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Wisconsin DOT announces I-41 work in Fond du Lac County

The Wisconsin Department of Transportation is in the process of developing plans for proposed improvements along just over 3 miles of I-41 from Highway 151 to County D in Fond du Lac County, as well as along a network of local roads to the northeast of the I-41/Hickory Road Interchange.
The purpose of the project is to address deteriorated pavement, high tension cable barrier, and guardrail that is not up to current standards, address inadequate Oversize/Overweight truck movements at the I-41/US 151 intersection and mitigate a known flooding problem along I-41 in the vicinity of the Hickory Road interchange. At times, the flooding resulted in the closure of I-41 as on June 10, 2020. If measures are not taken to address the flooding issues, I-41 will continue to be susceptible to flooding and associated closures.
Proposed improvements would include re-grading of a drainage channel at the northwest quadrant of the Hickory Road interchange as well as new and replacement storm sewers outletting to the Fond du Lac River to the northeast of the interchange.
The DOT says I-41 would remain open to traffic during construction with off-peak lane closures maintaining one lane in each direction but local roads that would be affected by the new and replacement storm sewers to the northeast of the interchange would be closed to thru traffic during construction.
Right now, the project is in the Public comment period which goes through March 29. Construction for the project is currently scheduled to start in 2027.