This week’s updates from the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) on road construction projects for Barron, Burnett, Polk, Rusk, Sawyer, and Washburn counties.
Barron County
Highway: US 53
- Location: 26th Avenue north of Rice Lake to Pine Grove Road south of Sarona
- Schedule: Sept. 5, 2023, to late May 2025
- Cost: $21.89 million
- Description of 2025 work: Tensioning cable barrier in the median between 26th and 27th avenues to reduce crossover crashes; placing a high-friction surface treatment on the pavement in the same area to reduce crossover and run-off-the-road crashes; removing and replacing a concrete joint, which will result in a several-day closure of a southbound US 53 lane; and placing final pavement markings.
- Traffic impacts: US 53 is open to traffic, but motorists will encounter sporadic lane closures and a reduced speed limit in those areas as minor finishing work is completed.
Burnett County
- No current projects
Polk County
- No current projects
Rusk County
- No current projects
Sawyer County
- No current projects
Washburn County
Highway: US 53
- Location: 26th Avenue north of Rice Lake to Pine Grove Road south of Sarona
- Schedule: Sept. 5, 2023, to late May 2025
- Cost: $21.89 million
- Description of 2025 work: Tensioning cable barrier in the median between 26th and 27th avenues to reduce crossover crashes; placing a high-friction surface treatment on the pavement in the same area to reduce crossover and run-off-the-road crashes; removing and replacing a concrete joint, which will result in a several-day closure of a southbound US 53 lane; and placing final pavement markings.
- Traffic impacts: US 53 is open to traffic, but motorists will encounter sporadic lane closures and a reduced speed limit in those areas as minor finishing work is completed.
Last Update: Apr 12, 2025 8:48 am CDT
