North 9th Street in Sheboygan is going to be busier than expected as work has begun on a major project to renovate Geele Avenue between North 3rd Street and Calumet Drive. Geele is now closed to through traffic with access to residents and businesses via the cross-street intersections except for two, North 8th and 15th Streets, which are shut completely. But one of the planned detours has hit a snag due to emergency sanitary sewer repairs according to City Engineer Kevin Jump. The detour for North 8th Street traffic will now be routed onto Superior Avenue, North 9th Street, and North Avenue, two blocks further west than originally planned. The North 15th Street detour is unaffected using Calumet Drive and North Avenue.
The project is expected to wrap up in September, weather permitting.
