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I-39/90/94 Wisconsin River Bridge - Traffic impacts

Project area photos | Traffic updates | Work zone safety tips

Despite the impression that snow-covered ground and subzero temperatures may give, the highway construction season is just around the corner.

Stage 3 of this project will be gearing up for an early start to the season in a couple of weeks. View project schedule and traffic updates.

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Photos of the I-39/90/94 roadway at the bridge

Current photos from project area (views NW or SE)

Camera images from WisDOT camera located at I-39/90/94 bridge.

Photo updates approx. every 5 minutes. Refresh your browser (F5 key) so the most current image is available for viewing.

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Traffic updates

• Despite the impression that snow-covered ground and subzero temperatures may give, the highway construction season is just around the corner.
• Stage 3 of this project will be gearing up for an early start to the season in a couple of weeks:
  • Pre-warning message boards will be staged starting the week of Feb. 18.
  • Initial lane closures will be set starting the week of Feb. 25. These lane closures will:
    • be used to prepare the northbound roadway for counter directional traffic.
    • affect both the northbound and southbound lanes.
    • include night closures that will reduce the northbound lanes to one through lane.
  • If things go well, the roadway will be in counter directional configuration by the weekend of Mar. 2.
  • During the counter directional stage, traffic will be reduced to two lanes in each direction and be confined to the northbound lanes with temporary concrete barrier separating the lanes. The median crossovers south of County V and north of County U will be utilized.
  • The work will occur on the southbound bridge, and be a mirror image of the work that was completed in spring 2012.
    • Abutment backwalls will be replaced
    • Joints will be replaced
    • Structural repairs will be performed
    • New concrete approaches constructed
  • The work is scheduled to be completed before May 17, 2013.
  • Additional work will take place in the fall of 2013 on the southbound lanes, again a mirror image of last year’s work including deck repair and overlay.

All closures are dependent on favorable weather conditions. Please drive with caution through work zones.

Work zone safety tips

• Buckle up for safety
• Expect the unexpected
• Stay alert
• Watch for flagging operations
• Merge as soon as possible
• Don't speed. Remember, fines double in work zones
• Don't tailgate
• Keep a safe distance
• Observe posted signs
• Be patient

Questions about the content of this page:
WisDOT Southwest Region Office-Madison, swr.dtsd@dot.wi.gov
Last modified: February 12, 2013