Just as quickly as you see flowers popping up in Sturgeon Bay, you will see construction cones appearing even faster.
This week, the city started more projects on top of the ongoing construction on STH 42/57 and Michigan Street. The city will add new sidewalks on Rhode Island Street, North 14th Avenue, North 18th Avenue, and West Walnut Drive. The work on some of the projects will have to wait until after crews install the new gas lines on Michigan Street.
For the highway project, the next big date is May 12th, which is when single lane closures will be in place from the STH 57 south junction to Emerald Drive in both the northbound and southbound lanes. Closures will be in place until the Memorial Day holiday weekend. After June 1st, the lane closures will only be in place Monday through noon on Fridays.
You can read the complete construction updates from City Engineer Chad Shefchik below.
Construction Update - ST HWY 42/57
Here is another project update from the WI-DOT for the work on ST HWY 42/57.
May 2 to May 6: The contractor continued excavation and base aggregate placement for turn lanes at the Ashland Avenue and Neenah Avenue intersections. Curb and gutter were placed at these intersections as well. Traffic signal improvements were completed and the new signals were put into operation at Ashland Avenue and Neenah Avenue. Concrete patches continued in both the northbound and southbound lanes.
May 9 to May 13: The contractor will continue grading and base aggregate placement at the County U intersection. Asphalt pavement will be placed at the Ashland Avenue intersection. Concrete pavement will be placed at the Neenah Avenue intersection. Concrete patches will continue in both the northbound and southbound lanes. Crews will begin sawing for concrete patches south of Emerald Drive.
Traffic impacts: WIS 42 will have single lane closures in permanently in place through May 26 from Columbia Avenue to the Bayview Bridge. Starting May 12th, single lane closures will be in place from WIS 57 south junction to Emerald Drive in both the northbound and southbound lanes. All closures will be removed, and the roadway will be open to all lanes for the Memorial Day holiday weekend. Starting June 1st, single lane closures will be in place from 6am Monday through noon on Friday at the locations stated above. In addition to lane closures, the following intersections are also impacted:
Local roadways will be closed and/or detoured for short durations during various times throughout construction. There will be no right turns from WIS 42 southbound to Ashland Avenue until the end of May. There will be no right turns from WIS 42 southbound to Neenah Avenue until the end of May. The Green Bay Road off-ramp from WIS 42 will be closed until the middle of May. The median at County U is closed, restricting left turning movements to and from the roadway.
The City’s 2022 roadway projects started this week! See below for updates on the various projects.
The following projects will be adding new sidewalks along:
Rhode Island Street (north side of the roadway between S 14th Ave & S 12th Ave)
N 14th Ave (west side of the roadway between Egg Harbor Road & Bluebird Street)
Currently the contractor has finished removing the topsoil and placing the gravel base for the new sidewalks on Rhode Island Street and should complete the same on N 14th Ave tomorrow or early next week. If the weather cooperates the concrete should start to be poured next week.
Michigan Street (from 18th Ave to 12th Ave) along with S 16th Place (from Michigan Street to approx. 490’ to the south): The contractor is continuing to work on the gas line replacements and is hoping to finish that work mid to late May. After they finish, they will then move to N Geneva Ave (from W Juniper Street to the termination north of W Hickory Street) for gas line replacements on that roadway as well.
The following roadways are marked out and ready for removal of any curbing and/or sidewalk scheduled for replacement:
N 18th Ave (from Florida Street to Iowa Street)
W Walnut Drive (from S Duluth Ave to S Hudson Ave)
This work will begin next week and continue on to Michigan Street & S 16th Place after the gas lines are completed.
As a reminder, please use alternative routes when possible. Reduced traffic within the project areas will result in a safer, more productive, and efficient project that will also allow for the earliest possible completion.
