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Mayor says state declined Griffith roundabout; city highlights recurring signal damage
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Mayor Matt Zacker said state reviewers removed a proposed roundabout at Griffith and 8th from the current project scope, and he outlined recurring traffic-signal damage, long-range 8th Street work, and planned downtown reconfiguration near the Mead Hotel.
WISCONSIN RAPIDS — Mayor Matt Zacker said state transportation reviewers declined to include a roundabout at Griffith (County Highway Z) and 8th Street in the current project scope, even though the city and county had sought the change to reduce frequent traffic-signal damage.
"It would have been kind of a bit of a battle with the state to just see if we could do it," Zacker said, adding that the state told local officials the roundabout would delay the project even if the city and county covered costs. He said…
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