County Highway M - Prairie Hill to Cross Country
Last Updated: 04/19/2019
Construction Update
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 4/22/19):
- Crews will continue survey and layout operations.
- Crews will continue superstructure decking operations on bridge structure B-13-845.
- Crews will continue constructing retaining walls R-13-302 and R-13-305 at the CTH M / CTH PD intersection.
- Crews will continue aggregate placement throughout the project.
- Crews will continue storm sewer installation throughout the project.
- Crews will continue watermain and sanitary sewer installations throughout the project.
- Crews will continue sidewalk and path grading throughout the project.
- Crews will continue concrete curb and gutter and sidewalk placement throughout the project.
- HMA paving is anticipated to resume April 25, 2019.
- Crews will continue erosion control and restoration items as necessary.
Work scheduled for the next week (week of 4/29/19):
- Crews will continue grading and gravel placement throughout the project.
- Crews will continue sidewalk and path grading throughout the project.
- Crews will continue storm sewer installation throughout the project.
- Crews will continue watermain and sanitary sewer installations throughout the project.
- Crews will continue concrete curb and gutter, sidewalk, and driveway placement on CTH M, and Mid Town Road.
- Crews will continue constructing retaining wall R-13-305.
- Crews will continue Stage 3 structure construction at the B-13-0845 structure.
- Crews will continue HMA placement throughout the project.
- Crews will continue restoration items as necessary.
Traffic Impacts -
- The south entrance to Stony Ridge Circle is anticipated to be closed until further notice starting Tuesday, April 23, 2019 at 6 AM. Residents will be required to use the north Stony Ridge Circle access point. A message board has been placed on south Stony Ridge Circle for notification of the closure.
- 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
- Overall Completion Date: November 1, 2019.
- Interim Completion Dates:
- November 15, 2018- CTH M, CTH PD, Mid Town Road. (Switch to Stage 3)
- 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 2:30 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
Environmental Assessment
An Environmental Assessment has been prepared for this project following the National Environmental Policy Act. This document may be viewed here: