OSHKOSH, Wis. (WFRV) – Nearly 16 hours after the initial incident, I-41 southbound just north of Oshkosh is closed and authorities are advising motorists to avoid the area. The Winnebago County Sheriff’s Office posted on its Facebook page advising motorists to avoid I-41 southbound north of Oshkosh. There are reportedly ‘significant backups’. Authorities also said […]
Reader question: In the construction zones on Interstate 41, why is the speed limit reduced to 55 mph though the Neenah area but remains at 70 mph through Grand Chute and Appleton? We already had one bad crash in Grand Chute. Answer: The speed limit in the I-41 construction zone near the State 15 interchange in Grand […]
OSHKOSH – Starting Tuesday, the U.S. 45 ramp to southbound Interstate 41 will be closed for four months to facilitate a $2.04 million road works project. The Wisconsin Department of Transportation issued a reminder in a news release ahead of the planned rehabilitation project on the I-41 Lake Butte des Morts causeway between State 21 […]
OSHKOSH ― The U.S. 45 ramp to southbound Interstate 41 will be closed for at least three months from the end of May to facilitate a road work project. Wisconsin Department of Transportation confirmed the closure in a news release detailing the rehabilitation project on the I-41 Lake Butte des Morts causeway between State 21 […]
DE PERE – Plans to construct a new Interstate 41 interchange and the first segment of Brown County’s long-sought South Bridge Connector route took a step forward this month. The Wisconsin Department of Transportation on May 1 and 2 purchased a combined 37.9 acres of land west of I-41 along Orange Lane, in the town […]
APPLETON – The I-41 expansion project to increase the highway lanes from four to six between Grand Chute and De Pere will cause multiple lane closures and reductions the week of April 29. The Wisconsin Department of Transportation plans to widen the 23-mile stretch and add some upgraded exits and sound barriers near residential areas over the next […]
GRAND CHUTE — The Capitol Drive overpass along Interstate 41 will close to traffic and reconstructed starting April 1, weather permitting, according to the Wisconsin Department of Transportation. “Drivers can expect a few nights of full closures on I-41 during demolition, and traffic will be detoured using Casaloma Drive, Northland Avenue, and North Lynndale Drive,” […]
DE PERE, Wis. (WFRV) – With construction for the I-41 expansion project set to begin in early March, the Wisconsin Department of Transportation is organizing community meetings for residents and business owners to have their questions answered. “What’s the timeline, what to expect, because people have to rearrange their transportation on ways they’re going to […]
LITTLE CHUTE — Construction will begin next month on a project to expand Interstate 41 between Grand Chute and De Pere to three lanes in each direction. In addition to more lanes, the 23-mile stretch will get some upgraded exits and sound barriers near residential areas over the next five years. In the beginning of […]
GRAND CHUTE – Fox Valley residents along Interstate 41 will get to vote if noise barriers will be installed when the interstate expands from four to six lanes. Over 800 households from Grand Chute to De Pere received a ballot from the Wisconsin Department of Transportation in December asking if they want noise barriers installed […]