Gov. Tony Evers joined Wisconsin Department of Transportation officials and community leaders at the Greenbush Town Hall in Glenbeulah Tuesday to celebrate the improvements to Wisconsin Highway 23 in Fond du Lac and Sheboygan Counties. Evers says expanding 23 to four lanes will ensure folks have a safer, reliable route for transportation. While the WIS 23 project was enumerated in 1999, construction did not begin until 2019. During those 20 years, there were 887 crashes along WIS 23, involving 340 injuries and 11 fatalities. Construction began in spring 2019 to expand WIS 23 from U.S. Highway 151 in Fond du Lac east to County Highway P in Plymouth, and the modifications include increased capacity, various intersection upgrades, and three new interchanges to improve safety and mobility.
Two new park and ride lots along WIS 23 offer convenient access for ride sharing between Fond du Lac and Sheboygan Counties. Additionally, the 17-mile extension of the Old Plank Road Trail now connects Sheboygan and Fond du Lac with a bicycle and pedestrian path. The WIS 23 interchanges at County Highway UU and County Highway K are expected to open to traffic by mid-November. WIS 23 will be in the final configuration with a 65 mph speed limit in early December.
