Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Transportation Safety topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Hortonville board members raise safety concerns about Main and Nash intersection redesign
Summary
Village trustees reviewed a county plan to reconfigure Main and Nash streets for 2026, asking whether right-turn movements would be controlled by yield or stop signs, how crosswalks and parking would be affected, and urging that county engineers address pedestrian safety near the school and Commercial Cove Park.
At the Sept. 18 Village of Hortonville board meeting, trustees reviewed a county design for the Main and Nash Street intersection and pressed county engineers’ recommendations on signage, parking and pedestrian safety.
The plan would acquire a small parcel across from the bowling alley to add a right-turn lane for traffic turning north on Nash and would reduce several multi-lane approaches to a single lane in each direction. Board members said the changes are intended to tighten vehicle paths and shorten pedestrian crossings.
Trustees repeatedly asked whether the new right-turn lane would be controlled by a yield or a stop sign and where stop signs would be placed relative to crosswalks. “If that were to be a yield there, that would be horrible,” a trustee said while describing the length of time needed for a crossing guard to get students safely across the street. Police Chief Ryan told the board his office has observed “near misses” at local intersections since school started and warned a yield sign at that location could create safety problems for children escorted by a crossing guard.
Director of Public Works Aaron and Administrator Nathan said the county’s engineers produced the draft design; the village can submit comments but the county will make the final signage and layout decisions. Trustees also sought clarification on whether the redesign would remove parking on sections of Main Street and asked how signage would be sited given existing visibility concerns.
A resident who represents the softball and baseball programs asked the board to mitigate risks at the intersection during tournaments that draw large out-of-town crowds, saying some events attract as many as 1,500 attendees.
The board agreed to compile questions and concerns about stop/vs-yield signage placement, crosswalk location and parking and forward those notes to the county engineering team for response. Administrator Nathan said the village will relay the board’s queries and report back if the county changes the proposal.
