County Highway M - Prairie Hill to Cross Country
Last Updated: 12/07/2018
Construction Update
This will be the final weekly update for the 2018 construction season on the CTH M project. Weekly updates for the CTH M project will likely resume in early March. Thank you all for your continued patience throughout the construction season.
Stage: Stage 2- work consists of roadway and structure construction on Raymond Road, CTH M, CTH PD, Mid Town Road, and additional side roads throughout the project limits. Multiple work operations will be taking place on both sides of CTH M, CTH PD, and Mid Town Road.
Work this week (week of 12/10/18):
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Crews will continue to prep for winter suspension.
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Crews will continue survey and layout operations.
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Crews will continue Stage 2 grading and gravel placement along CTH M and Mid Town Road.
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Crews will continue pile driving operations for the Stage 3 portion of the B-13-0845 structure.
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Crews may begin installing temporary shoring for the R-13-303 structure.
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Crews will place temporary epoxy pavement marking along CTH M, Mid Town Road, and Meriter / Wellness / Raymond Road.
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Crews will continue restoration items as necessary.
Work scheduled for the next week (week of 12/17/18):
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Crews will continue to prep for winter suspension.
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Crews may continue Stage 2 grading and gravel placement.
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Crews may continue installing the temporary shoring for retaining wall R-13-303.
- may continue Stage 3 pile driving operations at the B-13-0845 structure.
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Crews may continue restoration items as necessary.
Traffic Impacts -
- Temporary Epoxy Pavement Markings are anticipated to be placed on CTH M and Mid Town Road beginning Monday, December 10, 2018. Roadway flagging will be taking place during the pavement marking operations in which traffic delays are expected. Please use alternate routes if available.
- Portions of the traffic pattern on CTH M will remain in the Stage 2 configuration, however, the CTH PD and CTH M intersection is switched to the Stage 3 traffic configuration.
- One lane of traffic in each direction will be maintained on CTH M, CTH PD, and Mid Town Road on the existing travel lanes during peak travel times.
- Roadway flagging operations will be taking place periodically throughout Stage 2 between the hours of 9am and 3pm and overnight between 7pm and 6am.
- Please be alert when traveling the CTH M corridor.
General Project Information –
The reconstruction of CTH M includes earthwork, storm sewer, sanitary sewer, water main, base aggregate, concrete curb and gutter, concrete sidewalk, HMA pavement, Structures B-13-845, retaining walls, street lighting, traffic signals. The overall work is scheduled for completion on November 1, 2019 with several interim completion dates.
Project Schedule:
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Overall Completion Date: November 1, 2019.
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Interim Completion Dates:
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November 15, 2018- CTH M, CTH PD, Mid Town Road. (Switch to Stage 3)
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November 15, 2018- Raymond Road, Meriter Way, and Wellness Way. (All work complete.)
Contact information -
- The project field office is located at:
- 7395 CTH PD
- Verona, WI 53593
- Phone: 608-845-3350
Business and property owners can also contact on-site project staff Trenton Diehl at trenton.diehl@strand.com
Project Details
The Prairie Hill to Cross Country project extends from Valley View Road to Cross Country Road. The project is scheduled for design from 2011-2016 with construction beginning in fall 2017. It is anticipated to take two years to complete with an construction end date of fall 2019. The project includes reconstructing CTH M to divided roadway with a median and curb & gutter.
Current proposed plans:
Public Information Meetings - Construction Phase
Monthly Project Meeting
WisDOT, City of Madison, City of Verona & Dane County will host monthly project meetings open to the public to get updates on the schedule and ask questions. This is an opportunity for property owners, residents and businesses to ask questions to the contractor and project staff. The meetings will be held on the first Thursday of every month during construction at 3:00 pm. The meetings are located at the Epic Annex located off of Northern Lights Drive in Verona, WI. Map is attached here.
Pre-Construction Public Information Meeting
Integrity Grading and Excavating (Prime Contractor) along with Wisconsin Department of Transportation held a Public Information Meeting regarding the construction of County Highway M in Verona. The meeting took place on Wednesday, September 27 from 5:00 pm until 7:00 pm with a formal presentation at 6:00 pm. The meeting was held at Verona Senior Center, 108 Paoli St, Verona, WI 53593.
Proposed night work
Some night work is proposed during this project to minimize inconvenience to Traffic. Details can be found here:
Night Work Letter
Night Work Map
Public Information Meetings - Design Phase
The City of Madison, City of Verona and Dane County held a Public Information Meeting on this project on December 8, 2011, 6 PM at the Verona Senior Center, 108 Paoli Street, Verona WI. Representatives from the City of Madison, City of Verona and Dane County discussed the proposed project and answered questions.
- December 8, 2011 CTH M Presentation
- CTH M Handout
The second Public Information Meeting for this project was held May 24, 2012, 6 PM at the Verona Senior Center, 108 Paoli Street, Verona, WI. Representatives from the City of Madison, City of Verona and Dane County discussed the proposed project and answered questions. A pdf of the presentation can be found here:
- May 24, 2012 CTH M Presentation
- CTH M Handout
A third Public Information Meeting for this project was held on March 12, 2014, 6 P.M. at the Verona Senior Center, 108 Paoli Street, Verona, WI. Representatives from the City of Madison, City of Verona and Dane County discussed the proposed project and answered questions.
- March 12, 2014 CTH M Presentation
An Environmental Assessment has been prepared for this project following the National Environmental Policy Act. This document may be viewed here:
Table of Contents
Basic Sheets
Factor Sheets
Exhibits
Attachments