Highway MM Contractor In Hot Water Over 2 Other Projects

RACINE, WI -- Racine County officials are urging Caledonia-based construction company Cornerstone USA and the Department of Transportation to complete the languishing Highway MM project, as reports have surfaced that the beleaguered company is now in hot water for two other area road projects.

Just about anyone with a vehicle in Racine knows about the Highway MM project, its delays and detours.

Highway MM closed in April as part of a full reconstruction project, as the intersection of Highway MM with Highway 38 and Old Mill Road is rebuilt and re-aligned.

Officials said at the time that the construction project was scheduled to last several months, with construction to be completed in November. Though estimate is subject to weather conditions, the project is clearly languishing through December.

According to a WTMJ report, Caledonia-based Cornerstone USA is already paying $2,000 a day in fines in West Allis for a road project.

As previously reported in Patch, in Oak Creek, slow progress on road construction at S. 13th Street (CTH V) between W. Drexel Ave and W. Rawson Ave. has caused traffic backups and delays months ago, and officials say they understand the problems it's created.

"We appreciate your continued patience and cooperation during the construction inconveniences caused by the project being significantly behind schedule," Department of Transportation officials said. "Please be assured that the Wisconsin Department of Transportation, the administrative agency of the project, is holding the contractor accountable for not finishing the project on time."

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