GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) – An upcoming construction project will affect access to two Green Bay hospitals.
Bellin Hospital’s Maintenance Operations Team Leader Chris Lyga says work on a stretch of South Webster Avenue from south of Porlier Street to Mason Street will affect both his facility and St. Vincent Hospital.
Construction is expected to begin Monday, June 12.
Crews plan to replace both utilities and pavement along Webster, which will lead to traffic lane and sidewalk closures.
Lyga believes the project will benefit Bellin.
“It will improve the look of the entire stretch in front of both hospitals by using red, paved concrete instead of sod. There will also be better traffic lights on Webster that will make the traffic flow much more efficiently.”
Webster will not close entirely during the project.
Lyga notes the effort will be done in stages.
“They will be closing the southbound lanes of Webster first, and that will be from June until August. The northbound lane is going to have traffic going in both directions.”
Lyga says those patterns will then reverse, with work expected to last into the fall.
The hospital and its parking lots will remain open throughout the construction process.
Lyga urges people to avoid using Webster by taking alternative routes to the hospital.
“If you’re coming from the east heading west, you can take Eliza Street to Van Buren Street. If you’re coming from the west, you can take the Monroe exit off of Mason Street, Porlier Street, and then turn north on Van Buren.”
Those alternate routes will take people to the rear of the hospital.
Lyga says patients and employees should allow for extra time to arrive for appointments and their shifts, respectively.
He notes construction will not affect this year’s Bellin Run, which will be held June 10.
