Interstate 41 To Close Friday Between Burleigh And Watertown Plank

UPDATE: The work scheduled for Friday through Monday will be delayed at least one week, the Wisconsin Department of Transportation announced on Twitter.

WAUWATOSA, WI — Full freeway closures are coming to Interstate 41 between Burleigh Street and Watertown Plank Road starting Friday evening and ending Monday, according to the Wisconsin Department of Transportation.

Closures begin in both directions 11 p.m. Friday and end 5 a.m. Monday, according to WisDOT. As part of the Zoo Interchange North Leg project, the construction may bring more traffic to Mayfair Road, Watertown Plank Road, Burleigh Street, 124th and other nearby roadways.

The main detour during the work was set as Mayfair Road, the project website showed.

During the closure crews will place railroad bridge girders for Union Pacific, according to the project's website. On Wednesday, the project's Facebook page posted photos of the first girder to arrive. The massive beam arrived on a semi-truck, outsizing anyone and anything who stood nearby, photos showed. The girder will be the first to be installed Friday, the Facebook post said.

More information about the weekend I-41 closures is available through WisDOT's website.