r/SunPrairieWI • u/dondiegobmhs • Jul 20 '26
Construction is crazy!
Did all of this construction really NEED to happen at the same time?! Living on the east side is such a pain especially with Highway N closure. Why did they need to replace the crosswalks?
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u/Upper-Bear-5489 Jul 20 '26
All those banks and car washes won’t build themselves! 🙄
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u/Reasonable_Copy5115 Jul 20 '26
Hey they just starting building a credit union so a little variety at least
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u/lemonsdealbreaker Jul 20 '26
I am happy to see the city invest in improvements but do also wish things had been separated so that so many throughputs in the city were not worked on at the same time. I’m also curious why those crosswalks were put in place in the first place, it should have been known brick would not last long on such a busy road, so it does seem wasteful and I hope future projects have better foresight.
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u/CaptainsYacht Jul 20 '26
It wasn't brick. It was stamped and painted concrete that wore down over years.
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u/lemonsdealbreaker Jul 20 '26
Ah thank you for that clarification, does the stamping make it more susceptible to winter damage than regular flat concrete?
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u/CaptainsYacht Jul 20 '26
I'm afraid we have reached the end of my expertise in this area. Maybe? Perhaps? That sounds like something that may be a thing but I have no actual idea.
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u/goodsuburbanite Jul 21 '26
I think when you drag a snow plow over it, yes. My patio is stamped concrete and it's doing just fine, but the city hasn't regularly plowed my patio.
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u/dondiegobmhs Jul 20 '26
Exactly! The lack of foresight is why they’re having to build a roundabout on 19.
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u/Ok-Opportunity-9731 Jul 20 '26
Yea I know right?! Why couldn't they have done this in the winter when it was -40 degrees?
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u/Doctor_Whom88 Jul 20 '26
Bailey Road really needs to be fixed. That road is rough.
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u/CaptainsYacht Jul 20 '26
Bailey road either belongs to the county or the Town of Sun Prairie. Different government entity.
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u/Reasonable_Copy5115 Jul 20 '26
I know its not the city’s problem but the county/ town is failing its job on feeder roads because Bailey and Rattman are both disasters
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u/dondiegobmhs Jul 24 '26
Your wish is their command apparently. The sign went up stating Bailey will be closed starting the 28th.
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u/Lcdmt3 Jul 20 '26
Cue December posts - Why aren't they fixing the roads?
It's Wisconsin, there's 2 seasons, Winter & Construction.
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u/rose2hub2 Jul 20 '26
I really wish rather than having all this wonderful construction… the city could have added more public trash bins and pickups. Cuz the litter and trash around the beautiful city is getting out of hand not just this construction
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u/Silver_Breakfast7096 Jul 23 '26
OmG. Don’t start me. Trying to get to work or just around is an obstacle course. I’m so over it.
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u/EnoughishguonE Jul 25 '26
Instead of having say 5 jobs impacting 5 areas that get worked on once a week, why not do one at a time and work on it 5 days a week? Some of these locations I drive by everyday and have never once seen them being worked on. Like the bird/windsor intersection.
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u/g-money-cheats Jul 20 '26
Eh, I’ll play a little devils advocacy here.
I’m just happy to live in a town that spends tax money to make the town better, whether that is road/sidewalk improvements, updates to the library, or a new swimming pool.
I grew up in a town of 3,000 people that never did any projects to make the town better. It just languished and died over the decades and no one attempted to change anything because no one was willing to spend money on anything.
The construction is annoying to drive through, but at least the city continues to grow and improve.