Anytime a new project is started, there is usually traffic congestion for the first few days/weeks as motorists adapt to the changes and some find alternate routes.
The contractor is in the process of installing the temporary traffic signals at the intersection of County K and US 151 to improve the functionality of that intersection with the additional traffic that will be using the intersection during the construction project. Every time we install traffic signals at a new intersection, we are required to put the lights into a flash mode before activating them to green, yellow, or red. The signals will be in a flash mode until Monday. The signals will be functional on Monday, April 26th. The additional turn lanes are being constructed this week on US 151 and will be paved later this week as another temporary measure to improve traffic flow during the construction project.
The signals at WIS 23 and US 151 should be functioning better after Wednesday. In order to complete some work, we had to disconnect the sensors in the pavement to detect vehicles. When the sensors are disconnected the signals run on a pretimed pattern. During peak hours of traffic, pretimed signals are not as efficient. The signals should be rewired to run on some of the sensors again by Thursday. Please be patient as we work through these first stages of the project and get the temporary signals installed.
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