You will likely have to wait until April to know what will be done to address a dangerous intersection in Door County. The Gordon Road (County BB)/State Highway 42/57 intersection has been an ongoing talking point at the Door County Highway Safety Commission meetings for the last several months. A string of accidents in 2022 added extra urgency to the issue, with Door County Highway Commissioner Thad Ash appealing to the Wisconsin Department of Transportation for help addressing it. WisDOT Traffic Engineer Rod Hamilton told the committee that the department is working on a grant application to construct a roundabout at the intersection. Randy Asman, another WisDOT Traffic Engineer, said they likely would know if the project would proceed in April. The committee, led by Door County Supervisor Roy Englebert, pressed to see if they would learn about the grant’s success before work began north of the intersection on State Highway 42/57.

Englebert addressed additional concerns for a solution due to a new childcare center that will be on the road in the coming year. Lengthening the northbound passing lane on State Highway 42/57 was also mentioned as a way to make the intersection safer for the time being until a more permanent solution can be addressed.

The committee also discussed new access points for the future Kwik Trip and Fleet Farm south of Duluth Avenue in Sturgeon Bay. Hamilton says they should have more on those projects in the coming weeks, but he did point out that traffic entering and exiting the Kwik Trip may be restricted depending on if you are traveling northbound or southbound on the highway.