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Public Information Meeting

WIS 60 CORRIDOR STUDY

Washington and Ozaukee Counties

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Meeting purpose

Introduce the study team

• Identify goals for this study
• Describe transportation deficiencies in the

study area

• Present the preliminary range of improvement

alternatives The information you provide regarding study goals and transportation deficiencies will assist the study team in refining the preliminary alternatives on display tonight

What are your study goals?

It is important for WisDOT to understand your study goals

before we begin to refine preliminary alternatives

• A project advisory committee made up of local officials and

residents has identified the study goals below:

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Minimize residential

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Moderate travel speed between and business displacements Jackson and Grafton

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Allow traffic to safely enter and

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Promote safe pedestrian and bicycle cross WIS 60 access across WIS 60

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Improve operation at Five Corners

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Enhance the safety of snowmobile

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Extend off-road bicycle/pedestrian paths crossings

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Improve traffic flow

• If you have study goals that differ from those listed, please

write them on the comment form in your handout

What transportation deficiencies should this study address?

It is important to understand the full range of transportation

challenges before we fully develop alternatives to address those challenges

• The project team has identified the transportation issues listed

below:

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Injury and property damage crashes in Jackson are poor and will worsen by 2040 are above statewide rates

— Traffic operations in the urban areas will be —

Fatal injury and property damage crashes unacceptable by 2040 between Jackson and Grafton are above

— North-south movements across WIS 60 at

statewide rates unsignalized intersection will be very difficult by

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Traffic volumes corridor-wide are expected to 2040 increase by up to 80% by 2040

— There are a range of geometric deficiencies along —

Traffic operations between Jackson and Grafton WIS 60 that affect safe travel in the study area

• If you are aware of other transportation deficiencies, please write

them on the comment form in your handout

Project purpose

Develop and evaluate a range of alternatives to address

capacity and safety issues along WIS 60 between Jackson and Grafton

• Identify a preferred alternative that meets project-area

residents’ and other stakeholders’ needs and minimizes

• verall impacts

Why are WIS 60 improvements needed?

The need for proposed improvements is based on a

combination of factors related to:

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Safety – The 2008-2010 crash rates in Jackson and the rural area between Jackson and Grafton were higher than the statewide rates for similar roadways

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Traffic volumes – Traffic volumes corridor-wide are expected to increase by up to 80% by 2040

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Traffic operations – Existing traffic operations are poor between Jackson and Grafton and traffic operations in Jackson and Grafton will be unacceptable by 2040

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Regional importance of WIS 60 – The proposed WIS 60 improvements in tandem with the improvements from Slinger to Jackson would provide a safer more efficient connection between US 41 and I-43

Crash severity along WIS 60 (2008 – 2010)

Segment Jackson Rural Grafton TotalA

Fatal* 0.00% 3 2.90% 0.00% 3 1.50% Injury A - incapacitating injury 3 5.00% 5 4.80% 2 4.90% 10 4.90% Injury B - a non-incapacitating evident injury 9 15.00% 20 19.00% 4 9.80% 33 16.00% Injury C – a non-evident injury 10 16.70% 18 17.10% 7 17.10% 35 17.00% Property Damage Only 38 63.30% 59 56.20% 28 68.30% 125 60.70%

Total 60 105 41 206

* One fatal crash occurred at the County G intersection on November 12, 2009. One fatal head-on crash occurred 0.2 mile east of the County Y intersection on February 9, 2008. One fatal head-on crash

• ccurred 0.1 mile east of the County M intersection on September 19, 2009.

NOTE: These numbers do not include motor vehicle/deer crashes.

Crash rates along WIS 60 are above the state- wide average in Jackson and the rural area

Severity Jackson Grafton SmallAUrbanA StatewideAAverage Rural RuralAStatewideA Average

Fatal 0.6 3.4 1.1 Injury A 13.9 11.1 7.8 5.7 4.9 Injury B 41.8 22.3 30 22.9 11.4 Injury C 46.4 39 44.5 20.6 15.8 PDO 176.4 156 165.4 67.6 54.2 Total

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228 244

120

87

Bold indicates values are above the statewide average

Traffic volumes in the WIS 60 corridor will increase by up to 80 percent by 2040

RoadwayASegment ExistingATraffic 2010AAADTA(vpd) FutureATraffic 2040AAADTA(vpd) PercentAIncrease

County P–Jackson Drive 14,600 25,700 23-37 Jackson Drive–County G 8,200 11,700 43 County G–County M 8,000 13,900 74 County M–County Y 7,500 13,100 75 County Y–WIS 181/County NN 8,300 14,100 70 WIS 181/County NN–County I 13,760 23,300 69 County I–Keup Road 15,400 23,300 51 Keup Road–1st Avenue 13,400 23,300 74 1st Avenue–5th Avenue 12,700 22,800 80 5th Avenue –11th Avenue 12,100 21,200 75

What is level of service (LOS)?

