South Washington Construction Update

June 17, 2026 

Dear Residents and Businesses, 

You are receiving this email to update you on the South Washington Avenue Reconstruction Project.  All timelines listed below are subject to change due to weather conditions and/or construction productivity. 

The work this week has been delayed for a couple days due to rain shortened days last week.  Tomorrow and Friday Vinton is relaying a water main and sewer main across all 4 lanes of Washington Avenue at Fairfield Street, which involves a local closure. This local closure will allow access to Fairfield and businesses, however that access will need to be from either the north or the south.

Next week Monday, Vinton will relay a water service across all 4 lanes of Washington Avenue between Fairfield Street and Alyce Street.  This work will involve a local closure. The local closure will allow access to all businesses, however that access will need to be from either the north or the south.  Southbound traffic will be detoured using Lincoln Boulevard to Evergreen Boulevard to Pioneer Road and back to Washington Avenue.  Northbound traffic will be detoured using Zeunert Street to Cardinal Avenue to Lincoln Boulevard and back to Washington Avenue.  After this work is completed that should be the end the local closures for utilities.  There may need to be some local closures in other phases but they should be fewer.

Next week Tuesday, Vinton Construction will work on a storm sewer relay at Zeunert.  The end of Zeunert at Washington will be closed during this work.

Vinton’s grading crew has started removing the concrete pavement, digging to a depth of 16 inches and placing the new gravel base.  They will work from south to north, moving past Pioneer early next week.  At this point they will be skipping over Pioneer Road and Lincoln Boulevard.

Outside of the local closures, this phase of traffic control will close the two east lanes of Washington Avenue and flip both directions of traffic to the two west lanes.  This closure will be extended south of Pioneer Road to the City limits next week. 

We ask for your patience during the construction.  The project is scheduled to be completed by November 6, 2026, but we are hoping for an earlier completion date.  If you have any questions, concerns or special requests, please let me know.  I can be reached at City Hall at (262) 375-7610 or email me at [email protected].

Sincerely,

CITY OF CEDARBURG

Mike Wieser, P.E.

Director of Engineering & Public Works