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Request by Sarah Hillenbrand of Mandel Group for construction staging in the public right-of-way adjacent to 7470 Blanchard Street
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Submitted by:
Jennifer Stilling
Department:
Public Works (Engineering Services Division)
A. Issue
Due to planned construction activities at the proposed development at 7470 Blanchard Street, the applicant has requested the following construction staging measures for a 24-month time period within the public right-of-way due to insufficient setbacks for construction:
? A parking/traffic lane closure on the east side of Wauwatosa Avenue
? Cranes that will swing within the Wauwatosa Avenue and Blanchard Street public right-of-way
? A sidewalk closure on the east side of Wauwatosa Avenue and the north side of Blanchard Street
B. Background/Options
As shown in the attached site logistics plan, a construction material staging area and haul route is proposed directly adjacent to the property on the east side of Wauwatosa Ave in the existing northbound travel lane. The staging area/haul route will be separated from Wauwatosa Avenue vehicular traffic with jersey barriers and fencing. The main construction delivery entrance to the site is proposed at the northeast corner of Wauwatosa Avenue and Blanchard Street. Construction vehicles must enter in the site at this location via northbound Wauwatosa Avenue, travel one-way south to north and exit onto Wauwatosa Avenue via the northbound lanes. Engineering recommends that the contractor shall be responsible for the snow removal in the staging area/haul route.
The Wauwatosa Avenue center line will be shifted to the west to allow for one lane of traffic in each direction. Based on the proposed construction duration, it is required that all existing grooved in tape pavement marking will need to be ground off. Paint must be used to designate the temporary lane shift during construction. The pavement marking transitions to the north and south of the lane closure are subject to a...
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