April 27, 2023 at 11:05 a.m.
Oneida Avenue project underway
Oneida Avenue project underway
City of Rhinelander public works director Randy Myrum provided an update on the project during the April 24 Common Council meeting.
Myrum presented a series of slides showing the work that had been done as of Monday evening.
"Everything was delayed a week because of the weather we had," he said, adding that as of Monday the schedule had not been altered as a result of the delay. "I am not altering the schedule yet," he said. "Mark Barden from Town and Country and I are discussing if the schedule needs to be altered but right now we still see a chance to finish on the predicted time that we set out for ourselves."
He noted that motorists will have to take an alternate route when traveling in the work area.
"All traffic going westbound on Lincoln Street is going to be taking a left on Shepherd, making its way on the south side roads and re-establishing itself back on to Courtney," he said.
"The only problem we had today was the excessive amount of traffic that was cutting through the Holiday station," he noted, adding that the station's management requested the city shut off access to Oneida Avenue.
That was accomplished via barricades and Myrum said he's confident motorists will eventually become accustomed to following the alternate route.
Excavation was set to begin on Tuesday, he added.
"Probably the deepest part of the entire project we'll start tackling tomorrow," he said.
The Oneida project is one of a number of city and state road projects slated for the Rhinelander area this spring.
"2023 is going to be a huge year for road construction for Rhinelander," Myrum said during a public informational meeting on the projects in late March. "We have a lot going on this year. We're going to have the DOT's State Highway 17 project. Then there's going to be our Timber Drive project, our Oneida (Avenue) project. We have hotel developments and there's going to be some construction there with some of those. So please brace for it."
"It's going to be beautiful in the end," he added.
To watch Myrum's presentation, as well as the rest of the council meeting, visit www.hodagtv.com.
As the work continues, updates on the project will be posted on the city website, www.rhinelandercityhall.org, and on the city's Facebook page.
Heather Schaefer may be reached at [email protected].
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