DOT’s Travel Guide for Packers/Lions Game

Editor's Note: This information was provided to Patch by the Wisconsin Department of Transportation.

The Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) Northeast Region is reminding motorists heading to Lambeau Field on New Year’s Day 2012, Sunday, Jan. 1, for the Green Bay Packers/Detroit Lions football game that the road construction season continues on most major roads in Northeast Wisconsin. While most projects will stop and two lanes of traffic will be open, drivers might still encounter road conditions in the work zones that could cause backups.  

 WisDOT strongly recommends motorists allow themselves additional time to reach their destinations. 

Here is a list of the major roads in northeast Wisconsin most Packers fans will be traveling and the road conditions they should anticipate: 

US 41

Brown County – drivers will encounter 11-foot travel lanes and reduced shoulders in multiple locations along a 10-mile segment of highway. The speed limit is reduced to 55 mph from just south of Lombardi Avenue to WIS 29.

Winnebago County – certain segments of 16 miles of highway, from WIS 26 to Breezewood Lane, have restricted shoulders and 11-foot travel lanes, especially in the vicinity of the US 45 interchange area.