Title
Resolution in support of the Double Deck freeway alternative for the I-94 East-West Corridor if the at-grade alternatives cannot accommodate full access to Hawley Road/60th Street.
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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; which included provision for access ramps on I-94 to Hawley Road/60th Street as they exist today; and
WHEREAS, the State of Wisconsin Department of Transportation has prepared a Draft Environmental Impact Statement 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 alternative which does 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 service interchange at Hawley Road/60th Street provides necessary access to a number of manufacturing, office and retail businesses that are critical to the economic success of the City of West Allis; and
WHEREAS, the City of West Allis would be the most impacted by the closure or partial closure of the Hawley Road 60th Street interchange which serves important redevelopment areas and employment generators for the City and serves as a gateway to the City. Freeway proximity is a key selling point to prospective employers and the possibility of closing the Hawley road in...
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