Wisconsin Hwy. 35 to be closed to through-traffic between De Soto and Genoa

The Wisconsin Department of Transportation has announced that WIS Hwy. 35 is scheduled to be completely closed to through-traffic between De Soto and Genoa, beginning Monday, April 4, for a road replacement project. Road closure on that nearly 12-mile stretch is expected to continue through August of this year, with some preliminary work already being performed this week that may impact traffic as well.

Through-traffic (traveling north to La Crosse or south from La Crosse) will be detoured using WIS 82, WIS 27 and WIS 56 through Viroqua, WI, adding 55 miles and more than an hour on to any venture to or from La Crosse via WIS 35. The project will replace deteriorating pavement and resurface 11.8 miles of the highway, along with replacing 21 pipe culverts, one box culvert and guard rails, and rehabilitating two bridge structures.