THE FUNCTION OF THE FREEWAY SYSTEM AND ITS COMPONENTS

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1 Finl Drft s Approved by Technicl Subcommittee Southestern Wisconsin Regionl Plnning Commission Plnning Report No. 47 A REGIONAL FREEWAY RECONSTRUCTION SYSTEM PLAN FOR SOUTHEASTERN WISCONSIN Chpter III THE FUNCTION OF THE FREEWAY SYSTEM AND ITS COMPONENTS INTRODUCTION This chpter provides description of the function of ech mjor segment of the regionl freewy system nd of the freewy system s whole. Informtion is presented on the current jurisdictionl nd federl id clssifiction of ech freewy segment nd on the trffic volumes, verge length of trips, nd origins nd destintions of trips on ech segment of the freewy. JURISDICTIONAL AND FEDERAL AID CLASSIFICATION All 272 miles of existing freewys within southestern Wisconsin re under the jurisdiction of the Stte of Wisconsin 1. As such, the Stte of Wisconsin hs responsibility for the design, construction, mintennce, nd opertion of ech segment of the freewy system. As noted in Chpter II, the primry purpose of highwys under Stte jurisdiction is to serve trvel through nd between counties in the Stte of Wisconsin, nd s well, the rest of the ntion. Stte trunk highwys lso serve to directly connect to lnd uses of regionwide nd sttewide importnce, such s Milwukee County s Generl Mitchell Interntionl Airport, the commercil ir crrier irport serving southestern Wisconsin. The Wisconsin Deprtment of Trnsporttion (WisDOT) divides the bout 11,800 miles of stte trunk highwys into five sub-systems reflecting their importnce in supporting sttewide mobility nd economic ctivity. In order of their greter importnce, these five subsystems re: 1 Stte, regionl, nd locl plns hve been mended to remove the Prk Est Freewy nd replce the freewy with surfce rteril. The removl nd replcement is progrmmed for implementtion in Therefore, in this study, the description of the existing freewy system nd plnned freewy system will not include Prk Est Freewy.

2 Corridors 2020 Bckbone Routes (1,550 miles sttewide) connecting mjor popultion nd economic centers nd providing links to ntionl nd interntionl mrkets; Corridors 2020 Connector Routes (2,100 miles sttewide) connecting key communities nd regionl economic centers to the bckbone routes; Other Principl Arterils (1,450 miles sttewide) providing mobility within specific regions of the Stte; Minor Arterils (5,000 miles sttewide) serving trips within portions of specific regions of the Stte, nd smller communities of the Stte; nd Collectors nd Locl Rods (1,700 miles sttewide) serving short trips nd primrily n ccess function. As shown on Mp 3-1, 214 miles of the totl 272 miles of the southestern Wisconsin freewy system, or 79 percent, re on the WisDOT Corridors 2020 Bckbone Subsystem, with 31 miles, or 11 percent, on the WisDOT Corridors 2020 Connector Subsystem nd the remining 27 miles, or 10 percent, on the Other Principl Arterils subsystem. There re three designtions of stte trunk highwy routes on the freewy system: interstte highwy routes, U.S. highwy routes, nd stte trunk highwy routes. Mp 3-2 displys the routing provided on the freewy system of southestern Wisconsin. Interstte highwy routes re designted by the U. S. Deprtment of Trnsporttion, Federl Highwy Administrtion, nd re intended to consist of routes of the highest importnce to the ntion, which re built to uniform geometric nd construction stndrds. Interstte highwy routes re intended to connect, s directly s prcticble, the principl metropolitn res, cities, nd industril centers of the Ntion, including routes into, through, nd round urbn res; to serve the ntionl defense; nd to connect with routes of importnce in Cnd nd Mexico. Primry interstte highwy routes hve two-digit designtion, including IH 94 nd IH 43 in southestern Wisconsin. Interstte highwy routes with three digit designtion nd with the first digit being n even number IH 894 in southestern Wisconsin represent bypss of primry route IH 94 s it enters the Milwukee urbn re. An interstte highwy three-digit route with n odd first digit IH 794 indictes spur of the primry interstte route IH 94 leding into the urbn re. U.S. highwy routes re designted by the ech Stte with pprovl by the Americn Assocition of Stte Highwy nd Trnsporttion officils, nd re intended to provide continuous highwy routing of principl highwy routes between sttes nd cross the United Sttes. U. S. highwy routes on the southestern Wisconsin freewy system include USH 41, USH 45, nd USH 12. Stte trunk highwy routes re designted by the Wisconsin Deprtment of Trnsporttion nd re intended to provide continuous routing between the counties of southestern Wisconsin. Stte trunk highwy routing on the southestern Wisconsin freewy system include STH 16, STH 145, nd STH 119 (Airport Spur Freewy). 2

