Wisconsin Tribal Transportation Conference Green Bay, November 1, - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Wisconsin Tribal Transportation Conference Green Bay, November 1, 2016 Gary C. Brunner, P.E. WisDOT

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 Impacts  Response  Timeline  Partnerships  Current Status 3

 5-12 inches of rainfall  500-1000 year storm  11 state highways impacted  Local damage exponential 4

Saxon Harbor before July 11 Saxon Harbor after July 11

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 Ensure safety of motorists by closing roads that were impassable  WisDOT worked with County, Municipal and Tribal officials to establish detour routes  Achieve as much ‘mobility’ as practical  Allow emergency operations to take place 19

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 Multi-Agency strike teams assessed 181 sites  Combined for 115 projects  Coordination with WDNR, National Guard, Wisconsin Emergency Management, FEMA, tribe, local governments  County forces repaired and reopened State and select county roads within several hours to several days 24

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 US 2 initially detoured via US 51, WIS 77, WIS 13, US 63 and US 53 (200 miles)  Car Only detour on tribal roadways saved 160 miles from Hurley to Ashland!  USH 63 initially detoured via 77 and 53 (110 miles)  Truck detour on county trunks in Bayfield County saved 30 miles from Hayward to Ashland.  Car Only detour on town roads saved 55 miles from Hayward to Ashland. 27

 WIS 13 initially detoured via WIS 77, US 63; US 53 and US 2 (170 miles)  WIS 13 detoured via 77 and USH 2 after USH 2 restored  Saved 100 miles between Mellen and Ashland!  WIS 13 detoured via restored CTH C  Saved another 40 miles of misdirection between Mellen and Ashland! 28

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 Coordination with Local Officials  25 Press Releases  Local sites linked on 511  Social Media Updates  One-Stop Shop meetings  Listening Sessions 32

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 Assist local municipalities as needed  Restore mobility on major routes ASAP!  Bring in Contractors as needed  US 63 at Grand View  WIS 13 and Silver Creek and Trout Brook  US 2: Initial repairs and then scour damage repair  WIS 169  75% of state impacts were repaired and reopened in less than a week 34

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 WIS 169 in Iron County at Vaughn Creek  Work began October 10  $1.3 million project to include bridge installation  Scheduled completion: late November 2016  Detoured via WIS 13, WIS 77, US 51 and US 2 44

 US 2 repairs at Kakagon Slough  Work began October 10  $275,000 project to include scour repair  Scheduled completion: mid November 2016  Single lane closures 46

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Gary C. Brunner, P.E. Operations Section Chief – WisDOT – Northwest Region gary.brunner@dot.wi.gov (715) 836-2415 50