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How a Project Becomes a Project Michelle Ellias DOT SW Region Programming Engineer DNR/DOT Meeting December 4, 2012. DOT Planning & Programming. Planning & Programming. What’s the difference?
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How a Project Becomes a ProjectMichelle ElliasDOT SW Region Programming EngineerDNR/DOT Meeting December 4, 2012
Planning & Programming • What’s the difference? • Planning—corridor and majors studies, long range planning, jurisdictional transfers, bike/ped coordination • Programming—manage allocated budget, 6-10 year window, projects in design/construction
Southwest Region • Area: 12,466 square miles • Counties: 16 • Towns: 322 • Villages: 144 • Cities: 58 • Population: 1,204,163 • Bridges: 4,205 • Roadway miles: 25,516
6-year program meetings Provide the public and officials opportunity to: • review current projects in program and provide comments • identify needs and express concerns or suggestions regarding potential (future) highway projects
Majors Program Major Highway Project (Sec. 84.013, Wis. Stats.) • Total Cost more than $30 million, and one of the following: • Constructing a New Highway for 2.5 miles or more • Adding lanes for 5 miles or more • Converting expressway to freeway for 10 miles or more • The Department may not construct contiguous projects within 6 years, which when combined would meet the Major Project definition
Majors Program Transportation Projects Commission(Sec. 13.489, Wis. Stats.) • Governor – serves as chairperson • 5 Senators – 3 from the majority party and 2 from the minority party • 5 Representatives – 3 from the majority party and 2 from the minority party • 3 citizen members • Secretary of Transportation – serves as non-voting member
Majors Program Transportation Projects Commission PLANNING (STUDY) PHASE • Gives approval to WisDOT’s recommendations for studying potential major highway projects through the final EIS/EA stage DESIGN (PROJECT) PHASE • Reviews projects having gone through the final EIS/EA stage • Has the authority to conduct public hearings on potential major highway projects • Submits its recommendations for approval/disapproval to the governor, the legislature and joint committee on finance The governor and legislature enact legislation to list (enumerate) major highway projects in s. 84.013(3), Wis. Stats.
Backbone System • The Backbone System connects major economic areas of the state
3R System • “3R”: resurface, recondition, reconstruct • The 3R System consists of existing (non-Backbone System) state highways • Does not include county or town roadways
3R Functional Roadway Classifications • Backbone Connector Routes • (US 14 - La Crosse to Madison; US 12; STH 26) • Arterials • Principal (US 18 – Prairie du Chien to Madison; STH 11/81) • Minor (STH 133 – Cassville to Potosi; STH 33 – Portage to Fox Lake) • Collectors • Major & Minor (STH 89 -Waterloo to Columbus; STH 188 – STH 60 to CTH V, south of Merrimac)
Priority order for 3R corridors • 1) Structurally deficient Bridges & Culverts • 2) Connector Backbone Routes • 3) Other Principal Arterials • 4) Any other roadway over 5,000 ADT • 5) All other STH in any size municipality • 6) Minor Arterials • 7) All other Collectors
Review Deficiencies • Safety • Pavement & Structure Data • Mobility
Input/Information Gathering • State/County/Local Officials • Operations Staff • Citizens
New Projects Roadway Classification Structure Data Pavement Data Legislators Mobility Need Public Crash History Traffic & Maintenance County & Local Officials
New Project set up • Establish project ID, write CDR (concept definition report) • Distribute CDR to internal parties/outside agencies/FHWA • Schedule and hold scoping meeting to better define concept of work before turning project over to project development staff