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The Wisconsin Department of Transportation will complete this year the reroute of Business Highway 51 and Highway 52 through the city of Wausau that began last year.
The rerouting moves Highway 52 onto Bridge Street from Highway 51 to North Sixth Street, and Highway 51 from Grand Avenue to Thomas Street and First and Third avenues. The signing in the city was relocated in 2024.
Crews are updating signs on Highway 51 to alert travelers of the new route. Signs requiring new posts and bases will be installed when the ground thaws this spring.
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The rerouting of the highways is the result of a study conducted by WisDOT at the request of the city of Wausau related to ongoing efforts to revitalize its downtown central business district.
For more information about traffic impacts, transportation news and improvement project updates in Wisconsin’s North Central Region, visit https://wisconsindot.gov/Pages/projects/by-region/nc/default.aspx.
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