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Your all-in-one stop for the latest I-41 Project news, press releases and event information.

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Construction Begins 2024

The WisDOT project team is coordinating with local businesses and community leaders to share updates and resources that help plan for road construction.

Construction Begins 2024

The WisDOT project team is coordinating with local businesses and community leaders to share updates and resources that help plan for road construction.

Construction Begins 2024

The WisDOT project team is coordinating with local businesses and community leaders to share updates and resources that help plan for road construction.

July 2023 Public Involvement Meetings

WisDOT invited the public to attend one of three meetings for updates to project impacts and to preview a tentative construction timeline.

July 2023 Public Involvement Meetings

WisDOT invited the public to attend one of three meetings for updates to project impacts and to preview a tentative construction timeline.

July 2023 Public Involvement Meetings

WisDOT invited the public to attend one of three meetings for updates to project impacts and to preview a tentative construction timeline.

Business Interests Invited to Meeting

WisDOT has scheduled a hybrid meeting for business owners and operators in the I-41 Project area, which will allow attendees to join in person or connect to the meeting online.

Business Interests Invited to Meeting

WisDOT has scheduled a hybrid meeting for business owners and operators in the I-41 Project area, which will allow attendees to join in person or connect to the meeting online.

Business Interests Invited to Meeting

WisDOT has scheduled a hybrid meeting for business owners and operators in the I-41 Project area, which will allow attendees to join in person or connect to the meeting online.

WisDOT Shares Preferred Project Improvements

WisDOT presents the selected alternatives for the I-41 mainline and interchange locations along the project corridor. See our interactive map to explore the improvements.

WisDOT Shares Preferred Project Improvements

WisDOT presents the selected alternatives for the I-41 mainline and interchange locations along the project corridor. See our interactive map to explore the improvements.

WisDOT Shares Preferred Project Improvements

WisDOT presents the selected alternatives for the I-41 mainline and interchange locations along the project corridor. See our interactive map to explore the improvements.

Check Out Our Digital Project Outreach Summary!

Our digital summary piece highlights major outreach initiatives that the I-41 Project uses to communicate with and gather feedback from the public and other stakeholders.

Check Out Our Digital Project Outreach Summary!

Our digital summary piece highlights major outreach initiatives that the I-41 Project uses to communicate with and gather feedback from the public and other stakeholders.

Check Out Our Digital Project Outreach Summary!

Our digital summary piece highlights major outreach initiatives that the I-41 Project uses to communicate with and gather feedback from the public and other stakeholders.

Catch up here by reviewing recorded presentations and public meeting materials.

Note: Because the I-41 Project continues to evolve, design updates may have occurred since the latest meeting date. For the most up-to-date design info, explore the I-41 Project interactive map.

Latest Meeting

October 2023

County N Interchange Business Meeting

WisDOT invited business owners and representatives from the County N area to attend a meeting either in person or online to learn details pertaining to the closure of County N interchange for reconstruction in 2024. WisDOT provided construction details, updates on traffic impacts, and temporary business signage opportunities.

Meeting Materials >
Attendees listen to a presentation by I-41 Project staff at a public involvement meeting in July 2023.
July 2023

Public Involvement Meeting

WisDOT held I-41 Project public meetings in July 2023 at which our team provided update on project impacts and to preview a tentative construction timeline. Participants had three opportunities to attend – one virtual and two in-person.

Meeting Materials >

Past Meetings

August 2022
Public Involvement Meeting

WisDOT held I-41 Project public meetings at which our team provided updates about project status and design, and shared a preview of work that will occur on the corridor this year. Participants had three opportunities to attend – one virtual and two in-person.

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July 2021
Public Hearing

The hearing gave attendees an opportunity to comment on the I-41 Project Environmental Assessment, which documented all the environmental study information about the proposed project improvements and related impacts.

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September 2020
Public Involvement Meeting

Due to the COVID-19 health emergency, WisDOT held a virtual public involvement meeting to provide updates and gather public input about the proposed project.

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May 2020
Public Involvement/Design Kickoff Meeting

WisDOT’s public involvement/design kickoff virtual-only meeting during the COVID-19 health emergency to introduce the proposed I-41 Project, provide an overview of the schedule, and gather public input for help in developing a range of improvement alternatives for evaluation in the environmental study.

Meeting Materials >
The higher the driving speed, the farther drivers need to see obstructions.

Get to Know Your Project

WisDOT is committed to enhancing the accessibility and public understanding of the planning, design and construction of its projects.

Our project team uses social media platforms to share information about various tasks involved in reconstructing I-41 that are not as visible as the orange barrels we see in construction zones.

Follow us on X (formerly Twitter) and Facebook for these behind-the-scenes updates.

GOBBLE GOBBLE GOT CAR TROUBLE? WisDOT Safety Patrol basic services: Relocate disabled vehicles, Provide small amounts of fuel, Handle minor repairs Change flat tires Jump-start batteries, Remove small non-hazardous debris from the roadway, Assist with traffic control and crash scene clearance.
Connecting Streams WisDOT - WisDOT is installing bridges and culverts to allow the natural flow of streams in 28 different crossings.
What's happening on I-41? Working With the DNR - WisDOT and the DNR work together to ensure that the I-41 project considers: public lands and trails. water ways. wetlands. erosion control. threatened and endangered species. stormwater management. invasive species. habitat connectivity.
The higher the driving speed, the farther drivers need to see obstructions.
WisDOT plans for maximum visibility to allow drivers to see objects on and off the road. Factors that affect sight distance include buildings, weather, pedestrians, foliage and animals.
The proposed I-41 Project schedule shows design and real estate activities happening throughout 2022.
The 1-41 Project is using traffic count information to improve the safety and design of the roadway. More than 50,000 vehicles on average use the project corridor every day.
Did you know that Wisconsin has over 26,000 traffic count locations? To count traffic, WisDOT uses pole-mounted traffic cameras that record video footage, and induction loops, which are insulated wire strips that lie across the road with magnetic fields that sense vehicles as they drive over the strip.
Having completed the initiation and environmental study phases, the I-41 Project is now in the design phase – partway through its six-phase life cycle. Remaining cycles include, in the following order, utilities and real estate work; construction preparation; and construction.
The I-41 Project is in the design phase, which will include work related to design plans, specifications and engineering estimates.
Professional surveyors are taking measurements along the I-41 Project corridor.
What markers do we use to make measurements? Man made features, natural features and property boundaries.
Geotechnical investigations willbe taking place along I-41 as part of the reconstruction project. You might see and hear drill rigs as you travel through the project corridor.
In a Geotechnical investigation, soil samples will be taken and the data will be used by engineers when designing roads, bridges and other structures.
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