Illinois state line to Madison Dane and Rock County

Project area Why improve I-39/90? Project outreach Upcoming large contracts

Divided into three segments for design purposes North – Dane/Rock County line to US 12/18 Central – County O to Dane/Rock County line South – Illinois state line to County O

Improve safety through design features Built in 1958 – 1961 Interchanges and roadways have substandard features compared to today’s safer design standards Inadequate merge lanes at I-43 Enhance Safety for Traveling Public 608 Crashes/Year (2000 – 2005) 300 crashes in 2010 Fatal crash near Janesville

Congestion and Increased Traffic Current Traffic: 45, ,000 vehicles per day Projected 2040 Traffic: 80, ,000 vehicles per day Higher volumes: Friday, Sunday & in summer Traffic backup on I-39/90 Movement of Goods Trucks handle 90% of all freight shipped in Wisconsin Trucks account for 35% of total traffic on I-39/90 Heavy truck traffic on I-39/90

Interstate Mainline Improvements Reconstruct and expand 45 miles of I-39/90 from four to six lanes and reconfigure 11 interchanges Four to eight lanes from WIS 11 (Avalon Rd.) to WIS 26

Reconstructed cloverleaf interchange into diamond interchange with two roundabouts Proactive presentations with Janesville Police Department, Janesville Craig High School (sophomores, juniors and seniors), Janesville Senior Center and others. Created drive-through simulation videos for St. Mary’s Janesville Hospital/Dean Clinic and other area businesses. WIS 11 (Racine St.) interchange, Janesville,

Project staff developed multiple brochures and a narrated video about the DDI alternative at the WIS 11 (Avalon Road) interchange. Brochures How to Drive the Diverging Diamond Interchange How to Navigate the DDI as pedestrians and bicyclists Frequently Asked Questions about DDIs How to Drive: Large Truck How to Drive: Oversize/Overweight Video A 4-minute narrated video on the WIS 11 (Avalon Road) interchange. Posted in mid-October with almost 500 views as of November 26.video More info at under Resources.

Project Outreach Public meetings, business meetings to increase project awareness before start of construction. Weekly construction updates via for public to anticipate upcoming lane closures and traffic impacts. General 511 Wisconsin Travel Info – Visit or call 511 Interactive project website with map, travel times and lane closure information. – I-39/90 Expansion Project, Project Facebook page to maximize outreach to stakeholders and the general public. – I-39/90 Expansion Project,

Outreach –Extensive outreach, coordination and meetings with state legislators, local officials, businesses, residents –Project website and Facebook page Project controls –Document/record keeping, meeting minutes, tracking, issues logs P6 schedule –Consistent scheduling to be used during all aspects of project (i.e., design, real estate, construction) Incident management –High profile projects require constant monitoring and awareness for incident management –Freeway Service Team –Quick clearance measures

/72 –IH 39 Mainline, STH 59 Interchange & IH 39 Rock River Bridges (Rock Co.) –Let Fall 2015, Completion Fall –IH 39 Mainline (southern Dane Co.) –Let Spring 2016, Completion Fall –IH 39 Mainline, USH 14/26 Interchange (Rock Co.) –Let Fall 2016, Completion Fall –IH 39 Mainline (Rock Co.) –Let Fall 2016, Completion Fall 2019

John Vesperman, P.E. Project Chief John Steiner, P.E. Project Supervisor Kim Schauder, P.E. Project Supervisor Wayne Chase, P.E. Project Supervisor Jim Buschkopf, P.E. Corridor Project Manager Craig Pringle, P.E. Project Manager, North Segment Derek Potter, P.E. Project Manager, Central Segment Steve Marshall, P.E. Project Manager, South Segment Emmanuel Yartey, P.E. Construction Project Manager

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