3 GRAPHIC SCALE Mp 3-1 STATE TRUNK HIGHWAY SUBSYSTEMS ON THE SOUTHEASTERN WISCONSIN FREEWAY SYSTEM CORRIDORS 2020 BACKBONE ROUTE CORRIDORS 2020 CONNECTOR ROUTE NON-CORRIDORS 2020 ROUTE Approximtely 214 of the 272 miles or 79 percent of Southestern Wisconsin Freewys re Corridors 2020 bckbone routes, 31 miles or 11 percent re Corridors 2020 connector routes, nd 27 miles or 10 percent re non-corridors 2020 routes. Source: Wisconsin Deprtment oftrnsporttion nd SEWRPC. 2

4 Mp 3-2 ROUTES PROVIDED OVER THE FREEWAY SYSTEM WITHIN THE SOUTHEASTERN WISCONSIN REGION INTERSTATE HIGHWAY UNITED STATES HIGHWAY WISCONSIN STATETRUNK HIGHWAY GRAPHIC SCALE This mp depicts the highest highwy routing provided over ech segment of freewy. There re segments of Interstte Highwy which lso crry United Sttes Highwy or StteTrunk Highwy routing nd segments of United Sttes Highwy which lso crry StteTrunk Highwy routing. Approximtely 173 of the 272 miles or 64 percent of Southestern Wisconsin Freewys re Interstte Highwy Routes, 77 miles or 28 percent re United Sttes Highwy routes, nd 22 miles or 8 percent re StteTrunk Highwy routes. 2b

5 The Federl id clssifiction of the southestern Wisconsin freewy system is shown on Mp 3-3. As rteril fcilities, ll of the freewys in southestern Wisconsin re eligible to receive U. S. Deprtment of Trnsporttion, Federl Highwy Administrtion Surfce Trnsporttion Progrm funds. Most of the freewy system within southestern Wisconsin 255 miles, or 94 percent of the 272 mile system is prt of the Ntionl Highwy System nd is eligible to receive U. S. Deprtment of Trnsporttion, Federl Highwy Administrtion Ntionl Highwy System funds. The purpose of the Ntionl Highwy system is to provide n interconnected system of higher level rteril routes which serve mjor popultion centers, interntionl border crossings, ports, irports, public trnsporttion fcilities nd other intermodl trnsporttion fcilities, nd other mjor trvel destintions; meet ntionl defense requirements; nd serve interstte nd inter-regionl trvel. The Ntionl Highwy System in southestern Wisconsin is designted by the Wisconsin Deprtment of Trnsporttion in coordintion with the Regionl Plnning Commission cting in coopertion with the locl units of government nd with pprovl by the Federl Highwy Administrtion. Approximtely four percent of ll streets nd highwys in the ntion my be designted for inclusion on the Ntionl Highwy System. Approximtely 64 percent, or 173 miles, of the freewy system of southestern Wisconsin is designted prt of the interstte highwy system by the U. S. Deprtment of Trnsporttion, Federl Highwy Administrtion nd is eligible to receive U.S. Deprtment of Trnsporttion, Federl Highwy Administrtion Interstte Highwy Mintennce funds. CHARACTERISTICS OF TRAVEL ON THE SOUTHEASTERN WISCONSIN FREEWAY SYSTEM The loctions of the origins nd destintions of forecst yer 2020 trvel on selected segments of the freewy system of southestern Wisconsin re summrized in Tble 3-1. These freewy segments re shown on Mp 3-4. Yer 2020 trvel origins nd destintions re shown, rther thn current yer or 1991 survey yer, s the yer 2020 trvel is more typicl of the trvel which my be expected to be crried during the service life of reconstructed freewy system. However, the origins nd destintions of current trvel on the freewy system re not likely to be significntly different from those forecst for the yer Trvel on the freewy system my be chrcterized by whether trvel is: Locl both ends of the trip over the freewy re locted within the county within which the freewy is locted. Inter-county one end of the trip is locted within the county within which the freewy is locted nd the other end is locted outside the county, or Through both ends of the trip re locted outside the county within which the freewy is locted. 3

6 Mp 3-3 FEDERAL AID CLASSIFICATION OF THE FREEWAY SYSTEM WITHIN THE SOUTHEASTERN WISCONSIN REGION INTERSTATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM NATIONAL HIGHWAY SYSTEM OTHER GRAPHIC SCALE All Interstte Highwys in Southestern Wisconsin re lso prt of the Ntionl Highwy System in Southestern Wisconsin. Approximtely 173 miles, or 64 percent, of the 272 mile freewy system re eligible to receive Interstte Highwy funding. These 173 miles re in dditionl to the 82 miles, or 30 percent, tht re eligible to receive Ntionl Highwy System funding. The remining 17 miles, or 6 percent, re eligible to receive SurfceTrnsporttion Progrm funding. 3

