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WIS 312 was first established by legislation in 2005 as a new route number for the stretch of then WIS 124 running from I-94 to US 53. This resulted in the shortening of WIS 124 to a length and routing nearly identical to that it had in 1992 before it was extended to cover the then-new North
Crossing in Eau Claire. While the legislation establishing WIS 312 was intended to only take effect once the new US 53 bypass of Eau Claire was completed, local authorities jumped the gun, posting new WIS 312 signs as early as November 2005. The southern half of the bypass opened in August 2006 and the US 53 designation was relocated from North Hastings Way to the new freeway. This resulted in the retiring of the Bypass US 53 designation. North Hastings Way was also turned back to local control.
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Budget. In 1985 Lewis amended the Budget to provide the funds to identify, secure, and design the project. The City of Eau Claire donated land to the State and
Northern States Power Company rerouted a transmission line to allow for the route. The name "North Crossing" developed during the planning stages of the project that culminated in the creation of the highway—the highway was designed to divert traffic crossing the
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Crossing name specifically referred to a more northerly river crossing than any other point in Eau Claire. When it came time to decide upon a name for the highway, the term North Crossing had
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