Road Construction Season Starting Back Up — Already?

Workers are back on the job for the Highway 33 construction project.

Port Washington City Administrator Mark Grams said in an e-mail that most of the initial work will be on the Saukville end of the project, with traffic switching to the westbound lanes; The north side of Hwy. 33 from Market Street to the bridge is scheduled for removal, according to Saukville's weekly newsletter. Changing lanes and lane restrictions should also be expected.

Initially, the Department of Transportation Project Manager , but Grams said the "anticipated completion date is now sometime this fall."

The Highway 33 project calls for  from South Tower Street in Port Washington to the Milwaukee River overflow bridge in Saukville. The road will be widened to four lanes with a median, and three roundabouts will be added at the intersections of Highway 33 and County LL, Highway 33 and Northwoods Road, and Highway 33 and Market Street.

There has been some controversy over , which   because of utility work and weather.

Questions and concerns can be directed to DOT Field Representative Paul Piccione by calling 262-235-4000.