Outagamie County Highway Department

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WIS 76 Resurfacing, village of Greenville
Location/Limits: WIS 15 to County JJ in the village of Greenville, Outagamie County
Length: 2.2 Miles
Schedule: March 9, 2026, to November 7, 2026
Cost: $9.3 million
Description of work: Work consists of completing common excavation, base course, concrete pavement, pavement marking and signing, storm sewer, concrete outfall structures, pond clay liners, concrete curb and gutter, concrete sidewalk, concrete box culvert structures, and incidental items necessary to complete the project work.
September 28 to October 2: Concrete pavement is planned to be installed on turn lanes on WIS 76. Poured sidewalk and driveway aprons on the west side of WIS 76 and installed base aggregate for sidewalk installations.
October 5 to October 11: The contractor plans to continue installing concrete pavement in the side road intersections and the County JJ and WIS 76 roundabout. Crews plan to install concrete sidewalk on the east side of WIS 76 from County JJ to near Everglade Road. Additionally, crews will work on the storm outfall structure modifications at Hill View Pond and clay pond liner installation. Utilities will be on site installing village of Greenville lighting between County JJ and Everglade Road.
Traffic Impacts: WIS 76 from Everglade Road to County JJ is closed to thru traffic until November 9, 2026. The WIS 76/County JJ intersection will be closed until November 9, 2026.
• Access will be maintained throughout the project to all commercial, recreational, and residential properties and to all side road intersections for residents, businesses, and emergency services throughout the project.
Detour route: WIS 15 to County JJ to N Olk Street to County M to County S to WIS 76.
Project Website:

WIS 76 – Outagamie County – Reconstruction Overview (current) Map (current) Overview WisDOT will reconstruct approximately 1.5 miles of WIS 76 through the village of Greenville and town of Ellington in Outagamie County, including a new roundabout intersection at WIS 76 and County Road JJ. Work begins March 9, 2026. This project includes full...

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New Wisconsin State Patrol headquarters and I-41 Safety and Weight Enforcement Facility - This is a construction contract for the I-41 Expansion Project between Appleton and De Pere.
Location/limits: Safety and Weight Enforcement Facility on northbound I-41 near County U (County Line Road) in Wrightstown.
Schedule: October 25, 2024, through December 2025 for Building Contract; July 18, 2025, through August 2026 for Site Grading and Paving Contract; Weigh-In-Motion portion of Site contract to finish December of 2027.
Cost: $16.2 million for Building Contract. $8 million for Site Contract.
Description of work: This is a construction contract for the I-41 Expansion Project between Appleton and De Pere. The contracts will create new regional headquarters for the Wisconsin State Patrol and replace the current Safety and Weight Enforcement Facility (SWEF) located along northbound I-41 in Wrightstown. The project is broken into two construction contracts with the current contract involving the demolition of the existing buildings and constructing a retention pond, communication towers, and a new building that will serve as both a modernized safety and weight enforcement facility and regional headquarters for the Wisconsin State Patrol. The second construction contract will include ramp connections to I-41, new loop ramps within the project site, a static scale, weight-in-motion scaling, and a commercial parking lot to accommodate semi-truck parking on the facility grounds.
Construction: Project is substantially complete. No further updates.
Traffic impacts: No impact to I-41 motorists. Site will remain closed to public access from northbound I-41 through November 2027.
Project website:

I-41 Project The Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) is reconstructing and expanding 23 miles of I-41 from four to six lanes between WIS 96 (Wisconsin Avenue) in Appleton to County F (Scheuring Road) in De Pere.

