WISDOT

A weight restriction has been placed on the Blatnik Bridge ahead of its eventual replacement.

After first being discussed about two years ago, officials with Minnesota Department of Transportation have added the replacement of the Blatnik Bridge into their ten-year plan - focusing a completed-by date of 2028 at an estimated cost of $460 million dollars.

The next two and a half weeks will bring orange cones and lane closures for drivers who use the Bong Bridge as part of their daily commute. It's time for the annual summer inspection - scheduled to start Monday, August 6 until Thursday, August 23.

The two-plus year reconstruction project for Belknap Street in Superior is getting set to kick-off the 2018 summer road season.

WISDOT successfully uses Living Fences (trees and shrubs) to combat blowing and drifting snow along the state's highways.

Do people still use road maps?  I do - and I get guff about it from my co-workers.  Sure, I recognize the convenience of a digital map available via the internet, cellphone, or a device like Tom Tom;  I've even used digital maps.  However, I like having a paper road map and I regularly pick up copies of the new state map when it becomes available to tuck away on my collection.

We all use roads - whether we drive on them or ride in a vehicle while someone else does.  The highway system is vital to almost everything we do; even if you never leave the house, the food you eat and everything else in general commerce depends on our mass system of roadways.

Something significant is about to happen!  According to the Wisconsin Department of Transportation, their agency is about to run out of available three-letter/three-number combinations.  A post and story on their Facebook page suggests that the current set-up has lasted for about 31 years before hitting the end of the line for remaining plate numbers.

Last summer the Twin Ports received its first roundabout - at the foot of the Bong Bridge on the Wisconsin side.  Until that intersection went round, the closest roundabout was just to the west of Ashland on Highway 2.

With our recent rounds of snow and with winter driving fresh on  the minds of a lot of drivers, officials with the Wisconsin Department of Transportation are reminding everyone of the need to use their headlights in darkness of when weather conditions warrant the visibility;  Vehicles need to have their lights on if they're within 500 feet of another vehicle.  This isn't just common sense - it's t

I'll admit it - I had the same question when I recently saw orange cones and work crews on the newly-resurfaced Arlington Avenue:  Why does it look like the county is working on a road that they just made a year ago.  The signs along the roadway talk about "fresh oil" and "chip sealing" - but offer little to no information about what is really going on.

Cresting waters on the St. Croix River have caused the Minnesota Department of Transportation and the Wisconsin Department of Transportation to jointly close the route between Hinckley and Danbury.  High water at the bridge is causing the closure.