City of Milwaukee - File #: 060922

• File #: 060922
• Version: 1
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Passed
• File created: 11/10/2006
• In control: PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE
• Final action: 11/14/2006
• Title: Substitute resolution authorizing execution of an agreement with the Wisconsin Department of Transportation for a change in the Connecting Highway designation on West Highland Avenue, West Wells Street, West State Street, and North 17th Street.
• Sponsors: THE CHAIR
• Indexes: AGREEMENTS, HIGHWAYS, INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENTS, WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
11/21/2006	1	MAYOR	SIGNED
11/14/2006	1	PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION	Pass	3:0
11/14/2006	1	COMMON COUNCIL	ADOPTED	Pass	15:0
11/10/2006	1	PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
10/30/2006	1	CITY CLERK	DRAFT SUBMITTED
10/24/2006	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ASSIGNED TO

Number

060922

Version

SUBSTITUTE

Sponsor

THE CHAIR

Title

Substitute resolution authorizing execution of an agreement with the Wisconsin Department of Transportation for a change in the Connecting Highway designation on West Highland Avenue, West Wells Street, West State Street, and North 17^th Street.

Analysis

This resolution authorizes the execution of an agreement with the Wisconsin Department of Transportation for the relocation of U.S. Highway 18 on the Connecting Highway System, including Traffic Signal Operation and Maintenance, from West Wells Street, West State Street, and North 17^th Street to West Highland Boulevard between North 6^th Street and North 17^th Street.

Body

Whereas, Section 86.32(1), Wisconsin Statutes enables the State to designate certain marked routes of the state highway system over the streets or highways in any municipality for which the municipality will be responsible for maintenance and traffic control; and

Whereas, The character of travel service provided by this route, uniformity of maintenance, the effect on the maintaining agency and the municipality’s maintenance capability consideration predicate this designation; and

Whereas, Reimbursement for maintenance of the connecting highway shall be determined using the rates per lane mile provided for under Section 86.32, Wisconsin Statutes; and

Whereas, The conversion to two-way traffic on West State Street and West Wells Street from North 6^th Street to North 17^th Street has led to a change in traffic flow which is unacceptable to the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WISDOT) on a Connecting Highway; and

Whereas, The designation of USH 18 will be relocated to West Highland Boulevard from North 6^th Street to North 17^th Street to provide a more direct route and an acceptable level of traffic flow for a Connecting Highway; and

Whereas, The relocation of the designation of USH 18 to West Highland Boulevard from North 6^th Street to North 17^th Street, will result in the removal of West State Street and West Wells Street from North 6^th Street to North 17^th Street, and North 17^th Street from West Highland Boulevard to West Wells Street from the Connecting Highway System; and

Whereas, The relocation of the designation of USH 18 will add traffic control signals on West Highland Boulevard at North 6^th Street, North 8^th Street, North 10^th Street, North 11^th Street, and North 12^th Street to the Connecting Highway System; and

Whereas, The relocation of the designation of USH 18 will delete traffic control signals on West State Street at North James Lovell Street, North 9^th Street, North 10^th Street, North 11^th Street, North 12^th Street, and North 17^th Street/North Renee Street, from the Connecting Highway System; and

Whereas, The relocation of the designation of USH 18 will delete traffic control signals on West Wells Street at North James Lovell Street, North 8^th Street, North 9^th Street, North 10^th Street, North 11^th Street, North 12^th Street, North 13^th Street, North 16^th Street, and North 17^th Street from the Connecting Highway System; and

Whereas, The reduction in Connecting Highway lane miles caused by the relocation of the designation of USH 18 will result in an annual decrease in state funding of $11,929; now, therefore, be it

Resolved, By the Common Council of the City of Milwaukee, that the Commissioner of Public Works and Comptroller are authorized to enter into an agreement with the Wisconsin Department of Transportation for the relocation of the designation of USH 18 on the Connecting Highway System to West Highland Boulevard from North 6^th Street to North 17^th Street; and, be it

Further Resolved, That the Commissioner of Public Works and Comptroller are authorized to enter into agreements with the Wisconsin Department of Transportation for the maintenance and operation of traffic control signals on the Connecting Highway System on West Highland Boulevard at North 6^th Street, North 8^th Street, North 10^th Street, North 11^th Street, and North 12^th Street.

Requestor

Department of Public Works

Drafter

Infrastructure Services Division

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October 27, 2006

USH 18 Connecting Highway Designation