The Wisconsin Department of Transportation has announced the start of an improvement project on the Interstate 94 bridge over the St. Croix River between Hudson, Wis. and Lakeland, Minn. according to the Minnesota Department of Transportation. Preliminary construction is scheduled to begin Monday, Sept. 29 and will include building temporary crossovers and widening the shoulders on the bridge.
During this year’s construction, I-94 will remain open to traffic, but motorists will encounter lane and shoulder closures during off-peak travel times. In addition, work is expected to result in nighttime ramp closures from eastbound I-94 to WIS 35 North and southbound WIS 35 to westbound I-94.
Construction in 2025 is scheduled for completion in mid-October. Construction in 2026 is anticipated to begin in April.
The bridges need maintenance, and the Wisconsin Department of Transportation will replace bridge joints, repair concrete surfacing, replace sidewalk railing, overlay the bridge deck the following:
- Replace bridge joints
- Repair portions of the concrete surface
- Replace some sidewalk railing on the eastbound bridge
- Overlay the bridge decks
- Replace pavement markings
- Finish spot painting of the bridge pin and hanger system and
- Work on the retaining wall on the Wisconsin approach and replace the block wall crossing under and adjacent to I-94 and parallel to the pedestrian path
Most of the work will be completed in 2026.
For more information, visit the I-94 St. Croix River Bridges website.
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