Altoona’s River Prairie isn’t the only place where development is popping up along U.S. 53. A few miles north, ground has been broken for a 90-unit Fairfield Inn & Suites in the new Princeton Crossing development, which is at the intersection of U.S. 53 and the North Crossing. Haselwander Companies, which is building the hotel, expects the structure to be enclosed by November and to be ready for business next April. Princeton Crossing is a 26-acre development on Eau Claire’s northeast side that already includes a new Kwik Trip. The land is being marketed for future highway commercial projects, such as restaurants and office parks.