Whether or not it was hot enough for you, it’s been too hot for area roads, and another pavement heave will force overnight closures to fix one on Highway 16 near the Village of Pewaukee.
The Wisconsin Department of Transportation posted signs on July 7 notifying motorists that an eastbound stretch of the state highway from the Main Street area in the village to Interstate 94 will undergo repairs on three nights, beginning July 8-9 and ending July 10-11.
The unexpected reason: a section of buckled pavement in the eastbound lanes of Highway 16, according to Chris Verhyen, regional communication manager for WisDOT.
The closures are scheduled from 7 p.m. to 5 a.m.
Verhyen said all eastbound traffic will be routed off at Main Street onto county Highway T, a north-south segment that parallels Highway 16. From there, traffic intending to remain eastbound can access I-94. Westbound traffic on Highway 16, which is a fully divided road in that segment, will not be affected by the three-night closure.
Contact reporter Jim Riccioli at james.riccioli@jrn.com.
This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: DOT to close Highway 16 for three nights to fix buckling pavement in Pewaukee area
Reporting by Jim Riccioli, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
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