Ground Broken On Highway 23 Expansion

(Fond du Lac) Ground was broken Wednesday for the long-awaited expansion of State Highway 23 between Fond du Lac and Plymouth. A lawsuit by the group 1,000 Friends of Wisconsin held up the project that will expand a 19-mile stretch of the highway to four lanes. Supporters say it will improve safety on the highway, which the DOT says saw 217 crashes from 2013 to 2017. State Senator Dan Feyen of Fond du Lac says, “It’s so rewarding to see construction plans for expanding state Highway 23 finally take off after years of effort.” Governor Tony Evers was among those attending the ceremony at the Wade House Historic Site. Work on the project beings May 13th and should wrap up in 2022.