You may run into some delays the next time you visit Peninsula State Park. The Department of Natural Resources announced Friday that road construction at one of Wisconsin’s most popular state parks would begin on August 15th. It will start with setting up staging areas and signage before roadside tree removal begins. Shortly after, construction will start on culvert replacements ahead of repaving the road itself. The streets affected by the road construction project include 2.7 miles of Shore Road from the Fish Creek entrance to the Bluff Road intersection and 2.5 miles of Shore Road from the Ephraim entrance to the Bluff Road intersection. Park Superintendent Eric Hyde said last month that the project would not affect the weekend traffic.
Camping, biking, and other activities at the park are likely not to be affected, but back-ups and delays still may happen. Hyde expected the project to take approximately 30 to 40 days. You can keep up-to-date with the construction progress by clicking this link once the project gets underway.
