Madison County supervisors hear quarterly updates on major road projects, timelines and costs

Madison County officials heard quarterly presentations from county staff and outside engineering firms on a slate of road and intersection projects, covering survey work, environmental reviews, utility coordination, right-of-way impacts and estimated timelines for design and construction.

The updates, delivered at a Board of Supervisors meeting, explained that several multi-phase projects are in preliminary design or environmental review, that utilities are the primary constraint in many corridors, and that one project — Weisenberger Road — carries a county cost estimate of roughly $18 million to $20 million and faces a complex set of coordination requirements.

The presentations matter because the projects span major travel corridors and will affect commuters, adjacent homeowners and commercial traffic while requiring coordination with state and federal agencies and multiple private utilities. Several projects include planned right-of-way purchases and estimated construction starts in 2026–2027, though presenters warned those dates could shift depending on permitting and utility relocations.

Brad Ingalls, a Stantec consultant, reported on the Calhoun Parkway project, a roughly 2-mile corridor from Stout Road to Highway 22. "To date, we have completed the topographical survey and have collected the field data for the geotechnical report," Ingalls said. He told the board Stantec aims to fit the design within the existing county-owned right of way, which he described as "approximately 125 to 250 foot," and said, "We do not anticipate any utility relocations." The firm expects to finish conceptual design and geotechnical reporting before the next board meeting and said it hopes construction could begin next summer.

Shannon Wells of Garver updated the board…