COUNTY TRUNK HIGHWAY P IS NOW OPEN

From State Trunk Highway 145 to State Trunk Highway 60

WEST BEND, WI - Reconstruction of County Trunk Highway (CTH) P, from State Trunk Highway (STH) 145 to STH 60 in the Village of Jackson and Towns of Jackson and Polk, is now complete and open to the public.   

A ribbon cutting was attended by (L-R in photo above) Kevin Kaufmann with Hoffman Construction, Brad Abraham – Highway Department Project Engineer, Scott Enright with Mashuda Contractors, County Executive Josh Schoemann, David Nguyen - WisDOT Southeast Region Local Program Chief, County Board Chair Jeff Schleif and Chief Public Works Officer Scott Schmidt.

Washington County reconstructed close to seven miles of CTH P from Germantown to West Bend over the past 15 years.  This is the last phase of CTH P to be completed.  The overall project included the construction of two roundabouts, inclusion of turning lanes and bypass lanes at 15 intersections, and five-foot paved shoulders throughout the project.  All of these improvements will enhance safety and promote good traffic control. 

The Washington County Highway Department worked closely with the Washington County Natural Resources Department to successfully relocate Polk Springs from its location along CTH P to its pre-1941 meandering stream location.   This enhancement will improve the water quality of Polk Springs which flows into the Cedar Creek. 

Washington County would like to thank the prime contractors for the project: Mashuda Contractors from Princeton, Wisconsin and Hoffmann Construction from Black River Falls, Wisconsin. This phase of construction improvements included: intersection improvements, 5’ paved shoulders, curb and gutter in select locations, storm sewer, box culvert extension, culvert pipes, and sight line improvements.  Washington County secured $1.3 million in funding for the $6 million dollar construction project from the State Transportation Program.

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