Description of work: This portion of the WIS 23 improvement project will reconstruct and raise the profile of the existing four lane portion of WIS 23 from US 151 to Whispering Springs Boulevard and expand WIS 23 from 2 lanes to 4 lanes from Whispering Springs Boulevard to Seven Hills Road. Interchanges will be constructed at County K and County UU, intersection improvements will also be made throughout the corridor.
October 18 to October 22:
The contractor is working on the following items:
- Highway 23 eastbound (Wisconsin American Drive to County UU)
o Continue concrete paving
- Highway 23 westbound (USH 151 to Wisconsin American Drive)
o Continue concrete paving
- Highway 23 westbound (County UU to Seven Hills)
o Continue fine grading gravel
- County K south of Highway 23/Maryhill Drive
o Continue concrete sidewalk
- County UU interchange
o Placing fill on the interchange
- County UU bridge over Highway 23
o Begin pier construction
October 25 to October 29:
The contractor is scheduled to work on the following items:
- Highway 23 eastbound (Wisconsin American Drive to County UU)
o Continue concrete paving
o Begin curb and gutter
- Highway 23 westbound (USH 151 to Wisconsin American Drive)
o Electrical work
o Curb and gutter
- Highway 23 westbound (County UU to Seven Hills)
o Concrete paving
- County K south of Highway 23/Maryhill Drive
o Landscaping
o Install lighting
o Begin asphalt paving
- County UU Interchange
o Placing fill on the interchange
- County UU bridge over Highway 23
o Continue bridge construction
- Highway 23 eastbound bridge over County K
o Continue parapet walls
Traffic impacts:
- CTH UU (South of STH 23) – Closed
- CTH UU (North of STH 23) – Closed
- CTH K (South of STH 23) – Closed
- CTH K North (Highway 23 Intersection) – Closed.
- WB shoulder closure Whispering Springs to 7 Hills Road – Closed
- Northway Road – Closed south of Highway 23
- Poplar Road – Scheduled to be closed October 20, 2021, for concrete paving
- Tower Road – Scheduled to be closed October 27, 2021, for concrete paving
- Taft Road – Scheduled to be closed October 29, 2021, for concrete paving
The following restrictions will remain in place.
- Northbound Mary Hill to westbound highway 23
- Southbound Whispering Springs to eastbound highway 23
- Northbound Northway Drive to westbound highway 23
- Westbound highway 23 to southbound Mary Hill
- Eastbound highway 23 to northbound Whispering Springs
- Westbound highway 23 to southbound Northway Drive
Please use alternate routes to access these locations.