Belknap Construction Update – 4/20/17

Project Staging, Schedule and Traffic Overview:
Banks Avenue to John Avenue (West End)   Traffic Control
South Side     4/11/17 – 6/15/17      Bidirectional on the north side.
North Side      6/16/17 – 8/14/17     Bidirectional on the south side.
Median           8/15/17 – 9/27/17     Traffic in the outside lanes for median work.

Birch Avenue to Hill Avenue (East End)       Traffic Control
South Side     4/17/17 – 7/17/17     Bidirectional on the north side.
North Side      7/18/17 – 9/24/17     Bidirectional on the south side.
Median          9/25/17 – 11/14/17    Traffic in the outside lanes for median work.

Project Detour
Detour routes are currently signed as an alternate route and for truck traffic.

Traffic impacts:

• Currently:
  • When approaching the project limits, Changeable Message Boards read:
    • USH 2 Follow Detour
    • Belknap Open For Business
  • Ogden Avenue south of Belknap closed until 6/15/17.
  • Ogden Avenue north of Belknap closed until 8/14/17.
• Bidirectional traffic on the east side of Tower Avenue (STH 35) from North 14^th Street to North 16^th Street.
• Bidirectional traffic on the north side of Belknap from Birch Avenue to Hill Avenue.
• The Week of April 20th – Hill Avenue remains closed north of Belknap for the construction of the Hill Avenue Storm Water Basin. Timing and length of closure weather dependent.

• Pavement removed from Banks to Ogden.

• Continue to construct Hill Avenue Storm Water Basin.
• Begin water main and storm sewer work.

Next Contractors Meeting

Monday, April 24th, 1:00 pm in the Lake Superior Room at the WIS-DOT Office at 1701 N. 4th Street.

For additional information about the project, please visit the project website: http://projects.511wi.gov/belknap/ 

Sincerely,