6-19-17 state lawmaker encourages residents concerned about hwy 23 project to write to federal judge

A Fond du Lac lawmaker is asking residents to write to a federal judge to express their concerns about a Highway 23 expansion project.   The project to widen 23 to four lanes between Fond du Lac and Plymouth was halted a couple years ago when an environmental group filed a lawsuit arguing the expansion wasn’t necessary.  A federal judge has yet to make a final ruling.   Fond du Lac state representative Jeremy Thiesfeldt told a recent gathering that he is hoping a final order will come down sometime this summer.  Thiesfeldt says if there is a favorable ruling he is working to make sure there is funding for the project.