Wisconsin DOT Plans Reconstruction of Highway 80 in Grant County

The Wisconsin Department of Transportation has unveiled plans for a major highway reconstruction project for the southern part of Grant County. Officials plan to repave a nearly 15-mile stretch of Highway 80 from the southern edge of Platteville to the Illinois border. They also plan to widen the highway’s shoulders and add guardrails, repair a bridge and culverts and construct two roundabouts at intersections which a number of crashes have happened. The pavement along the Highway 80 corridor has cracked and rutted. An “above-average” number of crashes have resulted from vehicles failing to stop or yield at certain intersections. To address those concerns, the state plans a $9 million to $12 million project that will occur in three phases. The project originally was scheduled to begin in 2023 and conclude sometime in 2024, but could begin this fall based on funding availability.