The Department of Transportation began its improvements to traffic flow on Bluemound Road in early June. The work will be done in three one-mile segments and each segment will take about a month to complete.
The first phase is between Moorland and Calhoun Roads. Over the summer, work will progress westward (in one-mile increments) to Barker Road.
Since early June, the following work has been accomplished between Moorland and Calhoun Roads. Temporary utility poles were installed and stop lights strung across the intersections. Orange barrels have been distributed along the roadway. Barricades have been erected at many medians. The white diagonal lines that designated bus and right turns have been painted over. Drivers may now drive in the right lane. That is good, because drivers can no longer use the left lane.
As we enter week two: Concrete medians are being removed. Any trees and/or shrubs in the medians are being bulldozed. Alas, I believe the trees and shrubs being sacrificed were once part of "streetscaping" partially funded by taxpayers. Perhaps a reader can clarify.
Because there is construction on Calhoun Road and on Bluemound Road delays are compounded. The difficulty entering/exiting V Richards Plaza is no doubt adversely impacting the businesses located there.
Perhaps the construction is really part of traffic calming for the 70,000 cars that travel east/west along Bluemound Road each day.
