Madison Area

[Big John]

Why in the bloody hell would they even be proposing new stop lights on 51 at MKE St...

https://wisconsindot.gov/Documents/projects/by-region/sw/us51-corridor/0725milwaukee.pdf

For the EIS, they have to show they considered other alternatives.

[WISFreeways]

Madison Beltline study: website claims PEL out by "summer 2025"; I guess we'll have to wait at most 16 more days.
https://wisconsindot.gov/Pages/projects/by-region/sw/madisonbeltline/default.aspx

I-39/90/94 study: super exciting!
https://wisconsindot.gov/Pages/projects/by-region/sw/399094/default.aspx

US 12 freeway conversion to WIS 19: crickets. Despite being arguably the most important of the current studies.
https://wisconsindot.gov/Pages/projects/by-region/sw/12freeway/default.aspx

[mgk920]

I do like the idea of a full directional 'T' interchange between the (interstates) and US 151 to the northeast at Washington Ave ('East Towne interchange').  A full separation of the freeway-to-freeway' traffic from the local surface streets, as well as from the transit BRT line at that location.

Mike

[hobsini2]

I do like the idea of a full directional 'T' interchange between the (interstates) and US 151 to the northeast at Washington Ave ('East Towne interchange').  A full separation of the freeway-to-freeway' traffic from the local surface streets, as well as from the transit BRT line at that location.

Mike

More like the 41/29 interchange in Green Bay or the 39/90/43 interchange in Beloit? I don't think there's enough room for the latter at 151 and 30/90/94.

[The Ghostbuster]

It appears that either a standard diamond interchange or a SPUI will be constructed as the service interchange at the reconstructed Interstate 39/90/94 interchange at US 151: https://wisconsindot.gov/Documents/projects/by-region/sw/399094/0124us151highcrossicalt1directionalspuivsdiamond.pdf.

[mgk920]

I do like the idea of a full directional 'T' interchange between the (interstates) and US 151 to the northeast at Washington Ave ('East Towne interchange').  A full separation of the freeway-to-freeway' traffic from the local surface streets, as well as from the transit BRT line at that location.

Mike

More like the 41/29 interchange in Green Bay or the 39/90/43 interchange in Beloit? I don't think there's enough room for the latter at 151 and 30/90/94.

I have seen WisDOT drawings of it, with the freeway ramps 'piggybacked' over the restored local surface streets.  It is tight with no full '65' speed ramps and ROW takings, but it does work.

Mike

[mgk920]

It appears that either a standard diamond interchange or a SPUI will be constructed as the service interchange at the reconstructed Interstate 39/90/94 interchange at US 151: https://wisconsindot.gov/Documents/projects/by-region/sw/399094/0124us151highcrossicalt1directionalspuivsdiamond.pdf.

Those look to me like full 'free flow' for the connections between the US 151 freeway to the northeast and the interstate(s) with Washington Ave/High Crossing Bd to the northeast getting the 'Texas frontage road' treatment.  It is more apparent in the second option (the 'conventional diamond' for the Washington Ave surface street).  WisDOT is definitely planning this for the long term.

Mike

[WISFreeways]

To clarify.
Here is the preferred alternative for the I-39/90/94 study.
https://wisconsindot.gov/Documents/projects/by-region/sw/399094/1224section2.pdf

[Sani]

I'm kind of surprised they're not looking at an interchange at Hanson Road / Eastpark Boulevard instead of Hoepker Road, especially with the UW Health East Madison complex being right there. I know it's just over a mile from US 151, but you could put ramps to and from northbound 39/90/94 to a roundabout on Portage Road at the north entrance to the hospital and have the ramps to and from the southbound interstate wrap around the substation on the northwest corner of the interchange.

[thspfc]

I'm kind of surprised they're not looking at an interchange at Hanson Road / Eastpark Boulevard instead of Hoepker Road, especially with the UW Health East Madison complex being right there. I know it's just over a mile from US 151, but you could put ramps to and from northbound 39/90/94 to a roundabout on Portage Road at the north entrance to the hospital and have the ramps to and from the southbound interstate wrap around the substation on the northwest corner of the interchange.

I've been wanting this for years. If it's not happening with this study then it never will.