the intersection of the eastbound off-ramp for Bay Settlement Road and Bay Settlement Road and replace culvert endwalls, sand barrel arrays, pavement markings, shoulder rumble strips and shoulder aggregate.
The WIS 54 mainline will remain open using temporary lane and shoulder closures for most of the construction.
The ramps at I-43/University Avenue, I-43/Nicolet Drive, and I-43/Bay Settlement Road will be closed during off-peak hours during resurfacing/repairing operations.
The ramps at Bay Settlement Road will be closed and detoured for several days for concrete repairs.
A detour route will be posted.
Consecutive ramps will not be closed at the same time.
The detour route uses Bay Settlement Road to Algoma Road to the WIS 54/57 interchange.
WIS 96 resurfacing
WIS 96 will be resurfaced from County D in the village of Wrightstown to Claribel Street in the city of Kaukauna, between May 2024 and November 2024.
This is a resurfacing-level improvement with storm sewer and pipe culvert repair/replacement, curb ramp improvements, widening the paved shoulder from 4 feet to 5 feet in various locations, adding rumble strips and pavement marking.
WIS 96 will be open to traffic throughout most of the construction.
Traffic control in the form of flagging operations will be used to close one lane of WIS 96 at a time as necessary.
A short-term detour will be marked — approximately three weeks — for the culvert pipe replacements in rural areas and one week for storm sewer repairs within the village of Wrightstown.
Shoulder and sidewalk closures will be needed for curb ramp improvements and repair work.
Detour for culvert pipe replacement will run eastbound WIS 96 to northbound WIS 55 to northbound I-41 to County U back to WIS 96.
The detour for storm sewer repairs in Wrightstown will follow County DD and County U.