Rural (Roby Road to Exchange Street)

Project overview | Schedule | Exhibits | Contact information

Overview

This section between Stoughton and McFarland is divided into three stages.

US 51 from Roby Road to County B/AB in the city of Stoughton and towns of Rutland and Dunn. Improvements include:

• Expand the existing 2-lane rural section between Roby Road and County B (east) to a 4-lane urban section
• Provide a 10-foot wide sidewalk on both sides of US 51
• Construct a roundabout at the Rutland-Dunn Townline Road intersection (chosen as preferred alternative after November 2021 Public Involvement Meeting)
• Construct a pedestrian underpass north of the Rutland-Dunn Townline Road intersection
• Construct a roundabout at the County B (east) intersection
• Reconstruct the existing 2-lane rural section from County B (east) to County B/AB with a 2-lane rural section, a continuous median, and intersection improvements at each side road
• Pave shoulders to accommodate bicycles

US 51 from County B/AB to Exchange Street in the town of Dunn. Improvements include:

• Reconstruct the existing 2-lane rural section of US 51 with intersection improvements
• Construct a roundabout at the Mahoney Road intersection (chosen as preferred alternative after September 2022 Public Involvement Meeting)
• Pave shoulders to accommodate bicycles

US 51 from Tower Road to Exchange Street in the town of Dunn

• Convert the existing stop controlled intersection to a dual-lane roundabout
• Seeking input on the intersection control at Exchange Street and Tower Road

Public Involvement

Roby Road to County B/AB

• January 2023
• Handout
• Presentation
• Comment form
• Roll plots
• Exhibit 1
• Exhibit 2
• Exhibit 3

County B/AB to Exchange Street

• September 2022 - Public Involvement Meeting
• Handout
• Presentation
• Roll plots and exhibits
• County B/AB to Tower Road
• Roll plot
• Mahoney Road Intersection control evaluation alternatives
• Mahoney Road Intersection overview
• Alternative 1: Stop-controlled (with backage road access)
• Alternative 2: Traffic signal (with backage road access)
• Alternative 3: Single-lane roundabout (with backage road access)
• Alternative 4: Single-lane roundabout (with shared access)
• Tower Road to Exchange Street
• Roll plot

Schedule

Note: These dates are subject to change based on funding availability.

Roby Road to County B/AB

• Construction scheduled for 2026 and 2027

County B/AB to Exchange Street

• Construction scheduled for 2027

Tower Road to Exchange Street

• Construction scheduled for 2026
  

US 51 and County B/AB intersection (wisconsindot.gov)

• Construction scheduled for summer 2024

Exhibit

• County B to Exchange Street

Contact information

Kevin Drunasky, P.E.
WisDOT Project Manager
(608) 246-3811
kevin.drunasky@dot.wi.gov