Project location |
Project overview |
Schedule |
Traffic impacts/detours |
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Contact information
Project location
WIS 44 bridge over the Fox River, northeast of
Marcellon, in Columbia County
Project overview
The Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) is proposing to replace the WIS 44 bridge over the Fox River located in Columbia County.
Proposed project details:
- Replace twin 12-foot x 7.5-foot culvert pipes with a 70-foot 2-span flat slab bridge
- Replace roadway pavement 500 feet on each side of the structure
- Raise the roadway profile approximately one foot
- Replace and upgrade the guardrail
- Right of way acquisition may be required
Project fact sheet
Schedule
- 2024 - Construction anticipated
Traffic impacts/detours
- WIS 44 will be closed and require a detour during construction.
- The detour route will include WIS 33, WIS 73, and WIS 44.
- Construction is anticipated to take approximately three months.
Status/phase
Design
Contact information
Mahesh Shrestha, P.E.
WisDOT Project Manager
(608) 245-2674
mahesh.shrestha@dot.wi.gov
Michael Bie
WisDOT Southwest Region Communications Manager
(608) 246-7928
michael.bie@dot.wi.gov
Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT)
Southwest Region, Madison Office
2101 Wright Street
Madison, WI 53704
Phone: (608) 246-3800
Fax: (608) 246-3843
TTY: 711
Email: swr.dtsd@dot.wi.gov