VIROQUA, Wis. – With about two thirds of the construction work on Main Street completed, the city of Viroqua announced this week that cold weather has caused them to pause work on the project, probably until warm weather returns in the spring. In the meantime some temporary measures will be put in place for traffic flow through the winter.
In a message to residents the city said “we are thoroughly impressed with how fast traffic has adjusted to the one-ways on the west side of downtown. Thank you for adapting so quickly.”
The message went on to say that last week crews started cleaning up the construction area for winter shutdown and flashing pedestrian crossing beacons (aka RRFBs) at Jefferson should be operating early next week. Temporary paint will be applied to cover the left-hand turn lane on Jefferson for the north bound traffic. Left-hand turns are no longer allowed at this location.
The city also stated they will not be able to install the traffic signal at South Street until the spring because construction has been halted by ground frost and theya re awaiting signal components.
City officials said there will be no further pavement or concrete removal until the spring so there will be no further closures until work resumes.
Work that still needs to be completed includes some of the curb bump outs, the last bit of the red crosswalks at East Court, Jefferson and Terhune, fully painting the new traffic patterns on Main and painting the angled parking on the one-way streets.
Information about the project is available at the construction webpage on the City website at https://viroqua-wisconsin.com/highway-safety-improvement…
Two sewer projects to continue
There are two sewer projects occurring on the west side of Viroqua this week.
A sewer main is being installed on State Highway 56/West Broadway from Education Avenue to County Highway B on the north side of the road. The road will be open, but the project may cause some congestion getting through the area.
On Abbey Lane between State Highway 56/West Broadway and Williams Street there will be a sewer main lining project. Relining or Cured-In-Place Process (CIPP), is a process where a pipe is formed inside the existing pipe which allows for trenchless rehabilitation of the existing sewer pipe. This area will also be open to traffic but also may cause come congestion to traffic traveling through the Abbey Addition.
Please use patience and be cautious when driving through these two areas.
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