Greetings and welcome!
We are getting a little bit of rain this evening. It isn’t much but it did hammer on the roof a few times. I would estimate our rainfall to be less than 1/2″, though some areas to the west ten or twenty miles saw heavier rain.
We are expecting mid-50s tomorrow, mid60s Thursday, and probably some 70s Friday. The TV says that it could get up to 80 Friday. That seems a little warm but I guess that it is possible.
This is a huge weekend around here with both fishing seasons opening and the ATV trails opening, so the weather matters for a lot of people. My guidance tells me that we are in for a pretty nice weekend. I am seeing a cold front coming through Saturday morning that should clear out and leave a decent day in the mid-60s. Sunday looks a little warmer with a slight chance of a stray shower.
The DNR has a website all about lisencing and permits called Go Wild. https://gowild.wi.gov
Instead of standing in line at Fleet Farm Friday night you can buy your tags on line and print out a fishing license immediately. I walked through it jut now and it worked well for my fishing license (Resident $20, Trout Stamp $10). You can get ATV trail passes there too.
The world is clearly greening up now and there is a lot of fresh growth. The star this week was today on the way home from work when I spotted my first marsh marigolds. That is a good sign, usually once those come out things start happening fast. This week’s rain and warm weather will play into that too. It is probably time to tune up the mower.
Road construction season started in Wausaukee this morning. They are doing a big project through Wausaukee on 141. Note that coming north into town the speed limit drops to 25 instead of 45. There was a Sherrif’s Deputy out there this afternoon reminding people that it wasn’t just a suggestion.
Right in the same neighborhood the state is doing a massive rebuild of Hwy 180 between Wausaukee and Marinette.
From http://projects.511wi.gov/
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WIS 180 – Marinette to Fisher Road
Schedule: May 3, 2016 to October 2016.
Length: 27.4 miles
Cost: $7,124,101.20
Location: WIS 180, Marinette to Fisher Road
Description: The work will consist of the extension of box culvert C-38-639, pulverizing and relaying of the existing asphalt roadway from WIS 64 to County Highway G, grading, placing base aggregate dense, milling of the existing roadway from County Highway G to County Highway X, placement of HMA pavement, concrete curb and gutter at intersections, culvert pipes, guardrail improvements, new signing, and pavement marking
April 25 to April 29: No work scheduled.
May 2 to May 6: Contractor will set up the traffic detour on May 3, 2016. Contractor will install temporary erosion control measures. Contractor will start grubbing operations from Marinette to County Road G.
Traffic Impacts: Starting May 3, 2016 WIS 180 traffic will be detoured. Detour WIS 180 northbound traffic at WIS 64, west on WIS 64 to US 141, north on US 141 to WIS 180. WIS 180 southbound traffic will utilize the same detour in reverse.
US 141
Schedule: May 2, 2016 to June 16, 2017.
Length: 1.23 miles
Cost: $3,999,019.84
Location: WIS 180 to north village of Wausaukee limit
Description: Work consists of reconstruction US 141 through the Village of Wausaukee. Work will also include grading, base course, curb and gutter, asphaltic surface, and sidewalk.
April 25 to April 29: Road work is to start with setup of traffic control and preliminary survey work.
May 2 to May 6: Removal of pavement and excavation work will begin in the intersections with US 141 and WIS 180/1st Street, and US 141 and Division Street. These portions will be completed first to accommodate a southbound 141 detour in later stages.
Traffic Impacts: Work to be performed under a flagging operation during daytime hours.
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That is about it for tonight. Have a good week and thank you for visiting!
RJB