Highway 57 Closure Impacting Travel to Jacksonport from the South

Written by

ALERT

Wisconsin Department of Transportation

Northeast Region – Green Bay office

 

Release Date: August 30, 2024

 

For more information

Mark Kantola, Regional Communications Manager

[email protected], (920) 492-4153

 

REMINDER: WIS 57 closure begins Tuesday in Door County

Full closure of WIS 57 for bridge construction  

 

(Sevastopol) The Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) Northeast Region reminds motorists WIS 57 will be closed and detoured to through traffic between WIS 42 and County I in Door County for structure work at Lily Bay and Geisel Creek.

 

Traffic impacts

  • WIS 57 will be CLOSED at both the Lily Bay and Geisel Creek structures beginning Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024. The structures will open by November 2024.
    • This is a hard closure. No vehicles will be allowed to cross the structures during construction. There will be no access across the streams.
    • Detour: The WIS 57 detour will follow WIS 42 and County I. 
  • WIS 57 will remain open to businesses and properties in the closed portion of WIS 57.
    • Please use the detour or other local routes to get around the construction zone if you do not have a destination within the closed portion of WIS 57.

 

More information

A dedicated WIS 57 511 Wisconsin construction website is available for current and future scope, schedule, and traffic impacts for this multi-year project.

 

Work Zone Safety

For more information regarding work zone rules for motorists, the law restricting hand-held devices, and general work zone safety information, please see our work zone safety website at https://wisconsindot.gov/Pages/safety/education/workzone/.

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