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Public Meeting Set For US 45 Reconstruction in Kenosha and Racine Counties
Meeting to provide updated project information

 

March 6, 2013

The Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) Southeast Region in Waukesha is announcing a public information meeting to discuss the reconstruction of US 45 from WIS 50 in Bristol to WIS 11 in Union Grove. The meeting will follow an informal open house format and the project team will be available to answer questions and address concerns relating to the project. The public is encouraged to attend the meeting, provide input and ask questions concerning the project. The meeting details are as follows:

Where:  Village of Union Grove Municipal Building
When:  Tuesday, March 12, 2013  925 15
th Avenue Union Grove, Wisconsin, 53182
4:30 - 6:30 p.m.

The scope of work includes reconstructing 7.6 miles of US 45 in Kenosha and Racine Counties. This project will consist of address safe sight distances on hills and curves, bring intersections up to current WisDOT standards, widen shoulders, make slopes and ditches traversable, evaluate by-pass lanes at intersections, improve access, upgrade traffic signals at WIS 50, evaluate a roundabout at WIS 142, provide sidewalks in urban areas, and improve drainage, as needed. Construction is tentatively scheduled for 2020.

If you are unable to attend the meeting, or would like more information, contact WisDOT Project Manager, Janet Cannon, P.E., at 262-548-6890.  Written comments regarding the project can be mailed to her at 141 NW Barstow Street, Waukesha, WI 53187-0798 or e-mail to her at  janet.cannon@dot.wi.gov. Please note that the comments must be postmarked by April 1, 2013 in order to become part of the official record.

Citizens who are deaf or hard of hearing and require an interpreter may request one by contacting Janet Cannon at least three working days prior to the meeting via the Wisconsin Telecommunications Relay System (Dial 711)