GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) – Wisconsin’s Department of Transportation says the early start to the Packers game Thursday will likely cause some traffic headaches for drivers.
As fans make their way to Lambeau Field for the 6 p.m. kickoff, drivers will mix with other motorists heading home from work. DOT officials also remind everyone that road construction is ongoing, especially along Interstate 41.
Here are construction areas to watch out for:
I-41 and WIS 172 Interchange
- Motorists should expect heavy congestion and potential long delays at this interchange before the game and again following the game. Motorists should consider avoiding this interchange area and utilize alternate routes if possible.
Oneida Street and I-41/Oneida Street interchange
- Oneida street between Ridge Road and Hansen Road is reduced to single lanes in each direction and drivers should expect significant delays before and after the game. Drivers are urged to consider alternate routes.
I-41
- Barrier walls, narrow lanes, short merge distances and orange barrels will be present at various locations.
Brown County
- Drivers will encounter 11-foot travel lanes and reduced shoulders in multiple locations along a 10-mile segment of highway. The speed limit is reduced to 55 mph from just south of Grant Street to Lineville Road. Temporary barrier wall at various locations will cause traffic to slow.
- The northbound I-41 on-ramp from Velp Ave remains closed and drivers should plan alternate routes by using nearby interchanges such as Shawano Avenue, Lineville Road or Atkinson Drive interchanges.
Winnebago County
- Drivers will encounter reduced speed limits on I-41 near the US 10/WIS 441/I-41 interchange, as well as a southbound I-41 lane closure. Drivers should also watch for reduced lane widths and reduced shoulder widths on northbound and southbound I-41.
- The eastbound US 10 ramp to southbound I-41 is closed.
Washington County
- I-41/US 45 southbound from the I-41/US 45 split to Waukesha/Washington County line (six miles) – one left lane will be closed from 9:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Two left lanes will be closed from 7:30 p.m. to 5 a.m. Friday morning.
I-43 and I-43/I-41 interchange
Brown County
- I-43 between Atkinson Drive and I-41 is reduced to a single lane in each direction. Traffic heading north on I-43 to access southbound I-41 could experience back-ups in this location. The speed limit is also reduced to 55 mph.
WIS 441/US 10 and Roland Kampo Bridge
Winnebago, Outagamie and Calumet counties.
- Drivers should be aware of orange barrels, narrow lanes and barrier walls and reduced speed limits.
WIS 32/WIS 57/County X intersection
Brown County
- WIS 32/57 is closed to traffic from Scotchwood Road to County PP. There will be no access from or to WIS 32/57 at County X or Fox River Drive.
