Keep Your Eyes on the Road as the State Patrol Keeps Eyes on You From Above

The Wisconsin State Patrol is letting drivers know in advance where they’ll be watching from aircraft above select state highways in the coming days. They do that, they say, to encourage voluntary compliance with the law while improving safety on highways. From the air, it’s much easier to spot drivers who are speeding or acting aggressively, and pilots inform ground-based units who then make the traffic stop.

Seal coating project begins July 6 in Winona County, surrounding counties

(KWNO)-Motorists traveling on various state highways in Fillmore, Winona, Wabasha, Goodhue, Olmsted and Mower counties should allow for extra travel time beginning July 6, as crews begin a seal coating project to help extend the wear of state roads, according to the Minnesota Department of Transportation. A lane closure will...

Traffic Alert: Several road closures starting Monday morning

The Brief

Canadian Pacific invests $33 million to improve its Upper Midwest mainline (6/20/2001)

Today, Canadian Pacific Railway announced that it has begun work on a $33 million project to improve its 3,300-mile mainline from Chicago, through Wisconsin and Minnesota, to northwestern North Dakota. CPR plans to spend $9 million replacing 21.5 miles of curved track with 136-pound continuous-welded rail, and 15 miles of...

Two construction projects on major La Crosse streets begin on June 22.

A couple of southside road projects that will affect traffic begin next Monday. The first is the closure of the northbound lanes of South Avenue between 7th Street and Green Bay Street. The city said that traffic needs to be detoured around that area through June 30. The other construction...

Road closures and power outages in Crawford County due to storm damage

MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) - Due to storm damage, Wisconsin 35 Northbound and Southbound at County N were blocked in both directions near the City of Eastman. According to Scenic Rivers Energy Cooperative, there are over 4,000 people in Crawford County without power. A tornado warning was issued on Wednesday afternoon...

Traffic changes on south end of La Crosse starting June 22

LA CROSSE (WKBT) -- Two projects on the south end of La Crosse will affect traffic starting next Monday.

Construction on I-90 in Winona County This Week

(KWNO)-Westbound drivers on Interstate 90 near Dakota in Winona County will be detoured for about 2½ hours beginning at 11 p.m., June 17 for crews to place bridge beams that cross Winona County Road 101, according to the Minnesota Department of Transportation. The detour will run from 11 p.m.,...

Vine Street closures start Monday

Multiple road closures set to impact the La Crosse area in 2026

LA CROSSE, Wi. (WLAX/WEUX) – Several road construction and utility projects are scheduled across La Crosse beginning in early June, bringing a series of street closures in both residential areas and high-traffic corridors. According to City of La Crosse engineering notices, the work is part of ongoing infrastructure and utility maintenance projects across the city. […]

Front Street to close for weekend events at the La Crosse Center

LA CROSSE (WKBT) -- Large events hosted at the La Crosse Center this weekend are causing road closures on Front Street.

Iowa 9 / WIS 82 Mississippi River Bridge Center Span Installation Moved to Friday

Making the connection of the new Mississippi River bridge being constructed between Lansing, Iowa and Wisconsin, has been delayed by Mother Nature. The Iowa and Wisconsin DOTs have announced that the center span of the new Iowa 9 / WIS 82 Mississippi River Bridge will now be installed on Friday (06.12); pushing it back from Thursday (06.11) due to weather concerns. Crews will also need to close the free car ferry and restrict other traffic on the Mississippi, so the pre-assembled center span section can be floated down the river and connected into place.

UPDATE: Gillette Street reopening pushed back to Monday

[UPDATE]

"Ride with the Mayor" Friday to Explore City's Bike Infrastructure

LA CROSSE, WI — The City of La Crosse will host “Ride with the Mayor: Over the Bridge and to La Crescent,” a community bike ride from 9 to 11:30 a.m. Friday, June 12. This free event is open to the public and is an opportunity to explore and discuss active transportation, safety, and infrastructure issues within the city.

Iowa 9 / WIS 82 Mississippi River Bridge Center Span Installation Moved to Friday

Making the connection of the new Mississippi River bridge being constructed between Lansing, Iowa and Wisconsin, has been delayed by Mother Nature. The Iowa and Wisconsin DOTs have announced that the center span of the new Iowa 9 / WIS 82 Mississippi River Bridge will now be installed on Friday (06.12); pushing it back from Thursday (06.11) due to weather concerns. Crews will also need to close the free car ferry and restrict other traffic on the Mississippi, so the pre-assembled center span section can be floated down the river and connected into place.

Portion of Gillette Street in La Crosse to close for a week

LA CROSSE, Wis. (WKBT) — A portion of Gillette Street in La Crosse will be closed to traffic for most of next week for traffic signal work, according to the city's engineering department.

Portion of County Highway H in Fountain Township closed indefinitely

FOUNTAIN TOWNSHIP, Wis. (WMTV) - A portion of County Highway H in Fountain Township is closed indefinitely due to a culvert failure. The Juneau County Sheriff’s Office said Tuesday that CTH is closed between Tunnel Road and Hoff Road, and that re-opening time is unknown. JCSO added that the...