$5.1 million Weeden Creek Road reconstruction slated to begin
City of Sheboygan is also working on a new subdivision south of the road
SHEBOYGAN — A complete reconstruction of Weeden Creek Road on Sheboygan’s far south side is scheduled to begin later this spring.
Dependent on the weather, work will begin on reconstructing Weeden Creek Road between South Business Drive and South 12th Street in the next few weeks. The work is expected to be completed by the end of September according to the Sheboygan County Highway Department. Survey and preparation work began last year.
Peters Concrete Company of Green Bay was awarded the contract, which has a price tag of $5,172,329. Improvements include new asphalt pavement, new street signs, a bike path incorporated into the road and a sidewalk. Rumors of a roundabout at South 12th Street and Weeden Creek Road are false according to the Wisconsin Department of Transportation. Last summer, a homeowner near South 18th Street and Weeden Creek Road briefly protested the addition of the sidewalk.
In preparation of road reconstruction, workers and contractors from Alliant Energy have relocated power lines and poles to accommodate for road widening. When asked why the company did not place the power lines underground, a spokesperson said cost along with safety, are major factors. “For this project, costs were projected to be about three times more expensive to move everything underground and we would have needed to maintain some of the equipment overhead,” said Cindy Tomlinson, spokesperson for Alliant Energy. “Staying with the current set-up was more cost-effective and we were able to re-use some equipment we had installed when the line was rebuilt in 2015.”
While Alliant Energy did not confirm the cost for the work, Tominson confirmed the utility is responsible for the costs associated with relocating the power lines.
City of Sheboygan expanding south
The City of Sheboygan is working to extend South 18th Street to Stahl Road as part of plans to build a new subdivision south of Weeden Creek Road. The proposed subdivision, between Weeden Creek Road and Stahl Road, is on 195 acres of farmland the City of Sheboygan acquired from the Gartman Family for $3.6 million in 2022. In the past, Mayor Ryan Sorenson said he hopes to bring low-income housing to the area1. According to documents filed with the City, the subdivision could have as many as 11 separate apartment buildings, each with 63-units.2
Recently, firefighters from the Sheboygan Fire Department have been training on Stahl Road at the John Poth Home, which is owned by the City.
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Gartman Property TIF District Agreement for Services
City of Sheboygan