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OSOW Issues. Presented by Peter Lynch Freight Operations Program Manager University of Wisconsin – Madison On Site @ WisDOT MAASTO 2012 – Wednesday, October 17, 2012. OSOW Issues. Wind Farms 2013 Freight Corridors Multi-State Permitting Roundabout Update Auto Issue
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OSOW Issues Presented by Peter Lynch Freight Operations Program Manager University of Wisconsin – Madison On Site @ WisDOT MAASTO 2012 – Wednesday, October 17, 2012
OSOW Issues • Wind Farms 2013 • Freight Corridors • Multi-State Permitting • Roundabout Update • Auto Issue • Electronic Permitting • Implements of Husbandry (IoH)
Wind Farms 2013 • Develop 2013 Process Control Plan • Organized processes and set internal policy • Various wind routing maps • Route Surveying • Intersection Mitigation • Escorting Details • Production Tax Credit?
Freight Corridors • Freight Corridors • Benefits of an OSOW FN • Assist design engineers identify where OSOW vehicles travel • Roundabouts • Interchanges • Intersections • Access Management • Overall Roadways
Multi-State Permitting • Multi-State Permitting • WinnDOT Initiative • Northwest Passage • Bentley System • Interest should be directed to Kathleen Nichols, WisDOT DMV Permits Unit
Roundabout Update • Roundabout Update • Low Clearance • Design Issues • Truck Aprons • Kansas State University Study
Auto Issue • Online Auto Issuance of Permits • 30% of Wisconsin Permits Online • Encourage Multiple-Trip Online Permit Issuance • Compel online compliance • Responsibility of WisDOT? • Permit Path/Route • Achieve 50% of initial Wisconsin Permits Online? • If 50% is not achievable, then encourage online renewable permits.
Electronic Permitting • Electronic Permitting Not Yet In Wisconsin • Copy of Permit in Vehicle • Paper Copy • Electronic Copy Problems (internet service) • Wisconsin’s history of Permit Length • Practice & Statutory Change
Implements of Husbandry (IoH) • Study in progress! • Farm equipment continues to grow in size and weight • Current outreach effort being launched to work with Ag Industry to try and resolve regulatory issues adversely impacting their operations and infrastructure
Questions? • Thank you. • Contact Information: Peter Lynch UW-Madison Freight Operations Program Manager (608) 267-4486 (Work) (608) 516-6395 (Cell) http://www.toplab.wisc.edu