Road closed signs common in La Crosse

It is a busy summer for road construction in the city.

Multiple projects are underway as of June 20 from both the Engineering and Water Utility departments.

A couple of more projects are starting next week.

Here’s the list of what’s either closed or are closing for repairs or improvements.

Road Closure: 15th St N-Vine St to Pine St 

Lanes Affected: All lanes, including parking lanes 

Reason for Closure: Road Reconstruction 

Begin Date: 06/23/25 

Finish Date: 08/30/25 

Detour Information: No detour 

Road Closure: Vine St-14th St N to 15th St N 

Lanes Affected: All lanes, including parking lanes 

Reason for Closure: Road Reconstruction 

Begin Date: 06/23/25 

Finish Date: 08/29/25 

Detour Information: No detour 

Road Closure: Cass St – From 7th St S to 4th St S 

Lanes Affected: East & West Bound Driving & Parking Lanes 

Reason for Closure: Tree cell installation. A single lane will be deflected to provide safety areas for workers.  

Begin Date: 06/16/25 

Finish Date: Undetermined 

Detour Information: No detour 

Road Closure: Ferry St – From 13th St S to 14th St S 

Lanes Affected: Driving and parking lanes 

Reason for Closure: Water Service Repair 

Begin Date: 06/12/25 

Finish Date: 06/26/25 

Detour Information: No detour will be posted 

Road Closure: Prospect St & Moore St intersection 

Lanes Affected: Driving Lanes for Northbound Traffic 

Reason for Closure: Dewatering activities for the Onalaska Ave project. 

Begin Date: 06/12/25 

Finish Date: Undetermined 

Detour Information: No detour 

Road Closure: Joseph Houska Dr (west leg)-Hood St, north to dead end of Joseph Houska Dr. 

Lanes Affected: All driving lanes, including parking lanes 

Reason for Closure: Sanitary Sewer Utility Repairs 

Begin Date: 06/09/25 

Finish Date: – 

Detour Information: No detour will be posted 

Road Closure: Onalaska Ave-Moore St to Gohres St 

Lanes Affected: All lanes, including parking lanes 

Reason for Closure: Curb, Gutter, & Pavement Repair 

Begin Date: 06/09/25 

Finish Date: Undetermined 

Detour Information: No detour 

Road Closure: 16th St S-Jackson St to Johnson St 

Lanes Affected: All lanes, including parking lanes 

Reason for Closure: Curb, Gutter, & Pavement Repair 

Begin Date: 06/09/25 

Finish Date: Undetermined 

Detour Information: No detour 

The biggest project this summer is underway from the Wisconsin Department of Transportation and the Highway 16 project.

It extends from La Crosse Street to South Kinney Coulee Road.

The project involves working on the two bridges over the La Crosse River, repaving all lanes, and installing signal upgrades at the Losey Boulevard intersection.

It is supposed to finish later this summer.