A LOOK AHEAD
Here is a quick glimpse into projects in the works
across the country. Watch for more on them in our blog
(AyresAssociates.com/blog/) and in future TRENDS issues.
HIGHWAY 29 INTERCHANGE WORK SET
TO RESUME
Federal funding worth nearly $20 million to build a new
State Highway 29 interchange west of Green Bay, Wisconsin,
will revive a dormant project.
The federal funds will support the following:
• Construction of a new diamond interchange with
roundabouts at the ramp terminals.
• Realignment of two nearby roadways, including
roundabout connections, to provide a safe distance
from the ramp terminals.
• Sidewalk and bike accommodations on all
reconstructed roadways.
• Extension of fiber/broadband technologies to the
project area.
This project involves working with several key stakeholders,
including the WisDOT, Brown and Outagamie Counties,
Villages of Hobart and Howard, Town of Pittsfield, and the
Oneida Nation. The project has an accelerated schedule
to complete a public hearing, finish the environmental
documentation, acquire the needed right-of-way, and
complete the final plans for a September 2020 letting to
meet the BUILD funding requirements.
TASK FORCE RESPONDING TO NEW
DATUMS UNDER DEVELOPMENT
Ayres began designing the interchange at Brown County
Highway VV in 2010 for the Wisconsin Department of
Transportation (WisDOT) with the knowledge that the plans
would be put on the shelf until more funding could be
secured. After the interchange design work began, WisDOT
hired Ayres to design a restricted crossing U-turn (RCUT)
intersection at Highway VV to improve safety until the full
interchange could be built. It was one of the first RCUT
intersections designed in the state.
The federal grant for the Highway 29 interchange was issued
through the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Better
Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD)
program. This was the only project in Wisconsin to receive
BUILD funding. Brown County led the effort to secure the
grant, with assistance from Ayres.
A recently formed Wisconsin Society of Land Surveyors
(WSLS) task force is taking a focused look at the new
geodetic datum expected in 2022 that will provide the
framework for the nation’s positioning activities and survey
marks – and help ensure accurate and modernized spatial
data.
Ayres Associates’
Dick Kleinmann
and State
Cartographer
Howard
Veregin are
co-leading the
Wisconsin Spatial Reference System 2022 Task Force, which
formed mid-2018 in response to the National Geodetic
Survey’s plans to replace the existing datums established
in 1983 and 1988. The Task Force represents a broad
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