WAUSAU, WI (WSAU-WAOW) – More than 15,000 people travel daily between Portage and Marathon counties on I-39. And many are traveling through multiple construction zones.
Another project starts next week, stretching from the Portage County line to Maple Ridge Road.
“The work that we have going on in Marathon County is a lot of shorter term work, with a lot of traffic changes going on within them,” said Jed Peters, Project Development Chief for the Wisconsin DOT.
That includes Wausau’s metro area, where seven bridges will get a new polyester overlay. “A lot of the projects you see out there are more of a rehabilitation or maintenance type project, so really allowing us to make the most of the initial investment by the taxpayers to the facilities,” said Peters.
Three of those projects are at Stewart Ave., Bridge St., and Decater Dr., which can mean detours.
“Its short term work, so we will be getting in there and getting the work done quick, but that does mean we will have a lot of different traffic changes happening as we get through those bridges,” said Peters.
One way to reduce delays is knowing where the work is taking place. The state’s 511 website offers those updates.
