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WisDOT Hwy 20/83 Construction project
State Hwy 20/83 reconstruction, approximately 1.8 miles long, from Buena Park Road to State Hwy 36, plus about 2 blocks of East Main Street from the bridge to Milwaukee Street.
The project will improve safety, traffic flow, riding characteristics, intersection operation, sight distance, and drainage of the 2-lane undivided roadway. Current and projected traffic volume was another consideration in moving forward with the project.
The project will improve safety, traffic flow, riding characteristics, intersection operation, sight distance, and drainage of the 2-lane undivided roadway. Current and projected traffic volume was another consideration in moving forward with the project.
Average Annual Daily Traffic Volumes
| 20/83 Segment | 2011 |
Projected to 2038 |
|---|---|---|
| Hwy 83 to Buena Park Rd | 7,800 |
10,500 |
| Buena Park to Jefferson St. | 10,400 |
13,800 |
| Jefferson to E Main St | 13,900 |
18,100 |
| E. Main to River Rd | 6,800 |
9,000 |
| River Rd to Hwy 36 | 7,000 |
9,300 |
| E. Main (1st to Milwaukee) | 10,000 |
12,900 |
Hwy 20/83 Crash Data (2007-11)*
Location- Intersection |
Property Damage Only |
Injury | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buena Park | 6 |
1 |
7 |
| Rivermoor Rd | 3 | 2 |
5 |
| Jefferson | 8 |
2 |
10 |
| River St | 6 | 1 |
7 |
| Main St | 6 |
2 |
8 |
| Elizabeth St | 3 |
1 |
4 |
| Mid-Block & Minor intersections | 18 |
4 |
22 |
| Total for 20/83 corridor | 50 |
13 |
63 |
*Five-year average crash rate for the entire corridor is 228 crashes per million vehicle miles traveled, which is just less than the state average of 223.
Project Details
Provided at the April 21, 2016 Public Involvement Meeting
Meeting Handout
Comment Sheet - return to Justin Suydam (below) by May 5, 2016
Project Contacts
Justin Suydam, P.E.
WisDOT Project Manager, WisDOT SE Region
PO Box 798, 141 NW Barstow St, Waukesha, WI 53187
Phone: 262.548.8745
John Elkin, P.E.
Consultant Project Manager, R.A. Smith National, Inc.
16745 W. Bluemound Rd., Suite 200, Brookfield WI 53005
DOT 20/83 Project website
Orange - DOT project
Yellow - Village project
Red shows Village Boundaries
Yellow - Village project
Red shows Village Boundaries
Project Overview
Project includes reconstruction of the pavement and bridge on State Highway 20/83 from Buena Park Road to Highway 36 in Rochester. The project also includes East Main Street from Hwy 20/83 to Milwaukee Street.
It will address:
- Road deterioration, age of facility and related deficiencies
- Increasing traffic volume
- Safety concerns
- Drainage concerns
Completion of the project will:
- Improve safety
- Increase roadway capacity
- Improve ride and operational quality
- Improve drainage
- Improve pedestrian and bicycle accommodation
- April -May 2016: Appraisal Staking
- Summer 2016-Fall 2017: Right-of-Way Acquisition
- May 2018: Plans Complete
- Spring 2018: Public Involvement Meeting
- Spring to Fall 2018: Utility Relocation
- Fall 2018-Fall 2019 - Construction
Special Meeting Seeks to Help Business Owners Survive and Thrive During Major Construction
Absolutely Waterford hosted a special public meeting that included Wisconsin DOT project managers for the ST HWY 20/83 project schedule to begin Winter of 2018-19 and Erin Welty, Downtown Development Account Manager for the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) to offer information about the project and tips for business owners for surviving and thriving during a major downtown construction.
WEDC Presentation
DOT Presentation