PORT WASHINGTON, Wis. — A fire hydrant is sitting in the shoulder of County Highway LL in Port Washington following a water and sewer upgrade project tied to the new data center complex.
According to the city's water department, the hydrant is currently turned off for safety, and the city says it wants the issue resolved before winter.
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Hydrants were installed as part of a city infrastructure project to extend water and sewer service to the under-construction data center complex. The project required County Highway LL to be fully closed for months before the road was eventually resurfaced.
Bill Tyson, a Port Washington neighbor who bikes the nearby Ozaukee Interurban Trail often, rode past the area Thursday morning.
"It's not too bad. I don't know, just avoid it I guess," Tyson said. "I guess they could have put them in the right spot."
Rich Peshek, a neighbor from nearby Grafton, said the hazard is more serious than it might appear.
"Something like that, it's solid. You hit it. It's going to damage your car," Peshek said. "Sometimes you look at those things and there could be better planning, and that maybe is done in a rush, trying to meet a deadline, and sometimes mistakes are made."
Water Utility superintendent Dan Fisher said the exact timeframe for a fix is as of yet unclear, but the city wants the work completed before winter. The project is expected to require minimal lane closures, if any.
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