About 25 Clintonville residents attended an information meeting Thursday to discuss the proposed Main Street reconstruction project, which is scheduled to begin in 2015 and estimated to cost up to $5 million.
The meeting was held by the Wisconsin Department of Transportation at the Community Center in Clintonville.
The DOT plans to reconstruct state Highway 22, Main Street in Clintonville, from 10th Street to state Highway 156 in two phases.
Replacement of the Pigeon River bridge and reconstruction of the roadway between 10th Street and 13th Street are scheduled for 2015.
The section of roadway between 13th Street and Green Tree Road is scheduled for construction in 2017, but may occur as early as 2016 if federal funds become available.
The city also plans to replace the water main and sanitary sewer systems as part of the project. Additional improvements include replacing curb and gutter, sidewalks, storm sewer, street lighting and traffic signals.
Eighty percent of the project will be funded by the federal government, with the remaining 20 percent paid for with state transportation funds. The city will pay for all of the city utility replacements.
Temporary access to businesses and residences within the project will be provided and maintained during construction, according to the DOT.
The first phase of the project includes modifications to the intersection of Highway 22 and 12th Street, and Highway 22 and Highway 156/Green Tree Road. The roadway will be widened between the bridge and 13th Street to accommodate both bike and parking lanes, as well as sidewalks.
Pedestrian bump outs will be installed at the intersections of Main Street and 11th, 12th and 13th streets. The Main Street and 12th Street intersection will be widened. The intersection at 16th Street and Main Street will be realigned to improve vision for motorists. The new sidewalk will extend along both sides of Main Street to the 156/Green Tree Road intersection.
The Highway 22 and 156 intersection will include an all-way stop, and the realignment will have the roads directly across from each other.
The Pigeon River bridge was constructed in 1913 and updated in 1946. It will be replaced with a decorative stone finish similar to a bridge in New London, DOT officials said Thursday.
The proposed improvements will require acquisition of new right-of-way between 10th and 13th Street, at the Main Street and 16th Street intersection, and at the Main Street and WIS 156/Green Tree Road intersection.
Eighty-nine trees will be removed for the project, and 36 will be root cut. Seventy-three new trees will be planted; a list of suitable trees was presented at Thursday’s meeting.
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