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 17th 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 17th Street to West Highland Boulevard between North 6th Street and North 17th 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 6th Street to North 17th 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 6th Street to North 17th 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 6th Street to North 17th Street, will result in the re...