GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) – The Wisconsin Department of Transportation has issued a travel advisory for Saturday’s Packers Family Night.
DOT officials ask fans to take your time getting there, with much of Interstate 41 in the Green Bay area under construction. That will contribute to traffic backups in the Lambeau Field area before and after the event.
According to the DOT, this will impact traffic through De Pere and Ashwaubenon as drivers go through town to avoid the highway traffic. Backups are also possible along Interstate 43 and Highway 172.
Here is a list of construction zones to watch out for:
I-41 and WIS 172 Interchange
Brown County
- Motorists should expect heavy congestion and potential long delays at this interchange between 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. before the scrimmage and again following the scrimmage. Motorists should consider avoiding this interchange area and utilize alternate routes if possible.
Oneida Street and I-41/Oneida Street interchange
Brown County
- 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
All construction on I-41 will cease on Saturday for Packers Family Night, although barrier walls, narrow lanes, short merge distances and orange barrels will be present in 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, 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 reduced lane width on northbound I-41 and reduced shoulder width on northbound and southbound I-41.
I-43 and I-43/I-41 interchange
Brown County
- The northbound I-41 to southbound I-43 ramp is closed. Drivers should plan an alternate route when leaving the game and heading north on I-41 seeking I-43.
- 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 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.
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. No work will be taking place on the WIS 441 Tri-County Project the day of Packer Family Night.
WIS 26
Fond du Lac County
- WIS 26, just north of US 151 to the northern Fond du Lac County line (County FF), is closed. Motorists heading north can use US 151 to I-41 to get to Lambeau Field.
For updated traffic information, call 511 or visit 511wi.gov.
