The Fifth Season of the Year

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It certainly didn't take long for the orange barrels and lane closures to materialize.  As soon as the last remnant of snow has melted, POOF!.  They're back.

Yesterday on I-43 between Milwaukee and Green Bay closures of up to ten miles or more popped-up like spring crocus.  One closure between Kiel and Manitowoc and the other south of Green Bay.  The northbound lanes have been reduced to a single lane for traffic north and a single lane directed south.  Both southbound lanes are shut-down in their entirety for what appears to be replacement of bridge decks.  That means that once the southbound section of I-43 is complete - construction will swap over to the northbound lanes.  

This is going to take all spring and summer.  Maybe into early fall.

Ah, you thought this was spring.  It is - and it is also construction season.  The fifth season of the year.  Happy Fools Day and plan your Wisconsin road trip accordingly.....