Mason Street

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Challenge

The Mason Street project was part of the I-41/STH 29 expansion project. It included reconstruction of 0.583 miles of Mason Street (WIS 54) and 0.608 miles of I-41. Highlights include three bridges, a box culvert, 11 retaining walls, 10 sign structures, three roundabouts, a stormwater pond, multi-modal trails, and context-sensitive solutions (CSS). The CSS elements included stained and textured structures, Native American murals on retaining walls, decorative crosswalks, lighting, and extensive landscaping throughout the project.

This stretch of Mason Street was an urban commercial corridor and one of two primary east-west arterials providing access to Lambeau Field, the Green Bay Packers’ stadium. Mason Street could be closed for no more than six months and needed to be completed prior to the start of the professional football season.

Solution

These constraints made it necessary to construct the roadway from winter through early spring. Four lanes of traffic were maintained on I-41 throughout the project. Design and construction schedule modifications were made to accommodate high groundwater on I-41. To maximize schedule and funding, the project let was advanced five months. This fast-tracking of the let required extensive utility coordination to ensure no facility conflicts during construction.

Services Provided

  • Field survey
  • Public involvement
  • Agency coordination
  • Utility coordination
  • Local roadway design
  • Freeway design
  • Structure design
  • Environmental document
  • Drainage analysis
  • Stormwater management/pond design
  • Storm sewer design
  • Erosion control
  • Design study report
  • Pavement design report
  • Lighting design
  • Traffic control plan
  • Staging
  • PS&E

Industries Covered

  • Planning
  • Survey
  • Transportation
  • Structural

Results

The Mason Street project was successfully designed through the collaboration and coordination of 12 design consultants and the WisDOT NE Region.

The project received the American Concrete Pavement Association Silver Award.