U.S. 12/18 West - Cambridge to Madison





A jug handle interchange with a slightly rerouted Wis 73 replaced two intersections and a brief concurrency with U.S. 12/18.
04/19/18
04/19/18

Wis 73 was improved to serve as an alternate to I-39/I-90 during the reconstruction project adding the grade separation at U.S. 12/18.
04/19/18
04/19/18

Parallel Shaul Lane to the north follows a portion of the old alignment for U.S. 12/18 and Wis 73.
04/19/18
04/19/18

U.S. 12/18 expand into a four lane expressway west ahead of North Star Road. This section was improved in 1998.
04/19/18
04/19/18

Funded by the Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP), a $23 million project underway from late Summer 2022 to November 2023 upgraded U.S. 12/18 to limited access standards from a new dumbbell interchange constructed with CTH-AB.1 The exchange was built west of milepost 270.2 and this scene.
04/19/18
04/19/18

A ribbon cutting for the interchange (Exit 269) joining U.S. 12/18 with County AB took place on September 21, 2023.1
04/19/18
04/19/18

The at-grade intersection with Millpond Road along U.S. 12/18 was eliminated as part of the 2022/23 HSIP Project. Frontage roads, Maahic Way and Millpond Pond, were constructed west from County AB to service adjacent businesses and the Dane County Landfill.
04/19/18
04/19/18

The bridge taking U.S. 12/18 across Upper Mud Lake was built in 1990. This was the final potion of the Madison Beltline to be completed.
04/22/18
04/22/18
References:
- "New US 12/18, County Highway AB interchange expected to open Friday." Channel 3000 (Madison, WI), September 21, 2023.
Photo Credits:
- Peter Johnson: 04/19/18, 04/22/18
- ABRoads: 05/30/11
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Page Updated Tuesday July 16, 2024.