NUMBER
080431
VERSION
ORIGINAL
REFERENCE
SPONSOR
Ald. Witkowski
TITLE
Resolution authorizing the Commissioner of Public Works to enter into an agreement with Milwaukee County for the relocation of South 6th Street between Air Cargo Way and a point approximately 2600 feet south.
ANALYSIS
This resolution authorizes the Commissioner of Public Works to execute an Out-of-Program Agreement on behalf of the City of Milwaukee between the Milwaukee County and the City of Milwaukee. This agreement pertains to the relocation project of South 6th Street between private road Air Cargo Way and a point 2600 feet south. This project is a result of the General Mitchell International Airport runways becoming compliant with Federal Aviation Administration design standards.
BODY
Whereas, General Mitchell International Airport (GMIA) is under directive from the Federal Aviation Administration to bring the runway safety areas at General Mitchell International Airport into compliance with Federal Aviation Administration design standards; and
Whereas, Part of becoming compliant includes shifting the east-west runway further west and creating a compliant runway safety area on each runway end; and
Whereas, The new westerly limits of the runway safe zone overlaps with the existing South 6th Street; and
Whereas, An alternative of constructing a tunnel under the existing South 6th Street was taken into consideration and found to be cost prohibitive; and
Whereas, The preferred and most cost effective alternative identified in the draft environmental assessment is the realignment of South 6th Street; and
Whereas, The realignment project entails developing and implementing a Storm Water Management Plan (SWMP), designing and constructing new roadway, new sanitary sewer, new storm sewer, new water main, and new street lighting system; and
Whereas, Department of Public Works (DPW) will play the primary role in pertinent decision making such as planning, design, review, construc...
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