Public information meeting scheduled May 29 for WIS 172 Rehabilitation Project

May 21, 2008

Brown County project to have significant traffic impacts

The Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) Northeast Region office at Green Bay is hosting a public information meeting regarding the upcoming WIS 172 Rehabilitation Project. The meeting will be held on Thursday, May 29, 2008 from 5 to 7:30 p.m. at the Wisconsin Department of Transportation Northeast Regional Office, 944 Vanderperren Way, Green Bay. This meeting will be held in an open-house format with short presentations at 5:15 p.m. and again at 6:45 p.m.

This project is scheduled to begin in fall 2008. WisDOT staff will provide information regarding the project’s scope, schedule, and traffic impacts.

Plans call for resurfacing WIS 172 between US 41 and I-43, beginning in September 2008 and ending in September 2010. The project includes resurfacing WIS 172 lanes and ramps, re-decking of the Fox River bridge, replacement of the Oneida Street bridges, construction of exit-only lanes for the Pilgrim Way and Vanderperren Way exits, and local roadway work.

There will be impacts to the traveling public throughout the project. These impacts will be especially significant from February to August of both 2009 and 2010, when WIS 172 will be reduced to one lane eastbound and two lanes westbound from US 41 to Webster Avenue. WIS 172 between Webster Avenue and Interstate 43 will be reduced to one lane in each direction for a portion of the construction project. Oneida Street will be closed at WIS 172 from February to mid-July of both 2009 and 2010 for replacement of the WIS 172 bridges over Oneida Street. Lane and ramp closures, both long term and short term, are anticipated during construction.

Interested citizens unable to attend the meeting, or who would like more information, please contact Project Manager Chuck Karow at (920) 492-5997. Written comments regarding the project can be mailed to Chuck Karow, WisDOT, P.O. Box 28080, Green Bay, WI  54324-0080. WisDOT’s NE Region Office is wheelchair accessible. Citizens who are hearing-impaired and who require an interpreter may request one by contacting Chuck Karow at least three working days prior to the meeting via the Wisconsin Telecommunications Relay system (dialing 711).

For more information, contact:
Kim Rudat, Regional Communications Manager
(920) 492-5743, kim.rudat@dot.state.wi.us