On April 6, 2020, the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) is scheduled to begin a bridge replacement project at the Eau Galle River Bridge on WIS 72 approximately two miles east of the village of Elmwood in Dunn County. Proposed improvements include removing the existing steel deck girder bridge and replacing it with a new concrete deck girder bridge. The project also will include improvements to the bridge approach grading, signing and pavement marking.
Lunda Construction Co. is the prime contractor for the $1.9 million project. Eighty percent of the project will be paid with federal transportation funds; the remaining 20 percent will be paid with state transportation funds.
Proposed traffic impacts
During construction, WIS 72 will be impassable and detoured from Elmwood to Downsville via WIS 128, WIS 29 and WIS 25.
Construction currently is scheduled for completion by Aug. 31, 2020.
For more information regarding traffic impacts, transportation news and improvement project updates in Wisconsin’s northwest region: Follow on Twitter: @WisDOTnorthwest or visit the region’s 511 website: https://projects.511wi.gov/region/northwest/
