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Presentation by Engineering Division of Public Involvement Meeting #2 (PIM) exhibits and materials for the reconstruction of North Avenue from Met-To-Wee Lane to 73rd Street, which includes replacing two bridges over the Menomonee River
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Submitted by:
Jennifer Schroeder, PE
Senior Civil Engineer
Department:
Department of Public Works - Engineering Division
A. Issue
Presentation by Engineering Division of Public Involvement Meeting #2 (PIM) exhibits and materials for the reconstruction of North Avenue from Met-To-Wee Lane to 73rd Street, which includes replacing two bridges over the Menomonee River. This work is included in the Capital Improvements Program (CIP), Project 1127 for the roadway & Project 2301 for the bridges.
B. Background/Options
The purpose of this project is to address the deteriorated pavement condition, structural deficiencies, aged public utilities, known safety and operational issues and substandard bike and pedestrian facilities within the subject section of W. North Avenue.
GRAEF, retained in February 2024 by the City of Wauwatosa, developed a proposed bridge type for the west bridge over the Menomonee River, two alternatives for the east bridge, three alternatives for the intersection of Menomonee River Parkway and three alternatives for the cross section of North Ave from Swan Boulevard to N 73rd Street.
All of the above alternatives were presented to the public at the first Public Involvement Meeting (PIM) held on October 22nd, 2024. The meeting was well attended by constituents and local officials. We received 130 comment forms back regarding the project's alternatives and the comments we received on our social media post were generally positive. Staff took all public comments and engineering principles into account when making a recommendation on the preferred alternative.
As presented to the Committee on December 10th, 2024, staff recommended moving forward with Alternative 2, the signalized intersection for the M...
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