GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) – Drivers can expect travel delays Thursday afternoon because of the Green Bay Packers preseason home game against the Oakland Raiders.
Officials with the Wisconsin Department of Transportation is urging fans to plan ahead, leave early, pay attention to highway message boards and consider using a different route.
There’s also plenty of construction on the major highways around Lambeau Field.
Here is a list of projects that could impact traffic on game day:
I-43/I-41 interchange – Brown County:
- The southbound I-41 off-ramp to southbound I-43 remains closed. Drivers can follow the marked detour on I-41 southbound to Hwy. 172 eastbound, follow Hwy. 172 east to I-43.
- The northbound I-43 off-ramp to southbound I-41 remains closed. Drivers should follow detour onto I-41 northbound to Lineville Road, and use Lineville road to access I-41 southbound.
- I-43 between Atkinson Drive and I-41 is reduced to a single lane in each direction. The speed limit is also reduced to 55 mph.
I-41/Velp Avenue interchange – Brown County:
- Full closure of I-41 entrance and exit ramps at Velp Avenue
- Full closure of Velp Avenue under I-41
Hwy. 172 and I-41/Hwy. 172 Interchange
- Drivers should expect heavy congestion and potential long delays at the I-41/Hwy. 172 interchange and on Hwy. 172 in Brown County from I-43 to the Hwy. 172/I-41 interchange before and after the game. Drivers should consider alternate routes if possible.
- A left lane closure on westbound Hwy. 172 near the I-41 interchange will slow traffic.
- There is construction at the on and off-ramps from Hwy. 172 at Hwy. YY (Pilgrim Way) in Ashwaubenon. The ramps are open, but traffic is only allowed to go west on Hwy. YY (Pilgrim Way).
I-41 mainline:
Barrier wall, 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 between Grant Street and Lineville Road. Temporary barrier wall at various locations will cause traffic to slow.
Winnebago County:
- Drivers will encounter reduced speed limits on I-41 near the US 10/WIS 441/I-41 interchange. Drivers should also watch for reduced lane widths and reduced shoulder widths on northbound and southbound I-41.
Hwy. 441, US 10 and Roland Kampo Bridge – Winnebago, Outagamie and Calumet counties:
- Drivers should be aware of orange barrels, narrow lanes, barrier walls and reduced speed limits.
- Hwy. 10 eastbound between County CB and I-41 northbound is reduced to a single lane.
Hwy. 141, Marinette County
- Hwy. 141 southbound is closed in the village of Wausaukee from Hwy. 180 to north village of Wausaukee limit. A detour using local streets is posted.
For updated travel information, call 511 or visit 511wi.gov.
