PUBLIC INFORMATION MEETING #2 Todays presentation given by: Jeff - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

PUBLIC INFORMATION MEETING #2 Today’s presentation given by: Jeff Berens, P.E. WisDOT Southwest Region g Gerry Schmitt, P.E. KL Engineering, Inc.

Meeting Objectives Meeting Objectives • Status of Alternatives Investigated • Propose WisDOT Recommended Alternative • Update Study Schedule • Gather comments on the study Gather comments on the study

US 51, Madison – DeForest, Terminal Drive – WIS 19 Dane County Project ID 5410-05-00 STUDY LIMITS

Project Purpose and Need Project Purpose and Need • Improve safety • Reduce congestion • Improve bicycle, pedestrian, and transit facilities • Reduce diversion to neighborhood streets • • Support economic development Support economic development

Traffic Safety and Operations Traffic Safety and Operations • Crashes from 2007 to 2011 • • 1 859 crashes (over 7 per week) 1,859 crashes (over 7 per week) • 606 crashes with injuries (over 2 per week) • 10 fatalities • Current Traffic Operations Conditions • Peak hour delays increasing • Long backups at signalized intersections • Operations by 2040 • Failing throughout corridor

Improvement Alternatives Improvement Alternatives • No Build • Maintenance of existing roadway without expansion or M i t f i ti d ith t i reconfiguration • Alt A – Transportation System Management (TSM) • Keeps most existing intersections at grade • Alt B – Enhanced Expressway • Adds interchanges at intersections with high crash rates and g g major traffic delay • Alt C – Freeway Conversion • Provides a free flow movement for traffic through the corridor Provides a free flow movement for traffic through the corridor *Preferred alternative could be a Combination of alternatives

Innovative Designs Innovative Designs • Diverging Diamond Interchange (DDI) • B l li Beltline & WIS 30 & WIS 30 • • Si Single Point Interchange (SPI) l P i t I t h (SPI) • E. Washington Ave • Echelon • Broadway & E. Washington Ave

Proposed Recommended Alt Proposed Recommended Alt • Combination of Alternatives A, B, & C • Best addresses safety and congestion issues taking into accounts environmental impacts and projected cost • • May change based on input from the public municipalities and May change based on input from the public, municipalities, and resource agencies • Highlighted at project stations g g p j

Bicycle / Pedestrian Facilities Bicycle / Pedestrian Facilities • On-road as appropriate for Alternatives A & B • N No on-road facilities on freeways d f iliti f • Upgrade crossings and parallel roadways • Overpasses • Tompkins Drive • Helgeson Drive • Walsh Road / Parkwood Drive (Over WIS 30) • Larson Court • Larson Court • East Washington Avenue • Anderson Road (Over I 39/90/94) • Off R Off Road Paths d P th • Broadway – Pflaum Road • Pierstorff Street – County CV

Noise Impacts / Corridor Aesthetics Noise Impacts / Corridor Aesthetics • Noise Impacts • U d Updating noise analysis i i l i • Determine areas of potential mitigation • Aesthetics • Corridor themes • Bridges, Walls, Landscape Opportunities

Effects on Business Effects on Business • Issues • • Impacts to businesses in all alternatives Impacts to businesses in all alternatives • Relocations • Access changes • Opportunities • Improved access to and from businesses • Safer and more efficient access • Improved corridor aesthetics • Developmental change and growth

Estimated Project Costs Estimated Project Costs • Year 2013 $ construction and real estate costs estimated • Alternative A • Alternative A $215 $215 - $250 Million $250 Million • Alternative B $595 - $685 Million • Alternative C $790 - $875 Million • Recommended Alt could be a combination of A, B, and C • Planning Level Estimates – More detailed costs for Draft EIS i in Summer 2013 S 2013

Study Schedule y 2013 2014 Refine Alternatives Inc. Recommended Alt. Public Involvement / Agency Coordination Mtgs

Funding and Project Scheduling Funding and Project Scheduling • Currently no funding allocated for final design or construction • Funding would be from Majors Program • Statewide program • WisDOT prioritizes and submits to the Transportation Projects Commission (TPC) • TPC recommends to Legislature and Governor • If funding is approved, WisDOT can: • Begin final design • Prioritize sections for most effective order of construction • Schedule project as appropriate

Interim Improvement Projects Interim Improvement Projects Beltline Ramps (2008) Cottage Grove Rd to Buckeye – Auxiliary Lane SB (2008) Hoepker Road Intersection (2009) p ( ) Dutch Mill Park n Ride Expansion (2012) I 39/90/94 WB Ramp Signals (2012) US 51 SB Bridge Replacement at Cottage Grove Road (2015) Buckeye Road and Pflaum Road Signal Improvements (2015) Signal Improvements (2015)

Opportunities to Provide Input Opportunities to Provide Input • Comment Form • Fill Out Here and Put in Comment Box • Fill Out Here and Put in Comment Box • Take Home and Mail • Send Comments Via Email - jeff.berens@dot.wi.gov j ff b @d t i • Future Public Meeting and Public Hearing • Request a presentation or meeting Request a presentation or meeting • Website – http://www1.wisconsindot.gov/Pages/projects/by-region/sw/51/default.aspx

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