A $1.5 million roadwork project to improve state Highway 42/57 near Sturgeon Bay begins May 1st, from the Egg Harbor Road roundabout north to the highway split. The majority of the work will be done during overnight hours and is expected to be finished sometime in June. The project will include milling and resurfacing of existing asphalt, widening the paved shoulders to 5 feet, adding … Continue reading →

This year alone, there have already been 6 bad accidents at the intersection where Gordon Road meets Highway 42/57 just north of Sturgeon Bay. The Door County Highway Department has been trying to work with the state to figure out an interim solution which will transition well with a permanent solution, which will take longer to implement. We recently spoke with with the Wisconsin Department … Continue reading →

The Wisconsin Department of Transportation recently closed a portion of Highway 42, just south of Algoma, and the closure is expected to continue through the end of this week. The stretch of roadway includes the bridge over Three Mile Creek, between 9th & 10th Roads, which was part of major construction over the summer. You may have heard rumors concerning that bridge and its status. … Continue reading →

South Neenah Avenue in Sturgeon Bay will be closed between East Maple Street and Highway 42/57 until early December. During this time, American Transmission Company will be blocking off the center of the roadway to create room to construct the conduits needed to complete their transmission line beneath the ship channel. During this time it will turn portions of Neenah Avenue into one-way alleys intended … Continue reading →

The Wisconsin Department of Transportation has updated us on the current construction in the Fish Creek area. Construction of Highway 42 is continuing from Bluff Lane up to Gibraltar Road. There will also be construction from this Monday April 20th through Friday April 24th. Crews will continue to place new sidewalk, driveways, and curb and gutters from Spruce Street to County Road “F”. Highway 42 … Continue reading →

The village of Ephraim’s Streetscape project once again began construction Monday, April 6th. This week they are extending the sidewalk from the village beach south to the parking lot at the Door County Confectionary. Next week, construction will begin on the stormsewer extension project which will begin on Hidden Spring Road, followed by Cherry Street, and then finishing with German Road. It is planned that … Continue reading →

The Green Bay office of the Department of Transportation has announced that crews will be providing routine maintenance on the Bayview Bridge in Sturgeon Bay, from 7AM to 3:30PM Tuesday and Wednesday, October 22nd and 23rd. The DOT says lane closures with flagging operations will occur on both sides of the Bayview bridge during the maintenance operations. Motorists may encounter brief delays.

The Wisconsin Department of Transportation has announced that the Michigan Street Bridge in Sturgeon Bay will be closed to vehicular traffic Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday of next week, (October 1st through the 3rd), from 7AM to 3PM each day. The bridge will be open to vehicles and pedestrians outside of those times. The DOT says the closure is needed so that 13 analog cameras can … Continue reading →

The Door County Highway Department says County T will be closed to traffic east of Ridge Road, in the Town of Sturgeon Bay, Monday. Patrol Superintendent Thad Ash says the closure is needed because of the replacement of a large culvert. He says the hope is to have the road open to traffic by the end of the day on Tuesday or as soon as … Continue reading →

After a week shortened by the 4th of July holiday, work resumes Monday on the Highway 42 resurfacing project from County X to the intersection with Highway 42/57 in southern Door County. According to the Department of Transportation, the contractor plans include continued mainline paving, milling at the southern end of the project, and, the beginning of storm sewer repair work which is expected to … Continue reading →