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DOT seeks input on Hwy 16 corridor; La Crosse board delays final recommendation to gather committee feedback
Summary
Wisconsin DOT presented four typical-section alternatives for the State Trunk Highway 16 reconstruction in La Crosse. The Board of Public Works voted unanimously to refer the decision to June 23 and asked staff to gather input from the Bike-Ped Advisory Committee and Citizens for Disability.
The Wisconsin Department of Transportation asked the Board of Public Works on June 2 to recommend a preferred cross-section for a State Trunk Highway 16 pavement replacement project between Seventh and Twelfth streets; the board voted to postpone a final recommendation until its June 23 meeting and directed staff to gather additional committee input.
Randy Byam, project development supervisor for WisDOT, said the 2028 pavement replacement provides an opportunity to set a typical section — balancing traffic operations, pedestrian accommodations, bicycle facilities and on-street parking — for a corridor the agency will not reconstruct again for many years. “We began with 13 different typical section alignments … and working with the city department of public works and…
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