Five Crashes At Roundabout Outside of Lancaster

There have been five major crashes at the roundabout on US Highway 61 and Highway 81 south of Lancaster since the roundabout opened last year. The road sign at the roundabout has been run over a number of times. The Grant County Highway Department and Wisconsin Department of Transportation is going to do something about it. To better alert drivers, new, larger signs will replace small signs marking the roundabout. Plans to install a flashing beacon north of the intersection are in the works to alert traffic of the intersection as well. Markings on the road surface will be added to alert drivers to slow down.