Sat 30 May 2009
Why is it, when the divided road narrows down to a two lane road, there is always a knucklehead next you who just has to race to get in front of you on the two land road? It wouldn’t be so bad except that, invariably, the knucklehead usually slows down and/or makes a left turn in less than a half mile, forcing you to sit behind him while he waits for oncoming traffic to clear.
Why is it, now that it’s Orange Barrel season in Wisconsin, that as soon as a major thoroughfare is closed, the county digs up the official detour? US 151 is closed in Fond du Lac and Calumet Counties this summer. On a recent trip to Chilton, the detour included a flagging crew, holding up one lane at a time while a back hoe dug a ditch.
This is not atypical here, a few years ago, while US 41/45 (the freeway) was being repaired, the state highway department suggested Pilgrim Road as an alternate route. Pilgrim Road was closed for major construction. The next major road to the west, Calhoun Road, was also torn up.
Only in Wisconsin does the detour have a detour.