Patience and slower travel by drivers this week were needed as road crews continued the work on Highway 42/57 in Sturgeon Bay.

Sturgeon Bay City Engineer Chad Shefchik reported Thursday that the blacktop was completed on the right turn lanes at the County U intersection. Also, underground electrical installation for traffic signal improvements was completed at Ashland and Neenah Avenues. Stretches of Highway 42-57 received some concrete patching on both northbound and southbound lanes north of the Bayview Bridge.

In the City of Sturgeon Bay, the major thoroughfare of Michigan Street has contractors continuing to work on the gas line replacements to finish that work in later May. You can find the complete construction update for all Sturgeon Bay road projects below.

Construction Update - ST HWY 42/57

Here is another project update from the WI-DOT for the work on ST HWY 42/57. 

April 25 to April 29: The contractor continued excavation and base aggregate placement for turn lanes at the Ashland and Neenah Avenue intersections. Underground electrical installation for traffic signal improvements were completed.  Asphalt paving was completed for the County U intersection right turn lanes.   Concrete patches continued in both the northbound and southbound lanes.

May 2 to May 6: The contractor will continue grading and base aggregate placement at Ashland and Neenah Avenue. Traffic signals and curb and gutter will be installed at these two intersections as well.  Concrete patches will continue in both the northbound and southbound lanes. 

Traffic impacts: WIS 42 will have single lane closures in permanently in place through May 26. Additionally, County U is closed at the intersection with WIS 42.

• 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 middle of May.
• The Green Bay Rd off ramp from WIS 42 will be closed until the middle of May.

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 14^th Ave & S 12^th Ave)
• N 14^th 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 14^th Ave tomorrow or early next week.  If the weather cooperates the concrete should start to be poured next week.

Michigan Street (from 18^th Ave to 12^th Ave) along with S 16^th 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 18^th 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 16^th 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.