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Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers has signed a $7.21 million contract with James Peterson Sons of Medford for a resurfacing and safety improvement project on STH 97 between Reflection Street in the village of Stratford and Northridge Street in Marshfield.
Road construction is scheduled to start this Monday, Aug. 1, and is estimated to be completed in the middle of November, depending on the weather.
The pavement on this segment of STH 97 is showing signs of deterioration. In addition, run-off-the-road crashes have occurred within the construction project’s limits, and crashes have been reported at the intersection of CTH AAA/ North Galvin Avenue and STH 97 north of Marshfield. Crashes have also been reported at the STH 97 intersections with CTH C east and Staadt Avenue.
The following are details of the STH 97 resurfacing and safety improvement project: the removal of a portion of the existing pavement and place new asphalt pavement and modifying intersections to aid in reducing crashes such as widening the intersection of STH 97 and CTY AAA/North Galvin Avenue by adding median left and right turn lanes, widening the intersection of STH 97 and Staadt Avenue to add a median left turn lane and widening the intersection of STH 97 and CTH C east to allow for the addition of a southbound median left turn lane.
Further details of the STH 97 resurfacing and safety improvement plan include making repairs to the bridge over the Little Eau Pleine River; paving the road shoulders, increasing the width of the paved surface from three to five feet and adding rumble strips to improve safety; replacing culverts and cattle passes with new culverts and replacing guardrails.
STH 97 will remain open during construction but motorists can expect lane closures controlled by flaggers. In addition, one lane of traffic controlled by temporary signals will always be open during the work on the bridge over the Little Eau Pleine River. Drake Avenue will be allowed to be temporarily closed while the temporary traffic signals are in operation for the work on the structure; side road access will be maintained during the project except CTH AAA/North Galvin Avenue and Staadt Avenue each will be allowed to be closed for a maximum of five working days while the intersection approaches are being reconstructed. The crossings will not be closed at the same time. Driveway access will be maintained throughout the project.
School open house
Stratford elementary and middle/high schools will hold an open house in their buildings for parents and children from 5:30-7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 30.
Fall sports meeting
Stratford middle and high school athletes attending sixth through 12th grades in the upcoming 2022-23 school year need to attend the fall sports meeting at 6 p.m. this Monday, Aug. 1, in the middle/ high school commons with their parent or guardian.
Team specific meetings will occur after the general meeting at 6 p.m. in the commons.
A video covering the fall sports meeting will be posted on the Stratford School District website. Parents or guardians with questions or concerns on the fall sports meeting need to contact new Stratford middle/high school athletic director Craig Martens at crmartens@gapps.stratford. k12.wi.us.
Forage field walk
A Forage Grass Field Walk will be held from 1-3 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 3, at the Marshfield Ag Research Station, located at 208356 Drake Avenue in rural Stratford.
The event consists of observing and discussing a forage grass variety trial featuring various perennial grass and legume mixes along with their data and quality data.
Attendees will observe the dairy heifers in the pasture and current research using virtual fence collar technology.
The event is hosted by EPPIC (Eau Pleine Partnership for Integrated Conservation) in parnership with Marathon COunty, University of Wisconsin- Madison Extension and the University of Wisconsin’s Marshfield Agricultural Research Station.
Seed for the forage trials was supplied by Short Lane Ag Supply and Eberly Ag Services.
Traveling art gallery
The Marathon County Public Library’s Little Art Exhibit will be on display at the library’s Stratford Branch, located at 213201 Scholar St., from now until Saturday, Aug. 6. The gallery contains mini works of art created by community members. The Little Art Exhibit is free to attend.
