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US 51 corridor, Dane County north segment - Expansion from Reardon Road to County V (Grinde Road)

Project location

This segment is located on US 51 from Reardon Road to just north of County V (Grinde Road) in Dane County.

Project overview

WisDOT plans to reconstruct this segment of US 51 into a 4-lane divided freeway.

The existing two lanes will be reconstructed and an additional two lanes added to create a 4-lane divided highway. The new 4-lane divided highway will transition back to two lanes just north of County V (Grinde Road).

There will be interchanges constructed at Windsor Road and County V/North Street. Due to the conversion of US 51 to a freeway, all access to the highway outside of the interchanges will be removed. Current private driveway accesses onto US 51 will be relocated to either existing side roads, new frontage roads, or new development streets.

In addition, as part of this project, County V will be realigned east of US 51. There will also be bridges constructed as overpasses of two side roads, Vinburn Road and the proposed Bear Tree Parkway.

• View the project location as well as the proposed project layout on the Maps page.

Status/phase

Construction scheduled for 2012.

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Last modified: September 7, 2011