Road construction to stop July 3 for weekend

Wisconsin drivers will get a break from road construction this weekend.

Road work is scheduled to stop Thursday at noon throughout the Independence Day weekend, until Monday morning, July 7, according to the Wisconsin Department of Transportation.

The DOT's road construction update:

Brown County: Dousman Street between Military Avenue and Platten Street in Green Bay is closed for a reconstruction project through Aug. 29. The detour is Oneida Street, Shawano Avenue and Military Avenue. The Wisconsin 172 project between U.S. 41 and Airport Drive continues, with 172 reduced to one lane in each direction. The U.S. 41/172 westbound ramp is scheduled to open Wednesday.

Door County: Work continues on the Maple Street Bridge in Sturgeon Bay. Both leaves of the bridge are down, with one leaf opening at 7, 9 and 11 a.m. and 1 and 3 p.m. weekdays, and one leaf remaining open between 4 p.m. and 7 a.m. weeknights, and between 4 p.m. Fridays and 7 a.m. Mondays. Third Avenue in Sturgeon Bay is expected to open to traffic late Thursday afternoon.

Fond du Lac County: Traffic on U.S. 151 northbound has been switched to the new 151/Fond du Lac County D interchange as part of the 151 project between D and U.S. 41. Concrete paving is taking place on the new 151 bypass, with the 151/Wisconsin 175 (Main Street) intersection closed through Aug. 25. The U.S. 41 resurfacing project continues between 151 and Fond du Lac County OO, with lane closures daily between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m.

Manitowoc County: The U.S. 10/Wisconsin 310 resurfacing project between the Branch River and Manitowoc County R is scheduled to start Saturday. 10 and 310 will be closed to through traffic, detoured on Manitowoc County P, R and 310 northbound and 10 southbound. The Interstate 43/10 West/310 interchange will be closed, detoured to 10 East (Waldo Boulevard). In Manitowoc, U.S. 10 eastbound is open to traffic, but 10 westbound is closed as part of the Eighth Street/Madison Street reconstruction project. In Two Rivers, the Wisconsin 310 (Madison Street) bridge replacement and 16th Street reconstruction project is continuing, with Madison closed between 14th Street and River Street, and 16th Street closed between Monroe Street and Wisconsin 42 (Washington Street).

Marinette County: The Wisconsin 64 Peshtigo River and Little Peshtigo River bridge replacement projects are continuing. The Little Peshtigo detour is U.S. 141, Marinette County P and County W; the Peshtigo detour is Marinette County D, County B and U.S. 41.

Oconto County: Bridge deck sealing is taking place beginning this week on Wisconsin 32, Wisconsin 64, U.S. 41, U.S. 141 and Old 141 through July 11, with one lane of traffic open.

Outagamie County: Wisconsin 76 between Wisconsin 54 and Bear Creek will be closed through July for construction of the Embarrass River and Bear Creek bridges. Nighttime concrete repairs begin Wednesday on Wisconsin 96 (Wisconsin Avenue) between U.S. 41 and Outagamie County A (Lynndale Drive), with nightly lane closures at Bluemound Drive and Westhill Boulevard. Pavement removal is beginning this week on Wisconsin 55 (Crooks Avenue) in Kaukauna between 18th Street and Seventh Street. Bridge deck sealing elsewhere is complete.

Winnebago County: U.S. 45 remains closed between Winnebago County II in Winchester and Wisconsin 116/Winnebago County GG in Winneconne through August for the four-lane project. Work also continues on the 45/Winnebago County T interchange.