Villa g e o f E phra im HWY 42 ALTERNATIVES ANALYSIS
AGENDA A Visio n fo r E phra im • Alte rna tive s Ana lysis • Re c o mme nda tio ns • Co sts • Ne xt Ste ps •
Now T he n
THE VISION A pe a c e ful Villa g e with stro ng tie s to its histo ry, tha t pro te c ts its na tura l re so urc e s, we lc o me s visito rs, a nd e mb ra c e s its re side nts ne w a nd o ld.
BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN FACILITIES Co nne c t pub lic pa rks • a nd la ndma rks Pro vide sa fe • a c c o mmo da tio ns L ink to re g io na l tra ils a nd • ne ig hb o ring T o wns/ Villa g e s Pro vide pe de stria n • c o nne c tio ns thro ug h unde ruse d R.O.W
COMPLETE STREETS Pro vide a c c o mmo da tio n fo r a ll • mo de s o f tra ve l a nd a ll a b ilitie s o f use r a lo ng a nd a c ro ss the ro a dwa y (Co mple te Stre e ts) Suppo rte d b y sta te la w • Oppo rtunity to influe nc e the • Hig hwa y 42 de sig n
EXISTING WATER STREET
PROPOSED WATER STREET
ALTERNATIVES ANALYSIS T he Wisc o nsin DOT inte nds to re pa ve WI S # 42 (Wa te r Stre e t) in the Spring o f 2017. I n o rde r to e nsure tha t the pla nne d impro ve me nts suppo rt the c o mmunity’ s de sire s fo r a c o nte xt se nsitive c o mple te stre e t, the Villa g e hire d the living L AB/ URS te a m to fa c ilita te a we e k lo ng pla nning a nd pub lic e ng a g e me nt pro c e ss. T his pro c e ss le d to the de ve lo pme nt o f a pre fe rre d ro a dwa y de sig n a lte rna tive tha t is suppo rte d b y the c o mmunity o f E phra im a nd sa tisfie s WisDOT sta nda rds.
ALTERNATIVE 1 WisDOT ’ s c urre nt pla n. Altho ug h this o ptio n wo uld b e a t no dire c t c o st to the Villa g e , it do e s no t a ddre ss a ny c o nc e rns with re g a rd to the sa fe ty a nd mo b ility o f its re side nts a nd Visito rs
ALTERNATIVE 2 Alte rna tive 2 wo uld b e simila r to tha t b e ing c o nstruc te d within the Villa g e limits o f Siste r Ba y. Ho we ve r, due to the c o nstra ints o f the e xisting ROW a nd the pre se nc e o f histo ric a sse ts a nd se nsitive na tura l fe a ture s this o ptio n is like ly to ha ve una c c e pta b le c o nse q ue nc e s fo r the Villa g e .
ALTERNATIVE 3 Alte rna tive 3 pro vide s ne e de d impro ve me nt in sa fe ty a nd a e sthe tic s while b e ing se nsitive to the Villa g e ’ s histo ric c ha ra c te r.
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TYPICAL ROAD SEGMENTS Se g me nt A runs so uth o f • the We tla nd Pre se rve a nd no rth o f Ande rso n Ro a d Se g me nt B runs fro m the • We tla nd Pre se rve no rth to Ge rma n Ro a d Se g me nt C runs fro m • Ge rma n Ro a d to Ande rso n Ro a d a nd ha s a re duc e d ROW
SEGMENT A PREFERRED ALTERNATIVE 66’ ROW • 11’ drive la ne s • 5’ pa ve d sho ulde r with • b ike la ne ma rking s Se pa ra te d 10’ multi-use • pa th
SEGMENT B PREFERRED ALTERNATIVE 66’ ROW • 11’ drive la ne s • 4’ / 5’ b ike la ne s • 7’ po ro us pa rking b a y • 6’ me a nde ring pa th •
SEGMENT C PREFERRED ALTERNATIVE 39.5’ ROW • 45’ pro po se d ROW • 11’ drive la ne s w/ c urb • a nd g utte r 4’ / 5’ b ike la ne s • 7’ po ro us pa rking b a y • 6’ pa th •
COSTS Se gme nt E stimate d Cost ROW Ne e de d A So uth $60K .1 Ac re s A No rth $150k .4 Ac re s B $1.2 Millio n .3 Ac re s C $1.3 Millio n .5 Ac re s T o ta l $2.9 Millio n 1.3 Ac re s
NEXT STEPS • Surve y the Co rrido r • Co nduc t Additio na l Pub lic E ng a g e me nt • Pre pa re 30% Pla ns • Ob ta in E a se me nts a nd a dditio na l ROW • Pursue F unding
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