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I-41 Mainline and County U Interchange – This is a construction contract for I-41 Expansion between Appleton and De Pere. This update is a combination of two projects for the I-41 Expansion with the same project limits. Both project updates will be featured in this update for the life of the projects.
Location/limits: I-41 between County J and County S, and County U under I-41.
Length: 5.15 miles
Cost: $88 million.
Schedule: September 2025 to late fall 2027
Description of work: This is a construction contract for the I-41 Expansion Project between Appleton and De Pere. This contract is to expand I-41 northbound and southbound to six lanes and reconstruct the County U interchange, ramps, and frontage roads. Major contract work includes concrete pavement, bridge construction, sign structure construction, noise wall construction, roundabout construction, roadway realignment, pond construction, intelligent traffic systems, freeway traffic mitigation systems, and incidentals.
September 28 to October 2: Grading crews continue working on the West Frontage Road realignment between County U and Wrightstown Road. Storm sewer crews completed work on the West Frontage Road realignment system. Bridge crews continue to work on various southbound structure punch list items along with installation of any remaining temporary barrier wall as necessary for southbound I-41 traffic prior to opening to service. Guardrail crews completed installation of the guardrail system within the County U interchange. To finish out the week, marking crews completed all temporary pavement markings on southbound I-41.
October 5 to October 9: Traffic control crews plan to close the southbound I-41 ramps to County U. Grading crews plan to complete the remaining work on southbound I-41 within the County U interchange and continue working on the West Frontage Road realignment between County U and Wrightstown Road. Bridge crews plan to continue working on various southbound structure punch list items along with removal/installation of temporary barrier wall. Concrete crews plan to complete remaining slip-form placement of pavement and concrete barrier wall on southbound I-41 within the County U interchange. Asphalt crews plan to complete remaining fine grading and HMA paving on southbound I-41 within the County U interchange and on the West Frontage Road adjacent to mainline. To finish out the week, traffic control crews plan to open the southbound I-41 ramps to County U and switch southbound I-41 traffic on to the new pavement in winter configuration.
Traffic Impacts: October 5 through October 8: The southbound I-41 on and off ramps to County U will CLOSE from 6 a.m. on Monday, October 5 through 6 a.m. on Thursday, October 8. Weather contingency dates: Friday, October 9 and Saturday, October 10.
Long-Term Closures:
• April through November: I-41 northbound and southbound four lanes counter directional including shifted lanes with reduced shoulder widths between County J and County S
o August 31 through early November West Frontage Road CLOSED between Wrightstown Road and County U.
 No posted detour.
o February through mid-November French Road CLOSED between County DDD and Apple Creek Road
 No posted detour.
o Please see the I-41 project website for the latest road and ramp closures.
Other:
• Intermittent, nightly mainline lane closures as necessary on northbound lanes between 8 p.m. and 5 a.m. and southbound lanes between 7 p.m. and 5 a.m.
• Intermittent flagging operations on frontage roads and side roads, as necessary.
• Intermittent off-peak closures of County U, County JJ, and Wrightstown Road, as necessary. County U and Wrightstown Road will not be closed concurrently.
I-41 Expansion Project website:

I-41 Project The Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) is reconstructing and expanding 23 miles of I-41 from four to six lanes between WIS 96 (Wisconsin Avenue) in Appleton to County F (Scheuring Road) in De Pere.

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I-41 Mainline Construction – This is a construction contract for the I-41 Expansion Majors Project between Appleton and De Pere.
Location/limits: WIS 96 to Lynndale Drive
Length: 2.56 miles
Cost: $77.43 million
Schedule: February 2025 to November 2026
Description of work: This is a construction contract for the I-41 Expansion Project between Appleton and De Pere. This contract is to reconstruct I-41, expanding mainline to six lanes. This project includes the reconstruction of the I-41 mainline bridge structures over the Fox Valley and Lake Superior Railroad and construction of new box culverts under I-41 and Lynndale Drive. Installing temporary barrier wall throughout the project.
September 28 to October 2: Forming and pouring moment slab along retaining wall south of the railroad structure. Setting forms, tying steel, and pouring railroad structure parapet. Finishing construction of the NB noise wall between Capitol and Lynndale. Paving NB lanes between Capitol and Lynndale. Grading NB lanes between pedestrian bridge and Northland. Trimming and paving NB lanes between WIS 96 and the railroad. Installing fence throughout the project. Installing sign bases throughout the project. Installing sidewalk and curb and gutter at the bottom of the WIS 96 on ramp. Installing lighting pull boxes and conduit throughout the project.
October 5 to October 9: Finishing pouring moment slab along retaining wall south of the railroad structure. Finishing pouring railroad structure parapet. Longitudinal grooving of the railroad bridge deck. Forming and pouring parapet along the retaining wall south of the railroad structure. Finishing construction of the northbound noise wall between Capitol and Lynndale. Paving NB lanes between Capitol and Lynndale. Paving northbound lanes between pedestrian bridge and Northland. Paving NB lanes between WIS 96 and the railroad. Installing fence throughout the project. Installing sign bases throughout the project. Installing lighting pull boxes and electric conduit throughout the project.
Traffic Impacts: Various nighttime lane closures and full freeway closures will be used on I-41 throughout the duration of this project.
• Long term closure of northbound I-41 median lane between College Ave. and WIS 96
• Northbound I-41 traffic shifted to the newly constructed southbound lanes.
• Northbound WIS 96 on-ramp closed long term.
• Left lane of northbound WIS 15 on-ramp closed.
I-41 Expansion Project website:

