Pair of intersections will be closed on WIS 17 in Rhinelander the week of June 19

​​Traffic will not be able to access Timber Drive or Lincoln Street from WIS 17 but the highway will remain open to through traffic

​June 16, 2023​​​

The WIS 17 intersections with Timber Drive and Lincoln Street in Rhinelander will be closed to traffic turning onto or off the roads starting the week of June 19. WIS 17 will still be open to through traffic on the road.

Timber Drive will be closed beginning June 19. Lincoln Street will be closed beginning June 21.

Crews will reconstruct the intersection as part of the WIS 17 project. The intersections could be closed 10 working days each but could reopen earlier if work concludes before then.

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