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Committee reviews safety options for Sunset Drive and Guthrie Road after series of serious crashes; no funding approved

3627319 · June 2, 2025
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Engineering presented a tiered plan of short- and long-term safety improvements after staff found 13 crashes (including one fatality) at Sunset Drive and Guthrie Road over five years. The committee directed staff to seek funding and return with options; no action was taken tonight.

The Waukesha City Building & Grounds Committee reviewed engineering recommendations on June 2 for safety improvements at the intersection of Sunset Drive and Guthrie Road after staff reported 13 crashes there from 2020 through April 2025, including one fatality and multiple injury crashes.

Alex, city engineering staff, told the committee that of the 13 crashes, 11 were right-angle collisions and at least seven involved injuries; one December crash was fatal and flagged as alcohol related. “It appears to just be people that…

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