Road repair starts in Peninsula State Park

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Construction crews will start to repair roads throughout Peninsula State Park in Door County on Monday, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources announced. Visitors should expect temporary road closings, flagged single-lane roads and detours while crews rebuild culverts and repave roads for the rest of the year. 

Northeast Asphalt will set up signs and staging areas Monday and remove trees from the roadside to prepare for improvements on Aug. 22, the wildlife agency said. Crews will work every week from Monday to Thursday through October to replace culverts with asphalt milling, grading, paving and striping. The roads will be in varying conditions Friday to Sunday for the duration of the project. 

The affected roads are Shore Road from the Fish Creek entrance to the intersection of Bluff Road, which is 2.7 miles, and Shore Road from the state park’s golf-course entrance in Ephraim to the intersection of Bluff Road, which is 2.5 miles. Both entrances connect to State Highway 42. 

Visitors can still camp, bike and do other activities at the park but should expect minor backups or delays at the park, the wildlife agency said. People with campsite reservations during the construction will get an email notification.