Watertown, Wis. (April 20, 2026) – Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) Railway crews will work overnights replacing ties on the rail corridor parallel to Wisconsin State Highway 16 starting Monday, April 20th. Work will begin at Pewaukee and progress westward, finishing in Watertown over the course of 6-8 weeks. Completion is anticipated for mid-June.
Crews will use mechanized track machinery to replace ties that are approaching the ends of their useful services lives from 5 p.m. until 3 a.m. Monday-Thursday nights, finishing for the week early on Fridays. Residents in the vicinity should expect extra noise and lights while work is underway in the area. Nighttime work is necessary to minimize disruptions to passenger and freight rail services along this corridor.
CPKC engineering personnel will coordinate crossing removals with local road authorities and private crossing owners. All crossings will be removed and reinstalled, which should improve road surface conditions.