Level of service (LOS) is a qualitative measure of

• perational conditions within a traffic stream as perceived

by drivers. A designated LOS is described in terms of average travel speed, density, traffic interruptions, comfort, convenience, and safety. LOS designations range from “ A” to “F , ” with “ A” representing free-flow traffic and “F” gridlock conditions.

A/B C/D E/F

LOS trends in rural and urban areas

• Existing LOS in the

rural area is poor

Segment Lengt 2011ALOS 2040ALOS From To ( iles) A P A P

D D E E

and will become

Eagle County 4.4 Drive Line D D E E

worse by 2040

D D E E County WIS 181 2.9 Line E E E E E E E E WIS 181 Keup Road 2.1 E E E E

• The future LOS in

Jackson and Grafton will approach

Segment Lengt 2011ALOS 2040ALOS illage From To ( iles) A P A P

Jackson County P Eagle Drive 1.8 C C F F Grafton 1st Avenue 11th Avenue 1.2 B C F F

gridlock conditions

In 2040, nearly all north-south unsignalized intersections with WIS 60 will operate at LOS F

Intersection Traffic Control East Approach (No Stop) West Approach (No Stop) North Approach South Approach

AM Eagle Drive Two-way stop A A

F F

Maple Road One-way stop A A N/A D County G Two-way stop A A

F F

County M Two-way stop A A

F

E County Y Two-way stop A A

F F

Horns Corners Road Two-way stop A A

F F

PM Eagle Drive Two-way stop A A

F F

Maple Road One-way stop A A N/A

F

County G Two-way stop A A

F F

County M Two-way stop A A

F F

County Y Two-way stop A A

F F

Horns Corners Road Two-way stop A A

F F

Traffic operations and safe travel along WIS 60 are affected by a range of geometric deficiencies

Substandard and less than desirable vertical curves

• Limited passing opportunities
• Insufficient intersection turn lanes
• Substandard intersection sight distance and

intersection angles

Inadequate intersection corner clearance (proximity of

driveways to intersections)

• Rural areas: insufficient paved shoulder width for bicycles
• Substandard urban lateral clearance; substandard rural

clear zone

Unusual intersection configurations (e.g. Five Corners)

Regional importance of WIS 60

WIS 60 within and beyond the study area is a designated

state long truck route.These routes play an important role in freight movement within the state

• The proposed WIS 60 improvements in tandem with the

improvements from Slinger to Jackson would provide a safer more efficient connection between US 41 and I-43

— US 41 and I-43 are two of 37 system-level priority corridors in the state — These corridors are critical to Wisconsin’s travel patterns and support the state’s economy.

Preliminary alternatives considerations

In developing preliminary alternatives there are always

alternatives that seem impractical

• In laying out the preliminary alternatives, avoiding natural

resources and man-made development was not the primary consideration

The number of preliminary alternatives limits the level of

engineering detail. Side road connections will be evaluated at the next meeting. The goal today is not to identify the ultimate solution. It is to evaluate the preliminary alternatives and identify a range of alternatives that have some ability to address the transportation problems.

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Other projects in the study area

WIS 60 – US 41 to US 45

– 2012: Reconstruction to 4 lanes. – 2012: Roundabouts at US 45 ramps

W WIS 60 – Wauwatosa Rd./ Washington Ave. Intersection

– 2020: Reconstruct intersection (roundabout)

WIS 60/County G Intersection

– 2012 Reconstruct intersection (roundabout)

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County P Intersection – 2020: Reconstruction

WIS 60 – Eagle Drive to WIS 181

– 2020: Resurfacing

WIS 60 – WIS 181 to 11th Ave

– 2026: Reconstruction

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Project activities

We Are Here

ProjectA anagement DataA Gat ering

• Engineering
• Environmental

Develop/ efine/EvaluateA Alternatives Environmental Studies/ Document Engineering Activities/ FunctionalAPlans AgencyACoordination Community/Stake olderAInvolvementA(communitiesTAWisDOTTAlocalAbusinesses) Design StudyAReport Re F

Project schedule (subject to change)

2011 2012 2013 2014 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

Data Gathering Agency Coordination Community Involvement Preliminary Alternatives Development Refine Alternatives Environmental Document Functional Plans Design Study Report

Tasks

PAC Meeting No.1 P No. AC Me 2 PIM N eting Meeting

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PAC PIM N Meeting No.3 Meeting

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PA No. C Me A PIM N 4 eting EA pproved Meeting

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FONS Approv I ed

What’s next?

Develop alternatives’ comparison criteria

• Begin alternatives screening process

— refine number of alternatives — analyze intersection configurations, turn lanes, operations and impacts — additional detail compared to preliminary range of alternatives

• Map wetland boundaries in July and August
• Hold PAC Meeting No.3 – fall 2012
• Hold Public Information Meeting No.2 – fall/winter 2012

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WIS 60 IMPACT SUMMARY TABLE – WASHINGTON COUNTY