WJJQ LOCAL NEWS
US 51 improvements to begin
As part of his “Grow
Wisconsin” initiative to invest in Wisconsin’s infrastructure and stimulate our
state’s economy, Governor Jim Doyle recently signed a $268,000 contract to
improve bridge decks on US 51, east of the city of Tomahawk in Lincoln County.
Construction is scheduled to begin Monday, September 21.
Spectrum Contracting Corporation of Grafton is
the prime contractor for the project. Crews will perform deck repairs to the
northbound and southbound bridges over the Wisconsin River.
Construction is scheduled for completion in early
October 2009.
Traffic
will be restricted to one lane in each direction.
One hundred percent of the project will be paid with
state transportation funds.
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