RACINE COUNTY — Starting next June (2024), motorists can anticipate two years of traffic delays on and near the Highway 38 (Northwestern Avenue) bridge over the Root River. But detours will seldom be an issue. Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) planners on Wednesday shared a bridge replacement project timeline that will allow at least one […]
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Highway 38 bridge project: One year or two? WisDOT weighing options after hearing from public
RACINE — A Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) project team will soon be considering whether to schedule the replacement of the Highway 38 (Northwestern Avenue) bridge over the Root River into a single construction season or spread it out over two years. The work would start in 2024. Regardless of the decision, motorists on the […]
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WisDOT public meeting on Highway 38 bridge work set for April 25
RACINE — The Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) will host a public meeting on Tuesday, April 25 to discuss the scope and schedule of the reconstruction work for the Highway 38 bridge over the Root River. The meeting runs from 4 to 6:30 p.m. at the Cesar Chavez Community Center, 2221 Douglas Ave. The heavily […]
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Woman facing 2nd OWI and child endangerment charges
Racine Sheriff’s deputies say a mother is facing her second drunk driving charge as well as child endangerment charges because two children were in the vehicle with her at the time of the incident. Miranda Outlaw was charged Thursday in Racine County Circuit Court with two felony counts of second-degree endangering safety, two misdemeanor counts […]
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Highway 38 road construction project to start
RACINE COUNTY – A $3.8 million road improvement project on Highway 38 between County MM and County K will begin, said state officials. Preliminary work on Highway 38 will begin the week of March 15 and is expected to be finished by October 2021, according to a press release by the Wisconsin Department of Transportation. […]
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Planned Culvert Work Closes Highway 38 Next Week
CALEDONIA – A section of Highway 38 will be temporarily closed starting next Monday (Oct. 12) for the replacement of a roadway structure that carries a small creek under the highway. The highway will be closed between 4 Mile Road and Northwestern Avenue. The Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) reported that the work is scheduled […]
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Highways MM/38 project delays irk businesses and the county executive
The project of road improvement at Highway MM and Wis. Highway 38 in Racine County was supposed to be completed in November. Anyone who has driven in the area of the intersection of the two roads recently, however, can tell you that the project appears nowhere near completion. The company handling the project, Cornerstone Pavers, […]
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DOT Hopes Rumble Strips on Highway 38 Reduce Crashes
The state Department of Transportation is installing rumble strips to help reduce accidents the stretch of Highway 38 between Highway K and the Racine-Milwaukee county line. Work begins Tuesday, and how fast it goes depends on the weather. One lane of traffic will be open in each direction during construction. Rumble strips are typically milled directly […]
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Caledonia Roundabout, Industrial Park For Vote Monday
The Caledonia Village Board will have a full agenda Monday as they will consider putting in a roundabout at Highway 38 and 5 Mile Road, enter into a developer’s agreement with the owners of a 178-acre industrial park, and a host of other development projects. The Village Board will meet at 7 p.m. Monday. Click […]
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State Eyes Roundabout At Highway 38 And 5 Mile
Despite improvements being made to the Highway 38, the number of car crashes between County Trunk Highway K and the Racine County line Road has not decreased and the state plans to put in rumble strips this summer. But a roundabout at Highway 38 and 5 Mile Road may also be on the horizon. Roundabout Could […]
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Highway 38 Road Construction Project Begins Monday
A $6.7 million road reconstruction project will begin Monday on Highway 38 from Golf Ave. to Memorial Drive, which includes putting in two roundabouts. The Wisconsin Department of Transportation will close the northbound lane, but the southbound lane will be open. Northbound traffic will use the following detour: northbound Memorial Drive westbound Rapids Drive to Highway […]
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Rumble Strips To Be Put In On Highway 38
The Wisconsin Department of Transportation will have rumble strips put in on Highway 38 from County Trunk Highway K to North County Line Road after the road was identified as having “severe” safety needs, according to state documents. A study of the number of crashes along that stretch of road revealed that there was one crash every […]
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