The Highway 20 road resurfacing project will begin in mid-June from West Boulevard to Marquette Street. The project also includes installing new curb ramps, according to the Wisconsin Department of Transportation. During the construction project, motorists will only be able to use eastbound traffic. The project is expected to be completed sometime in October. WHAT […]
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Interstate 94 construction work in Racine County begins
The good news is that, if you want an up-to-the-minute construction update on the Interstate 94 North-South Freeway project, you can by clicking on the Wisconsin DOT project page. The bad news is that you should probably add it to your favorites because you are going to need it for some years. You can’t really […]
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Racine Man Honored For Pre-Apprenticeship Training Work
Olatoye ‘Ola’ Baiyewu, of First Choice Pre-Apprenticeship Training, received an exemplary service award from the Wisconsin Department of Transportation for his work in helping to staff the reconstruction of the North/South Interstate 94 project. Baiyewu helped recruit, train and place road construction trainees for the project, which spanned from the Illinois border to the tunnel […]
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State Gives Green Light to Roundabout at 38 & 5-Mile Road
Despite the Village of Caledonia vote against a roundabout at Highway 38 and 5-Mile Road, the state Department of Transportation is going ahead anyway. The reasons, DOT officials said in a letter to the village, is to make the intersection safer because roundabouts force drivers to slow down, a story in The Journal Times reads. […]
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Temporary closure planned for I-94 entrance ramp
The southbound entrance ramp at Hwy. 20 and I-94 will temporarily close starting next Tuesday evening (Sept. 13) to accommodate pavement repair work, according to the Wisconsin Department of Transportation. The planned closure will also affect part of a southbound lane of I-94 near the interchange. Three southbound lanes will remain open. Traffic from the […]
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DOT Hopes Rumble Strips on Highway 38 Reduce Crashes
The state Department of Transportation is installing rumble strips to help reduce accidents the stretch of Highway 38 between Highway K and the Racine-Milwaukee county line. Work begins Tuesday, and how fast it goes depends on the weather. One lane of traffic will be open in each direction during construction. Rumble strips are typically milled directly […]
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New School Bus Law in Effect in Time for New School Year
A new law involving school busses and student safety went into effect Tuesday, and drivers who get caught disobeying the law not only risk the lives of schoolchildren, they also face a fine and points. School busses are now equipped with an eight-light warning system; two amber lights and two red lights at the top […]
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DOT To Present Plans On Highway 38 and 5 Mile Road
The Wisconsin Department of Transportation will be giving a presentation on plans to put a potential roundabout on Highway 38 and 5 Mile Road at the Caledonia Village Board meeting Monday. The number of car crashes between County Trunk Highway K and the Racine County line Road has not decreased and the state plans to put […]
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Drivers Be Aware: Highway 11 Work Begins Next Month
The season of construction continues with scheduled work on Highway 11 starting sometime next month in both Sturtevant and Mount Pleasant. While the larger project of widening Durand Avenue, adding strategically placed turn lanes and even a bike lane remains on hold, crews will get started in July replacing pavement, adding new signage and improving […]
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Drivers be Aware: Highway K Closures Begin June 14
First, the bad news: drivers who travel I-94 and/or Highway K should probably find alternate routes starting next week. Now the good news: work is only expected to last a couple of weeks. The scope of work will involve lane closures on Highway K as well as a full shutdown of the interchange, a story […]
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Highway 38 Road Construction Project Begins Monday
A $6.7 million road reconstruction project will begin Monday on Highway 38 from Golf Ave. to Memorial Drive, which includes putting in two roundabouts. The Wisconsin Department of Transportation will close the northbound lane, but the southbound lane will be open. Northbound traffic will use the following detour: northbound Memorial Drive westbound Rapids Drive to Highway […]
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Southbound Lanes On I-94 Re-opened
The southbound lanes on I-94 near HIghway 20 were closed for over an hour after a semi tipped over due to high winds, but they are now open, according to the Wisconsin Department of Transportation. The two southbound lanes were closed at 2:50 p.m. and re-opened at about 4:15 p .m. Traffic was at about […]
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Rumble Strips To Be Put In On Highway 38
The Wisconsin Department of Transportation will have rumble strips put in on Highway 38 from County Trunk Highway K to North County Line Road after the road was identified as having “severe” safety needs, according to state documents. A study of the number of crashes along that stretch of road revealed that there was one crash every […]
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Closures On Highway 20, Interstate 94 Slated For Tuesday
Drivers traveling near Interstate 94 who use Highway 20 will need to be aware of road closures happening Tuesday night and early Wednesday morning, according to the Wisconsin Department of Transportation. As part of the Wisconsin Highway 20 reconstruction project, construction crews will need to pour concrete for the Interstate 94 east (southbound) bridge over […]
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DOT Installs Traffic Signals Along Highway K Exit Ramp
The Wisconsin Department of Transportation has changed the traffic pattern at the County Trunk Highway K interchange, which included installing a second set of temporary traffic signals. The new lights have been installed at the Interstate 94 West (northbound) exit ramp and County Trunk Highway K interchange. DOT officials said the temporary traffic signals were […]
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