Friends of the Fox River Trail
Over 2 million visitors and 16 years of fun!
Thursday October 25, 2018, 7 pm
at Gallagher’s Pizza
Agenda:
1. Introductions
2. Treasurer’s report
3. State wide Friends group meeting
4. FRT merchandise update
5. Website/Facebook update
6. Buckthorn clean up date 11/3
7. Brown County Parks
a. Sign project
b. South parking lots
c. Other
8. Public comments about FRT
2-year project will paint steel girders
The Wisconsin Department of Transportation Northeast Region office announces a painting project on the WIS 172 bridge over the Fox River in Brown County will begin Monday, August 6, 2018. The $7.8 million project is expected to finish in November of 2019. No work will be performed during winter months. WIS 172 and WIS 57 will remain open during the project.
Era Valdivia Contractors, Inc. of Chicago, Illinois is the prime contractor.
Project improvements
· Blasting and painting of steel girders under the WIS 172 bridge over the Fox River.
· A temporary causeway will be installed in Fox River to allow equipment access to barges.
· A containment system will be built on the bridge. This system will contain the old paint removed from the bridge. Crews will then dispose of the old paint properly.
Traffic impacts
· WIS 172 and WIS 57 will remain open during painting. Crews will use off-peak lane closures on WIS 172 and WIS 57 (Riverside Drive) to conduct painting operations.
· Continuous shoulder closures on WIS 172 to delineate containment system brackets on the bridge parapets.
· Flagging operations and various nighttime closures of the Fox River Recreational Trail and Ashwaubomay Recreational Trail will occur directly under the bridge.
· Boat traffic should be mindful of construction barge traffic and the containment systems hanging below the bridge girders.
Project benefits
The existing paint system on the steel girders is the original paint. This project will extend the life and help protect the steel girders against weather and salts.
More information
In-construction weekly updates for this project will be available on the Northeast Region Weekly Construction Advisory at https://projects.511wi.gov/weeklyupdates-ne/.
Each year in Wisconsin, both highway workers and motorists are killed and injured in crashes that happen in highway construction zones. Motorists should slow down, be patient and pay attention to their surroundings in this and all work zones.
For more information regarding work zone rules for motorists, the new law restricting hand-held devices, and general work zone safety information, please see our work zone safety website at http://wisconsindot.gov/Pages/safety/education/workzone/default.aspx.
Click here for the Friends of the Fox River Trail August Newsletter.
The Green Bay School District and the City of Green Bay are teaming up to create a walking and bicycling plan for the City. They need your help! They have created an interactive map where you can identify hot spots and leave comments on the conditions for walking and bicycling in Green Bay. Please go here to provide your input:
http://wikimapping.com/wikimap/Green-Bay-Safe-Routes-for-Non-Drivers.html#.W1OtE9JKiM8
