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Council leans toward enhanced intersection over roundabout for Highway 13 project after DOT reconsiders option
Summary
After the Wisconsin DOT retracted a proposed roundabout for the Highway 13 intersection near Tractor Supply as out of scope and over budget, city staff briefed the council on two design options and estimated a roundabout would cost about $1.6 million with $820,000 in additional local costs; council members raised concerns about property impacts, semi-truck navigation and cost, and generally favored an enhanced intersection.
City staff told the Common Council that the Wisconsin Department of Transportation has reconsidered a proposed roundabout for the Highway 13 intersection near Tractor Supply and now views the roundabout as out of scope and over budget.
Joe, a city staff member, summarized the project history and cost estimates. “It was going to be about 1,600,000.0 for that roundabout with about 820,000 being additional costs above the originally scoped project,” he said, noting the additional cost would likely be split between the…
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