I-41 Project The Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) is reconstructing and expanding 23 miles of I-41 from four to six lanes between WIS 96 (Wisconsin Avenue) in Appleton to County F (Scheuring Road) in De Pere.

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I-41 Mainline and Richmond Street Interchange This is a construction contract for the I-41 Expansion Majors project between Appleton and De Pere. NOTE: This update is a combination of two projects for the I-41 Expansion with the same project limits. Both project updates will be featured here for the life of the project.
Location/limits: I-41 between Lynndale and Meade Street, and Richmond interchange over I-41.
Length: 2.25 Miles
Cost: $94 million
Schedule: April 2026 to June 2028
Description of work: This is a construction contract for the I-41 Expansion Project between Appleton and De Pere. This contract is to expand I-41 northbound and southbound to six lanes and reconstructs the Richmond interchange, and ramps. Major contract work includes concrete pavement, bridge construction, sign structure construction, noise wall construction, divergent diamond interchange construction, Intelligent Traffic Systems, Freeway Traffic Mitigation Systems, and incidentals. Please see the project website for details of the five-year project.
September 28 to October 2: The contractor worked along northbound I-41 with grading, aggregate placement, storm sewer placement, and concrete pavement. Crews continued to drive piles at the structure over the railroad and continued concrete placement at the structure over Gillett Street. At the Richmond Street interchange, the bridge decks over I-41 were poured. On the north side of the Richmond interchange, crews worked on concrete pavement. On the south side of the Richmond interchange the crew placed curb and gutter, sidewalk and electrical.
October 5 to October 9: Crews will continue paving concrete on I-41 mainline on the northbound lanes. On the I-41 structures at the railroad structure they continued concrete pours for the piers and abutments. On the I-41 structure over Gillett Street, crews will set girders and begin decking. On the south side of WIS 47, crews will continue pouring sidewalks. On the north side of WIS 47, they will work on curb and gutter and sidewalks. At the bridge over I-41, the bridge decks will continue curing.
Traffic impacts
• WIS 47/Richmond Street bridge over I-41 is CLOSED through fall of 2026.
o Northbound I-41 on and off-ramps are closed through fall 2026.
o Southbound I-41 on and off-ramps are closed through fall 2026.
• April to mid-November 2026: Intermittent, nightly mainline lane closures on northbound lanes and southbound lanes between 9 p.m. and 5 a.m.
I-41 Expansion Project website:

I-41 Project The Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) is reconstructing and expanding 23 miles of I-41 from four to six lanes between WIS 96 (Wisconsin Avenue) in Appleton to County F (Scheuring Road) in De Pere.

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WIS 96/W. Wisconsin Avenue, town of Grand Chute
Location/limits: Casaloma Drive to North Badger Avenue
Length: 2.0 miles
Cost: $7.375 million
Schedule: April 1, 2026, to October 31, 2026
Description of work: This two-mile rehabilitation project includes base patching, mill and overlay along WIS 96 from Casaloma Drive to North Badger Avenue, and bridge painting of the
September 28 to October 2: Contractor will continue removing and replacing curb/gutter/sidewalk/driveways at various locations throughout the project from Casaloma Drive to Badger Avenue along the westbound and eastbound lanes.
October 5 to October 9: Contractor will continue removing and replacing curb/gutter/sidewalk/driveways at various locations throughout the project from Casaloma Drive to Badger Avenue along the westbound and eastbound lanes. Contractor will start milling and overlaying westbound lanes from Lynndale Avenue to Casaloma Drive.
Traffic impacts: WIS 96 is now open at the railroad tracks and detour removed.
• Southbound I-41 on-ramp from WIS 96 will be closed Wednesday, October 7 through Friday, October 9.
WIS 96 will have inside/outside lane closures from Casaloma Drive to Lynndale Drive between 6 p.m. and 11 a.m. I-41 northbound and southbound off-ramps to WIS 96 will have lane closures from 6 p.m. to 11 a.m.
Ramp detour: WIS 96 westbound to County Road CB southbound to WIS 125 eastbound to back to I-41 southbound.
Project website:

