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Withee, WI · Traffic & Transit
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New Mississippi River Bridge at Lansing Still On Track to Open Early November
Earlier this month, the Iowa and Wisconsin DOTs announced that the new Mississippi River bridge at Lansing will open months ahead of its originally projected target of Spring 2027. Pete Hjelmstad with the Iowa DOT’s Mason City District office says that doesn’t mean there’s still not a lot of work...
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The $168 Train Journey Across Wisconsin That Travelers Can’t Stop Raving About
The appeal of crossing Wisconsin by train lies in the way the day unfolds. Milwaukee’s railway approaches give way to smaller communities, open farmland, and a slower sequence of stations. By the time you reach La Crosse, the state has become a series of places you have moved through rather than exits you have passed at highway speed.
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People’s Energy Cooperative to absorb costs associated with record diesel prices
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Gas Prices Climbing Across Wisconsin
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Tomah residents speak out on future of transit service facing possible discontinuation
TOMAH, Wis. (WKBT) — The future of Tomah Transit is up for discussion as residents gathered to voice their concerns about a public transportation service that serves some of the community's most vulnerable populations.
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Gas Prices Rising in Wisconsin
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Interstate at Tomah closing tonight for powerline work
A portion of I-90 at Tomah will be detoured for several hours beginning Monday evening into Tuesday morning for power line work. The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office said that all lanes between Exit 41 and Exit 43, or Highway 131 to Highway 12/16, will close at 9 pm and reopen at around 5 am to allow power line crews to safely upgrade poles and lines that cross the interstate.
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New Mississippi River Bridge at Lansing Will Open Months Ahead of Schedule
The Iowa DOT says the new Mississippi River bridge at Lansing is ahead of schedule and will open sometime in November, months before the original projected opening in the spring of next year. DOT engineer Clayton Burke says everyone has worked well together, including the construction crews who have worked...
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New Mississippi River bridge will open months earlier than expected
A new Mississippi River bridge that connects western Wisconsin and eastern Iowa will open in early November , months ahead of schedule. The historic Black Hawk Bridge it will replace stood for nearly 100 years before it started experiencing problems that led to on-and-off closures beginning in 2024. It closed for good last October and was imploded – with great fanfare – in December. The old bridge connected Wisconsin Highway 82 and Iowa Highway 9, providing a vital link for the surrounding communities because it was the only way to cross the river between La Crosse and Prairie du Chien, which are nearly 60 miles apart. The bridge between Crawford County, Wisconsin, and Lansing, Iowa, had been accommodating 2,000 vehicles daily. Since its closure, a car ferry has been shuttling passengers back and forth. It has carried nearly 131,000 vehicles across the Mississippi River in that time. Those who don't take it face a headache of a commute, and local businesses say there's been a noticeable drop in foot traffic . Transportation officials from Wisconsin and Iowa announced Sept. 3 that the new bridge will open to traffic much sooner than its expected spring 2027 opening date, though an exact