Current Status
Highway 29 is nearing completion on upgrades in Wausau as a part of the US 51/WIS 29 project. This project has expanded the portions of Highway 29 that are co-signed with US 51 from 4 lanes to 6 lanes and reconstructed interchanges along the route to allow for higher bridge clearances, and higher capacity on/off ramps. The southern interchange where Highway 29 turns east off from US 51 was completed in late 2006. The northern interchange where WIS 29 turns west off of US 51 is now fully open to traffic. On September 17, 2010, the final ramp connecting WIS 29 Eastbound to US 51 northbound opened to traffic.
Over the past few years, corridor preservation studies have been underway to plan for the eventual conversion of WIS 29 to full freeway standards. Areas are being studied in Marathon, Shawano, and Brown Counties. Specifically between Abbotsford and Wausau in western Marathon County, as well as from Ringle in east central Marathon County through Shawano County to CTH J in the Village of Howard in Brown County near Green Bay.
Beginning in 2011, WIS 29 will be upgraded in Brown County, beginning at CTH J in the Village Of Howard, proceeding east to US 41. The WIS 29/US 41 Interchange will be upgraded to a "free-flow" freeway-to-freeway style interchange to allow for uninterrupted travel between the two highways. The upgrades will also include an interchange at CTH EB/Packerland Dr./Cardinal Ln and a grade separated overpass at CTH J. This project is expected to last until 2015.
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