The village engineer presented a summary of an Amazon facility traffic-impact study and described expected road and intersection work tied to the project.

Engineer Josh said the study estimates approximately 788 vehicle trips during the morning peak hour and about 999–1,000 trips during the evening peak hour; he noted many Amazon shifts are outside standard peak hours, which reduces overlap with general traffic. Josh said truck trips are expected to enter and exit primarily from the interstate and that truck movements during AM and PM peaks are predicted to be minimal because big shipments typically occur off-peak.

Josh outlined potential road impacts the county and state are now finalizing: modest changes to ramp geometries and storage, reconstruction or modification of the northern roundabout near the gas station to adjust entry lanes and the center island, turn-lane additions on the major approaches, and repaving along affected corridors. He said the county expects to repave segments during project construction so roadways may not look dramatically different but will receive new pavement and some reconfigured entries and turn lanes.

Committee members asked whether truck traffic could travel on County Road N; Josh said that employee (passenger vehicle) trips account for roughly 20% of site trips from the south via County Road N, but that truck trips are planned to use the interstate and not the county roads; he said the county and Amazon will monitor routing and that Amazon plans to instruct drivers to avoid local county roads.

Josh said final design decisions rest with Dane County and the state, not the village, and that final plans are expected within months. He said the developer planned to build in early 2026 and aimed to open the facility mid‑ to late‑2026 to meet their schedule.

Why it matters: The facility's projected daily and peak-hour trips and the planned roadway modifications could affect local congestion and require county coordination on lane geometry, turn lanes and possible long-term corridor upgrades.

Next steps: Dane County and state agencies will finalize design and traffic-control elements; the village will monitor design submissions and coordinate utility and pedestrian connections as plans firm up.