City of West Allis - File #: R-2013-0134

• File #: R-2013-0134
• Version: 2
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Adopted
• File created: 6/4/2013
• In control: Public Works Committee
• On agenda: 6/4/2013
• Final action: 6/4/2013
• Title: Resolution to oppose the construction of any alternatives for the I-94 East-West Corridor that do not include access to both 70th Street and Hawley Road/60th Street.
• Sponsors: Public Works Committee

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
6/4/2013	1	Common Council
6/4/2013	2	Public Works Committee		Pass
6/4/2013	1	Common Council
6/4/2013	1	Safety and Development Committee (INACTIVE)		Pass
6/4/2013	2	Common Council	Adopted As Amended	Pass

Title
Resolution to oppose the construction of any alternatives for the I-94 East-West Corridor that do not include access to both 70th Street and Hawley Road/60th Street.
Body
WHEREAS, on June 21, 2006 the Advisory Committee on Regional Transportation System Planning, of which the City of West Allis is a member, adopted a 2035 regional transportation plan, being a part of the master plan for the physical development of the Region and set forth in SEWRPC Planning Report No. 49, A Regional Transportation System Plan for Southeastern Wisconsin; and

WHEREAS, the design year 2035 regional transportation plan for Southeastern Wisconsin, has become the master plan for the general purpose of guiding and accomplishing a coordinated and harmonious development of the entire Region; and that the purpose and effect of the adoption of the master plan shall be to aid the local governments and local government officials, and the State government and State government officials in the performance of their functions and duties; and

WHEREAS, the design year 2035 regional transportation plan includes provision for access ramps on I-94 to both 70th Street and Hawley Road/60th Street as they exist today; and

WHEREAS, the State of Wisconsin Department of Transportation is currently preparing an Environmental Impact Study to evaluate the existing I-94 service interchanges and the indirect or cumulative effects of changes in land use and development patterns that may occur farther from the I-94 corridor and later in time after reconstruction of the I-94 East-West Corridor depending on which alternative is chosen; and

WHEREAS, the State of Wisconsin Department of Transportation is contemplating the construction of at least one set of alternatives labeled C-3 and W-3 which do not include access ramps to Hawley Road/ 60th Street and which may have a dramatic effect on the land use and development patterns in the City of West Allis; and

WHEREAS, the existing I-94 servi...