WIS 96 (Wisconsin Avenue) – Outagamie County – Roadway resurfacing Overview (current) Overview Work begins on April 1, 2026 on 1.9 miles of WIS 96, Wisconsin Avenue between Casaloma Drive and North Badger Avenue in the town of Grand Chute in Outagamie County. Work begins on April 1, 2026 on 1.9 miles of WIS 96, Wisconsin Avenue between Casaloma Drive and North Badg...

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I-41 Mainline and I-41/WIS 441 Interchange
Mainline Construction – This is a construction contract for the I-41 Expansion Majors Project between Appleton and De Pere.
Location/limits: I-41 between Meade Street and Holland Road, WIS 441 between County OO and I-41 including the I-41/WIS 441 Interchange
Length: 4.81 miles
Cost: $168 million
Schedule: August 2026 to fall of 2029
Description of work: This project reconstructs I-41, expanding mainline to six lanes. This project includes the reconstruction of the I-41/WIS 441 interchange ramps. Major work includes new concrete pavement, freeway lighting, noise walls, stormwater ponds, and intelligent traffic systems.
September 28 to October 2: Crews continued working on the bridge widening on WIS 441 over County OO. Crews continued working on the stream alignment and median widening along I-41.
October 5 to October 9: Crews will continue working on the stream alignment, median widening on I-41, and the southbound WIS 441 bridge widening over County OO. Crews will begin flyover pier construction in the median of I-41.
Traffic Impacts: Motorists should anticipate various shoulder closures and night-time lane closures on I-41 in both directions between Meade Street and Holland Road and in both directions on WIS 441 between the Fox River and I-41. Long term shoulder closures will occur throughout the project.
The following FULL CLOSURES will take place:
• The northbound I-41 ramp to southbound WIS 441 will be CLOSED, nightly, Wednesday October 7 to Friday October, from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m.
• Traffic will use Ballard Road south to County OO to WIS 441.
I-41 Expansion Project website:

I-41 Project The Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) is reconstructing and expanding 23 miles of I-41 from four to six lanes between WIS 96 (Wisconsin Avenue) in Appleton to County F (Scheuring Road) in De Pere.

🚧 Southbound I-41 Ramp Closures at County U 🚧

The southbound I-41 on- and off-ramps at County U, near Wrightstown, will be closed beginning Monday, October 5, until Thursday, October 8.

In addition, the following closures remain in the area:
▪️ West Frontage Rd between Wrightstown Rd and County U closed through early Nov
▪️ French Rd between County DDD and Apple Creek Rd closed through mid-Nov

Stay up to date with the latest project traffic impacts at: https://i41project.wisconsindot.gov/

Southbound I-41 ramps at County U to close next week in Outagamie County
Full ramp closures Monday through Thursday

(Wrightstown) The Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) Northeast Region announces the southbound on and off-ramps at County U will close at 6 a.m. on Monday, October 5 through 6 a.m., Thursday, October 8, in Outagamie County. This work is part of the overall I-41 major project that will reconstruct and expand 23 miles of I-41 from four lanes to six lanes between WIS 96 (Wisconsin Avenue) in Appleton and County F (Scheuring Road) in De Pere.

Traffic impacts
• Southbound on and off-ramps at County U to close from 6 a.m., Monday, October 5 to 6 a.m., Thursday, October 8, 2026
• West Frontage Road between Wrightstown Road and County U remains closed through early November
• French Road between County DDD and Apple Creek Road remains closed through mid-November
• For additional I-41 project information, please visit:

I-41 Project The Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) is reconstructing and expanding 23 miles of I-41 from four to six lanes between WIS 96 (Wisconsin Avenue) in Appleton to County F (Scheuring Road) in De Pere.