September 5, 2025 – West Bend, Wi – A busy week for 1505 S. Main Street in West Bend, Wi as soil sample testing got underway behind Omicron Restaurant. The testing is being completed as plans for a new Culver’s Restaurant move forward. The Culver’s proposal passed the plan commission a vote of 6-3 as a traffic impact study still needs to be completed.
Plans call for razing the two existing buildings at 1437 and 1505 S. Main Street.
Below is the article regarding some concerns about traffic on S. Main Street, particularly the middle left turn lane.
September 3, 2025 – West Bend, WI – The West Bend plan commission pushed a proposal for a Culver’s Restaurant on S. Main Street forward on a 6-3 vote even though a traffic impact study still needs to be completed.
The proposed restaurant is eyeing the property at 1437 and 1505 S. Main Street. The site is currently home to Omicron Restaurant and Visionworks. The 1.47-acres combines the two parcels; the new Culver’s will be 5,066 square feet.
The crux of the issue discussed Tuesday night was the amount of traffic anticipated on S. Main Street. The scope of the traffic analysis would also need to review driveways in the area including Kohl’s, the car wash to the south of the property, the intersection of Main Street and Butternut Street, and the driveway to the north by Pedal Moraine.
Plan commission member Jed Dolnick said he was primarily concerned about traffic backing
up and not being able to exit and enter the site efficiently.
There was also discussion about the two-way left turn lanes on Main Street and how that might stack up on a busy Friday night.
At the end of discussion, the motion was to approve the site plan along with a necessary traffic impact analysis. The vote was 6-3 with Dolnick voting no. “There’s that saying, trust but verify. Speaking for myself, I would like to verify the traffic study before approving the site plan just to make sure.”
The traffic impact analysis was anticipated to be completed in the coming months.
On a side note, one of the more interesting statistics relayed during the meeting was that in the last two years, sales at the Culver’s on W. Washington Street have increased by almost $2 million from what they were before.
Plans call for razing the two existing buildings at 1437 and 1505 S. Main Street.
