Jackson St./Murdock Ave. roundabout closing in Oshkosh

July 5, 2011

For more information, contact:

Kim Rudat, Regional Communications Manager

Kim.Rudat@dot.wi.gov, (920) 492-5743

Jackson St./Murdock Ave. roundabout  closing in Oshkosh

Roundabout to be closed for two nights next week

(Green Bay) The Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) Northeast Region Office is announcing the Jackson Street (WIS 76)/Murdock Ave. (US 45) roundabout in Oshkosh will be closing for two nights on Monday, July 11 and Tuesday, July 12, from 9 p.m. in the evening until 5 a.m. the next morning.

The roundabout is being closed so permanent pavement marking tape can be installed; replacing the temporary pavement marking that had to be applied late last fall. If the work cannot be completed in two nights, the roundabout will also be closed Wednesday night, July 12. 

During the closures, traffic is being detoured using Packer Drive to Harrison/North Main St to Irving Avenue.  This route is a marked city truck route.

Roundabouts still confusing you? Questions answered June 29 in Oshkosh

Roundabouts still confusing you? Questions answered June 29 in Oshkosh


Traffic experts ready to make you a roundabout expert

(Green Bay) A meeting to provide motorists with all the information they need to navigate roundabouts is scheduled for Wednesday, June 29, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Oshkosh North High School Auditorium and Commons. Anyone is welcome to attend the free event.

The seminar is all about roundabouts: what they are, why they are being built as part of the US 41 expansion project and what motorists need to know about driving through them. It will be an “Open House” style meeting, so anyone can drop in at any time. Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) staff will give multiple 15-minute presentations during the evening and be available to answer questions.

Oshkosh North High School is located at 1100 W. Smith Street, Oshkosh. Please use the front entrance to the school.

A number of roundabouts have already opened in Winnebago County as part of the US 41 Project. In July, four roundabouts will open to traffic at the 9th Avenue interchange in Oshkosh. While they are easy to navigate, there is a learning curve for motorists who are new to them. This meeting is part of an overall outreach campaign by WisDOT to educate motorists about roundabouts.

For more information about the US 41 Project and the roundabouts that will be part of it go to http://www.us41wisconsin.gov/ and click on “Overview” then “Special Project Features.”