Most Construction Work Put on Hold During Memorial Day Weekend
Thursday, May 25th, 2017 -- 8:03 AM
-WisDOT says highway construction work being put on hold for Memorial Day weekend. Motorists reminded to slow down, be patient, especially in work zones.Click It or Ticket safety belt enforcement initiative continues through June 4. To accommodate heavy traffic volumes expected over the Memorial Day weekend, the Wisconsin Department of Transportation is asking contractors to temporarily halt construction work on many highway improvement projects across the state. While workers will open as many highway lanes as possible, motorists should still allow extra travel time and expect slower traffic in work zones and along major highway corridors.
Construction in most highway work zones will stop by noon on Friday, May 26, and will not resume until 6 a.m. on Tuesday, May 30. Peak travel times for the Memorial Day weekend are expected to occur between noon until 8 p.m. on both Friday, May 26, and Monday, May 29. AAA of Wisconsin expects some 700,000 state residents will travel 50 miles or more on state roadways over the holiday weekend.
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