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Waukesha board approves guardrail at 524 Madison Street after residents cite repeated crashes
Summary
After residents described two recent incidents of vehicles running off the road, the Waukesha Board of Public Works approved installing a guardrail near 524 Madison Street, overriding engineering staff concerns and authorizing up to $7,000 for the work.
Alderman Eric Payne moved and the Waukesha Board of Public Works approved installing a guardrail near 524 Madison Street after residents described multiple accidents where vehicles ran off the curve and struck private property.
Resident Frank Palm told the board he lives at 625 Chicago Avenue and described two crashes in recent years in which vehicles “jumped the curb over the sidewalk” and struck houses or retaining walls, arguing a guardrail — which he estimated would cost about $1,500 — would better protect people and property than additional chevron signs. “I think there needs to be a guardrail,” Palm said.
Lisa Salb, a resident at 434 Madison Street and…
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