Highway 33 Construction to Close Portion of Grand Avenue Through May

Drivers beware: a portion of Grand Avenue will close on Monday to traffic as the Highway 33 construction project continues.

The section between Summit and Portview drives will be closed for the months of April and May, Port Washington City Engineer Rob Vanden Noven said. Traffic will be rerouted onto South Spring Street (also Highway 32) to County Highway LL, back to Hwy. 33 during that time.

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.