The city budgeted an additional $150,000 over several years to cover any additional funds, Magnus said.Ĭity officials hope to have the tunnel open later this year or early in 2023, Magnus said. Waukesha County applied for the grant in July, with a revised construction estimate of $2.7 million due to the growing cost of materials. Barbara Dittrich, Waukesha County Executive Paul Farrow and Waukesha County Supervisor Tyler Foti explored funding options in 2021. But I'm glad we're able to get it done now, and people can go from one end of the street to another and people won't have to worry about being run over by a car," he said. "It's great for the community, and it should have happened years ago. Kevin Ellis, who actually did take a shovel to the site in July to bring awareness to the project. "I told everybody that if they weren't going to do it, I was going to shovel it out myself," said Ald. Waukesha County attempted to complete the project in 2016 but received only $798,000 from the state Department of Transportation for an underpass project costing an estimated $2.3 million, leaving a large gap between funding and costs.Ĭity officials made some changes to the project in 2019, lowering the cost to $1.7 million. Waukesha County and the city applied for a larger grant in 2020, which they didn't receive. More: Oconomowoc Common Council approves construction of $400,000 privately funded pickleball courts More: Oconomowoc's Roosevelt Park could get splashpad after city officials approve agreement to start fundraising The tunnel is between the two Kwik Trips near Oconomowoc Parkway and Highway 67. "There's now light at the end of the tunnel," he said in a Feb. "The one thing that keeps me up at night is that tunnel," said Mayor Robert Magnus in his state of the city address on Feb. Pedestrians and bikers will soon be able to travel through a tunnel on Oconomowoc's Lake Country Trail under Highway 67 on the city's south side thanks to a $2.28 million federal grant to finish the project after years of delay.
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