Highways 151 and 55 to close in Calumet County for culvert repairs

 To invest in Wisconsin’s transportation system, Governor Evers signed a $4.21 million contract to improve eight structures on US 151 and WIS 55 between the South County Line to the north village limits of Stockbridge in Calumet County, Wisconsin. Construction begins on Monday, August 18 to fall 2026. This is a two-year project with a winter shutdown beginning in November 2025. Portions of WIS 55 and US 151 will have road closures and detours during construction and open to traffic during winter shutdown.

Lunda Construction Company from Black River Falls, Wis. is the Prime Contractor.

Project improvements

This project will remove deteriorating culverts and structures and replace them with new structures.

• Structures consist of one pipe culvert, six box culverts, and one new bridge structure.
• Replace existing guardrail within the limits of the culvert replacements.

Anticipated benefits

The new structures will help properly drain water from the roadway surface and decrease future maintenance costs.

Traffic impacts

Work will be conducted under a full roadway closure and through traffic will be detoured.

• Access to properties, businesses, homes and first responders will be maintained during construction.
• US 151 will be closed and detoured beginning on Monday, August 18 to mid-November 2025.
  • Detour uses County HHH and County C
• WIS 55 (work on structures north of County E) will be closed and detoured beginning on Monday, August 18 to mid-November 2025.
  • Detour uses County E, WIS 32/57, to WIS 114
• WIS 55 (work on structures south of County E) will close in 2026.
  • Detour uses US 151, WIS 32/57, to County E

More information

• This project has a dedicated 511 Wisconsin Construction website located at https://projects.511wi.gov/us151wis55/full-project-overview/
• During construction, this project’s construction operations and traffic impacts will be featured weekly on the Northeast Region Weekly Highway Construction Advisory at  https://projects.511wi.gov/weeklyupdates-ne/.
• Wisconsin’s Northeast Region Twitter @WisDOTnortheast.