Some of the first construction cones you will see in Door County will pop up in Baileys Harbor beginning on March 31st. Wisconsin Department of Transportation crews will begin a resurfacing project for State Highway 57, stretching 1.5 miles from Summit Road to County Q. In addition to making the ride a little smooth through town, it will replace some sections of curbs and gutters, upgrade curb ramps to ADA standards, and replace four culverts. It is a 55-day working day contract with crews pausing in July and August due to peak summer traffic. DOT spokesperson Mark Kantola says that the project’s conclusion will be extended to mid-to-late October, but the pause is being made with the community’s interest and its workers’ safety in mind.
The DOT is hosting an informational meeting on March 24th at 1 p.m. at the Baileys Harbor Town office. It is the first of four projects coming to Door County, including reconfiguring three STH 57 intersections that will begin in mid-to-late April. You can read more about all four projects below.
WIS 42 Culvert Replacement
Location: Two culverts under WIS 42 between County X and Center Road in the town of Forestville.
Length: Spot locations at culverts.
Anticipated schedule: Work is anticipated to begin mid/late September or early October and finish in mid-November 2025.
Description of work: Work will include replacing two existing deteriorated concrete box culverts with new 72 x 113-inch concrete horizontal elliptical culvert pipes. One culvert is located 0.55 miles north of the WIS 42/County J intersection, and the other culvert is located 0.78 miles south of that intersection.
Traffic impacts: WIS 42 will be CLOSED AND DETOURED to through traffic at the culvert locations during construction.
Local property and emergency access will be provided at all times.
Detour: A WIS 42 detour will be signed that follows County Line Road, Old Krueger Road, County O, and County H.
Project website: https://projects.511wi.gov/region/northeast/
WIS 57 Structure Replacement- Multiyear project
Location: WIS 57 from approximately the mid-junction with WIS 42 in the town of Sevastopol to approximately County E in the town of Baileys Harbor.
Length of project work zone: 17.0 miles
Schedule: The construction contract is a carry-over contract that began in September 2024 and is anticipated to be completed in December 2025. Each structure replacement location will have its own interim anticipated start and completion date:
Lily Bay and Geisel Creek locations (complete) – September 2024 start and December 2024 finish
Logan Creek location - April 2025 start and July 2025 completion
Hibbard Creek location – September 2025 start and November 2025 completion
Description of work: Work will include replacing the existing deteriorated drainage structures at four locations. The existing box culvert at Lily Bay Creek was replaced with a new concrete box culvert, the existing box culvert at Geisel Creek was replaced with a new box girder bridge, the existing culvert pipes at Logan Creek will be replaced with a new at-grade slab span bridge, and the existing culvert pipes at Hibbard Creek will be replaced with a new at-grade slab span bridge.
Traffic impacts: WIS 57 will be CLOSED AND DETOURED for the construction of these structures at the location of these structures.
Detours:
During construction of the Logan Creek structure, the WIS 57 detour will follow County T and County V.
During the construction of the Hibbard Creek structure, the WIS 57 detour will follow County V, County A, and County E.
Website: https://projects.511wi.gov/wis57sheb/
WIS 57 Intersection Safety Improvements
Location: WIS 57 at the intersection with County H in the town of Brussels and at the intersections of Cloverleaf Road and Stone Road in the town of Nasewaupee.
Length: 0.91 miles
Anticipated schedule: Work is expected to begin in mid/late April 2025 and last approximately four months. The construction contract has an August 29, 2025 completion date.
Description of work: The WIS 57 intersections at County H and Stone Road will be reconstructed into Reduced Conflict U-Turn (RCUT) intersections. This involves constructing slotted right and left turn lanes to each WIS 57 approach to those intersections, removing the right-angle crossing and left turn maneuvers from the existing intersection locations, and adding u-turns in the median to either side of those intersections to allow traffic from the side roads to still access the opposite side of WIS 57 from those side roads. The WIS 57 intersection at Cloverleaf Road will be modified to remove left turns onto and crossing maneuvers of WIS 57 from Cloverleaf Road, which will allow only right and left turns from WIS 57 and right turns from Cloverleaf Road to remain at that intersection.
Traffic impacts: WIS 57 will remain open to a minimum of one travel lane in each direction at all times.
All WIS 57 lanes will remain open during holiday and peak weekend traffic periods.
The south leg of the Cloverleaf Road intersection will remain open to local traffic at all times.
County H, Stone Road, and the north leg of Cloverleaf Road will be closed while those intersections are reconstructed.
Detour:
The detour for the closure of the west leg of County H will follow County C and County DK.
The detour for the closure of the east leg of County H will follow WIS 42.
The detour for the closure of the north leg of Stone Road/County DK will follow Cloverleaf Road and County DK.
No detour signing will be provided for the closure of the south leg of Stone Road.
Project website: https://projects.511wi.gov/region/northeast/
WIS 57 Resurfacing – Baileys Harbor
Location: WIS 57 from Summit Road to County Q in the town of Baileys Harbor.
Length: 1.4 miles
Anticipated schedule: This is a 55 working day contract, which equates to approximately four months of work. Work is anticipated to begin in late March or early April 2025. Work will be suspended in July and August for peak summer traffic and restart after Labor Day. The anticipated project complete date is mid/late October 2025.
Description of work: Improvements will include milling the existing asphaltic surface and overlaying with new hot mix asphaltic pavement, replacing four cross drains, upgrading sidewalk curb ramps to meet current standards, upgrading guardrail at Frogtown Road, and placing new pavement markings.
Traffic impacts: WIS 57 will remain open to traffic throughout construction but may be reduced to a single lane via standard flagging operations.
Park Road will be closed at the WIS 57 intersection while work in that area is completed. There will be no detour provided.
Local and emergency access will be maintained to properties at all times.
Website: https://projects.511wi.gov/57dcresurface/
