Living in northwest Randall and wondering what specifically is going to happen to the town road in front of your property when street rehab work in that area begins soon? This series of maps supplied by town engineering firm Ruekert-Mielke shows exactly what works is going to be done where for the project from ditching to paving to tree canopy trimming [...]
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Randall approves contract for next phase of road project
Randall’s program of road rebuilding continued Thursday with the approval of a bid for the next phase of the project. The Town Board approved a bid by B.R. Amon of Elkhorn of $959,000 for the work that will repair and resurface roads in the Knolls subdivision and other town roads in the northwest sector of the town. B.R. Amon [...]
Highway 75 open
Highway 75 north of Highway 50, under construction all summer, is open for through traffic again. The biggest change is a new four-way stop at the Highway K intersection. It comes up quick if you’re used to using 75 as a short cut north from Highway 50. It has flashing red lights too, but you can never [...]
DOT documenting access points along Highway 45
The state Department of Transportation is in the process of documenting all access points to Highway 45 from the state line north through Kenosha County. The federal highway passes through Bristol and Paris. Representatives of the DOT and a consultant working with the DOT explained the program and its timeline at a Paris Town Board meeting Tuesday [...]
Construction projects on Highway 50 beginning
Wondering what all of those orange barrels on Highway50 are for? Here’s the lowdown from the state Department of Transportation: County P intersection, Wheatland, from July 1 to Nov. 15. Reconstruct of a high speed four-lane signalized intersection, with added turn lanes, new signals and lighting. Cost: $710,000 376th Avenue to 256th Avenue, from July 14 to Oct. 11. [...]
Highway 45 construction project begins today
Work on Highway 45 from Highway 50 north to Highway 11 in Union Grove began today. The project will include milling of two-inches of asphalt and placing two-inches of new asphalt, said state Department of Transportation spokesman Dennis Shook. Along with the repaving, the 7.86 mile of effected highway will also get new signs, pavement [...]
Randall may undertake major road program
Randall is set to take on major maintenance of town roads that would cost about $490,000 a year for five years after action at last week’s Town Board meeting. While the Plan Commission and the Town Board both approved undertaking the project, precisely how the town will borrow to finance the program is yet to be determined. Just from [...]
Highway B open again at Highway 50
Highway B has been reopened at its intersection with Highway 50. But the new traffic signals installed at the intersection are still dark. The project, which started in July, reconfigured the intersection with more structured turn lanes and installed the lights. Work there was supposed to be done in November, but was delayed by poor [...]
