Site work has resumed at the future location of The Richland Hospital and Clinics

Site work has resumed at the future location of The Richland Hospital and Clinics along Highway 14, where contractors are moving and placing thousands of cubic yards of fill material in preparation for eventual development of a new hospital facility.

Meise Construction Inc. of Sauk City has restarted delivery of sand from the Muscoda Industrial Park stormwater detention pond project after early winter conditions delayed work that began last year. About 22,000 cubic yards of material will be placed on the 40‑acre parcel owned by The Richland Hospital and Clinics.

H. James and Sons is also placing material removed from the current Highway 14 project roadbed to form future driveway and parking lot areas. A minimum of 40,000 cubic yards of material will be used, establishing grades for future infrastructure. “H. James and Sons is responsible for grading, compaction, erosion control, topsoil placement, and seeding,” says Todd Halvensleben, project manager with Vierbicher Associates, Reedsburg, the group retained by TRHC to manage the project. Fill work is expected to continue through October.

According to hospital officials, the sand transferred from Muscoda was obtained through a contracted agreement, while the Highway 14 fill material is being received at no cost through H. James and Sons planning of the Highway 14 Wisconsin Department of Transportation project.

The hospital purchased the site along Highway 14 as the planned location of a new facility. In November 2023, the organization’s board of directors paused construction planning because of rising building costs. While the hospital board has not committed to a specific start date, new construction is tentatively projected for around 2032.