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Starting Monday, people driving along US Highway 2 through Iron County can expect some lane and shoulder closures.
It’s the first stage in a four-stage process to build a roundabout at the interchange between highways US 2 and US 51.
Wisconsin Department of Transportation Project Manager Kai Kilen said there’s a couple issues with the current road conditions this project will fix.
“The existing interchange, the pavement was shoving a lot of signs of deterioration. The existing bridge is also deteriorating and in need of heavy maintenance,” said Kilen.
There’s a couple reasons the DOT went with a roundabout. It would reduce long-term costs because DOT would no longer have to maintain a bridge.