Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties

WisDot gets feedback on possible Hurley roundabout

By RICHARD JENKINS

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HURLEY — The community got its first chance to see several of the designs the Wisconsin Department of Transportation is considering for the U.S. 2/U.S. 51 interchange in Hurley Wednesday — including the possibility of building a roundabout.

The public had the opportunity to provide feedback on three basic designs — rebuilding a modified version of the current overpass design, converting the interchange to a T-intersection with a stop sign on U.S. 51, or a roundabout.

Representatives from WisDOT and the engineering firm Ayres Associates said the cu...