Racer X Report: Sun Prairie Cross Redux (Bike Federation of Wisconsin)

Sun Prairie Cup, Sheehan Park, Sun Prairie, Wisconsin - Oct. 23rd

Used with permission; Photo (c) 2011 by Clint Thayer / Focal Flame Photography. All rights reserved.

Below is a bit delayed coverage of last week’s race in Sun Prairie by Mike Heenan, who races for and works at Crank Daddy’s Bicycle Works.  The great photos (both above and in the linked Bike Federation of Wisconsin blog post) are generously provided by award-winning photographer Clint Thayer of Focal Flame Photography.

Link to Mike Heenan's blog post about the Sun Prairie Cup Cyclocross Race on Oct. 23rd: http://www.bfw.org/2011/10/28/racer-x-report-sun-prairie-cross-redux/ 

Link to Clint Thayer's photo gallery of the Sun Prairie Cup:

http://www.focalflamestore.com/CycloCross/2011-Sun-Prairie-Cup

Link to Focal Flame's photo galleries of the U.S. Gran Prix of Cyclocross Planet Bike Cup in Sun Prairie:

Saturday's Races: http://www.focalflamestore.com/CycloCross/2011-USGP-PBC-Saturday

Sunday's Races: http://www.focalflamestore.com/CycloCross/2011-USGP-PBC-Sunday

Click here for more information on Focal Flame Photography.

Blogger's Note: Thanks to Mike Heenan for a great write up on the race, and thanks to Robin and Clint at Focal Flame for allowing use of the photos.   They do a great job covering these events in Sun Prairie and all over Madison.  Hopefully, we have more of these events coming to Sun Prairie in the future!

151 Main Street Project Update Week of October 31st, 2011 (City of Sun Prairie Engineering Department)

Here is the schedule for the week of Oct. 31st on the 151-Main Street Interchange project: 

• Traffic switch to occur on Monday, traffic to travel on outside lanes along Main Street (Originally scheduled for Oct. 26th)
• Concrete placed in TWLTL (two way left turn lane).
• Median work will continue. 
• Landscaping and restoration will continue.
• Next Thursday Nov. 3rd at 9:00 a.m. will be the last business meeting held for this project.

Truck Traffic Advisory: 

It is currently very difficult for large trucks to make a left turn onto Main Street from the SB 151 ramp. These trucks may want to either 1) turn right and go around the Round-a-bout to go east bound on Main Street, or 2) they could go up to the 151-CTH C - Reiner Rd interchange and turn around to head NB on 151and exit on to Main Street. This right turn is much easier for large trucks.

Note that there are no turns onto Main Street from O'Keeffe Ave.

Persons travelling this route are advised that construction is likely to be occurring on Saturdays for the next several weeks.  People are also strongly encouraged to continue to slow down and watch for construction workers and equipment at all times in the construction zone.  In addition, vehicles traveling westbound on W. Main Street. and wanting to access businesses along O'Keeffe Avenue must turn at the Clarmar Drive intersection.  Access to O'Keeffe Avenue for westbound vehicles does not exist west of Clarmar Drive.
 

Key Contact Information

City of Sun Prairie Project Office: (608) 215-1167

WisDOT Project Office: (608) 834-1207

Contractor Office (R.G. Huston): (608) 255-9223

Project Office Address: 1632 W. Main St. (Access from Hart Rd.)

E-mail: mainstreet@cityofsunprairie.com