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A lot of people will be traveling over the next week or so. The Wisconsin DOT Data Management Section's Rhonda McDonald says we'll see several peak travel periods over the next several days and into next weekend.

Cut 1: Rhonda McDonald, Bureau of State Highway Programs  (337 KB/20 seconds)

"Deer hunters will be heading up to their hunting grounds this weekend. On Wednesday, we typically see higher traffic volumes as families travel to visit relatives for the Thanksgiving holiday. The Sunday after Thanksgiving will likely see the heaviest traffic as deer hunters and people heading home after the holiday will pack highways."

Cut 2: Rhonda McDonald, Bureau of State Highway Programs  (312 KB/19 seconds)

"If you can avoid traveling during peak times, typically between noon and eight on Wednesday and the Sunday after Thanksgiving, you'll have less traffic to contend with. Unless you're planning to take advantage of 'Black Friday' sales, you may also want to avoid driving near malls and downtown areas on the Friday after Thanksgiving."

Cut 3: Wrap with McDonald  (744 KB/46 seconds)

A lot of people will be traveling over the next week or so. The Wisconsin DOT's Rhonda McDonald says we'll see several peak travel periods over the next several days and into next weekend…

"Deer hunters will be heading up to their hunting grounds this weekend. On Wednesday, we typically see higher traffic volumes as families travel to visit relatives for the Thanksgiving holiday. The Sunday after Thanksgiving will likely see the heaviest traffic as deer hunters and people heading home after the holiday will pack highways."

McDonald said peak travel times will be between noon and 8 p.m. on the Wednesday before Thanksgiving and the Sunday after Thanksgiving. She also noted that motorists can expect a lot of congestion around shopping areas on 'Black Friday,' as people begin their holiday shopping. This is Mike Goetzman reporting.

Deer hunters and Thanksgiving holiday travelers can expect clear sailing on the state's highways. Some very favorable weather has assured that most highway construction projects were completed on time according to Don Greuel of the Department of Transportation's Bureau of Project Development.

Cut 4: Don Greuel, Bureau of Project Development  (272 KB/16 seconds)

"There shouldn't be too many orange barrels for travelers to contend with over the next week. By this time of the year, we've finished up many of the projects, but there still may be some work underway in the early part of the week. So deer hunters heading up in the days before the holiday may have to watch for an occasional road project."

Cut 5: Don Greuel, Bureau of Project Development  (349 KB/22 seconds)

"The project that may have the largest impact on travel is northbound I-94 from the Illinois state line to Highway 50, which will only have two lanes open. But a multi-year project to expand Highway 41 to four lanes between Green Bay and Marinette is now complete. That means 41 is now two lanes in each direction from the Illinois border all the way to the Upper Peninsula."

Cut 6: Wrap with Greuel  (790 KB/49 seconds)

Deer hunters and Thanksgiving holiday travelers can expect clear sailing on the state's highways. Some very favorable weather has assured that most highway construction projects were completed on time. That's according to the Department of Transportation's Don Greuel.

"There shouldn't be too many orange barrels for travelers to contend with over the next week. By this time of the year, we've finished up many of the projects, but there still may be some work underway in the early part of the week. So deer hunters heading up in the days before the holiday may have to watch for an occasional road project."

Greuel said I-94 between the Illinois State Line and Highway 50 in Kenosha County will be restricted to two lanes northbound. But a multi-year project to expand Highway 41 to four lanes between Green Bay and Marinette is now complete and is now open to two lanes of traffic in each direction. This is Mike Goetzman reporting.

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