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US 51 corridor, south segment - public involvement

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Opportunity for public input on draft Coordination Plan (CP) and draft Impact Analysis Methodology (IAM).

The following documents are in Adobe PDF format.
(Note: Some files are large and may take longer to download depending on individual connection speeds. Users may need to zoom in to see details.)

Two draft project documents have recently been prepared and are now available for public review and comment:

• Coordination Plan (CP)
• Impact Analysis Methodology (IAM)

Paper copies are available at the city of Stoughton and village of McFarland libraries.

The lead agencies for the project, the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) will use the CP to facilitate and document interaction with the public and other agencies and to inform the public and other agencies of how the CP will be accomplished. The CP is meant to promote an efficient and streamlined process and good project management through coordination, scheduling, and early resolution of issues.

The purpose of the IAM is to communicate and document the lead agencies’ structured approach to analyzing impacts of the proposed transportation project and its alternatives. Collaboration on the IAM is intended to promote an efficient and streamlined process and early resolution of concerns or issues.

Comments on these documents will be accepted from the public for 30 days. Comments should be sent to Jeff Berens, WisDOT Project Manager, by December 6, 2008.

Jeff Berens, WisDOT Project Manager
2101 Wright Street
Madison, WI 53704
Phone: (608) 245-2656
E-mail: jeff.berens@wisconsin.gov

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Public information meetings (PIM) and workshops

Scheduled/future

• Spring 2009 - PIM is tentatively scheduled. 

Past meetings

• May 16, 2006 - PIM was conducted in Stoughton to present alternative concepts.
• May 17, 2006 - PIM was conducted in McFarland to present alternative concepts.
• April 28, 2005 - Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) conducted an alternatives solutions workshop in Stoughton.
• January 2004 -  PIM was conducted to present the preliminary results of the US 51 Needs Assessment.
• 2003 - WisDOT conducted three workshops for the needs assessment portion of the study.

Advisory committees

Two separate committees will help with the alternatives analysis and identification and implementation of short-term improvements. These committees have been meeting approximately once every two months since February 2005. Recommendations from both committees will help WisDOT make decisions on the corridor's future.

Policy advisory committee (PAC)
PAC consists of elected officials from:

• City of Stoughton
• Village of McFarland
• Town of Albion
• Town of Dunkirk
• Town of Dunn
• Town of Pleasant Springs
• Town of Rutland

Technical advisory committee (TAC)
TAC consists of representatives from:

• Madison Area Metropolitan Planning Organization
• Department of Natural Resources
• Federal Highway Administration
• Dane County Highway Department
• Dane County Planning
• City of Stoughton
• Village of McFarland
• Town of Dunn

The following documents are in Adobe PDF format.
(Note: Some files are large and may take longer to download depending on individual connection speeds. Users may need to zoom in to see details.)

Newsletters/handouts/others

• Newsletter - May 2006 (643 KB)
• FAQs - May 2006 (407 KB)

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Questions about the content of this page:
Southwest Transportation Region, madison.dtd@dot.state.wi.us
Last modified: November 6, 2008