A homeowner in Waukesha for 20 years, Steve is president of the Waukesha Dog Parks Organization and enjoys motorcycling, fishing and staying on top of politics.
In the middle of the road at the intersection of Northview and Glenwall is a small pile of oil absorbent which is the only sign remaining of a collision that happened there today. With the construction on Grandview, there has been an increase in traffic coming up Bel Ayr which turns into Rushmore and then Glenwall and finally intersects with Northview. I've driven this route going to work for many years but with the increase in traffic, long lines develop. There is great difficulty turning west onto Northview in the morning and in the afternoon turning from west on Northview onto Glenwall is equally dangerous and seems to be how today's accident happened.
Sometime next month, I believe Grandview is due to reopen. I've not checked the progress other than occasional visits to Bob's Barber Shop. I don't know how well the pavement is going to be repaired. I suppose the better it is done, the quicker it will be ripped back up to make it a four lane to handle the already heavy traffic during rush hour that spreads out at Summit. Perhaps the planners hope that should the Merrill Hills bypass ever be built, it will reduce the traffic load on Grandview.
In the mean time, Grandview can't reopen soon enough. Any delays and temporary traffic lights, if such exist, would be a good thing to place at Glenwall. You see, I ride a motorcycle. When I see a accident, I think to myself, "There but for the Grace of God...."