7 KRY/CTH/mlh/gg 3/23/2001 #38745 v1 - Tble 3-1 Tble 3-1 LOCATION OF THE ORIGINS AND DESTINATIONS OF FORECAST YEAR 2020 AVERAGE WEEKDAY VEHICLE TRAVEL ON SELECTED SEGMENTS OF THE FREEWAY SYSTEM OF SOUTHEASTERN WISCONSIN Type of Vehicle Trvel on Freewy Segment County within which Freewy Segment is Locted Inter-County Only one Trip End Within County Through Both Trip Ends Outside County Selected Locl Both Trip Ends Within County Other Trip End Within Region Other Trip End Outside Region Both Trip Ends Within Region One Trip End Within Region nd Other Outside Region Both Trip Ends Outside Region Totl Vehicle Trips on Freewy Segment Freewy Segments (See Mp 3-4) Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Kenosh IH 94 from STH 50 to CTH K 5, , , , , , Milwukee Ozukee IH 43 from STH 100 to Good Hope Rod 16, , , , , , , IH 43 from 60th Street to STH 36 59, , , , , , , IH 43 from Holt Avenue to Becher Street 86, , , , , , , IH 43 from Atkinson Avenue to STH , , , , , , , IH 94 from Hwley Rod to Mitchell Boulevrd 67, , , , , , , IH 94 from STH 100 to Rwson Avenue 12, , , , , , , IH 794 from 7th Street to 2nd Street 72, , , , IH 794 from Lincoln Memoril Drive to Crferry Drive 46, , , IH 894 from Oklhom Avenue to Ntionl Avenue 52, , , , , , , USH 41 from Lloyd Street to Stte Street 47, , , , STH 341 from Mitchell Boulevrd to Ntionl Avenue 34, , , , USH 45 from STH 190 to Hmpton Avenue 41, , , , , , , STH 119 from IH 94 to STH 38 24, , , , STH 145 from Mill Rod to 107th Street 2, , , , IH 43 from STH 57 to CTH H 5, , , , , , IH 43 from CTH C to Highlnd Rod 6, , , , , , , Rcine IH 94 from CTH C to CTH K 3, , , , , , , Wlworth Wshington Wukesh IH 43 from STH 11 to CTH D 4, , , , , IH 43 from STH 20 to STH , , , , , IH 43 from STH 50 to STH 67 7, , , , , , USH 12 from STH 120 to CTH N 7, , , , , , USH 41 from STH 145 to STH 60 2, , , , , , USH 45 from STH 145 to STH 60 6, , , , , , USH 41/45 from CTH Q to Pilgrim Rod , , , , , , IH 43 from CTH Y to CTH O 3, , , , , , , IH 94 from CTH C to STH 83 25, , , , , , IH 94 from Clhoun Rod to Moorlnd Rod 18, , , , , , STH 16 from CTH KE to CTH KF 30, , , , b

8 Mp 3-4 LOCATION OF THOSE SEGMENTS OF THE FREEWAY SYSTEM OF SOUTHEASTERN WISCONSIN SELECTED FOR TRAVEL ANALYSIS FREEWAY SEGMENTS SELECTED FORTRAVEL ANALYSIS (SEETABLE 3-1) GRAPHIC SCALE 3c

9 The forecst volume of through trffic on ech segment of the freewy system of southestern Wisconsin is shown on Mp 3-5. The reltive mount tht such through trffic represents of totl nticipted verge weekdy trffic on ech segment of the freewy system is shown on Mp 3-6. Nerly ll segments of the freewy system s shown on Mp 3-7 re nticipted to crry significnt volume of through trffic through their county 10,000 or more vehicles per weekdy nd the mount of through trffic my be expected to represent significnt proportion of the totl nticipted weekdy trffic volume on ech freewy segment 15 percent or more of totl weekdy trffic. The only exceptions re those segments of freewys which re stubs or spurs. There re five such stub or spur freewys within Milwukee County, ll of which my be expected to crry no trffic through Milwukee County, tht is, of ll trvel nticipted on these five stub or spur freewys, t lest one end of ech vehicle trip over these freewys my be expected to be locted within Milwukee County. These five stub or spur freewys include STH 145 (the Fond du Lc Freewy in northwestern Milwukee County), USH 41 (the Stdium Freewy North), Miller Prk Wy, IH 794, nd STH 119 (the Airport Spur Freewy) 2. Also, IH 94 between the Mrquette nd Zoo Interchnges in Milwukee County (becuse of the existence of freewy bypss route), s well s the STH 16 Freewy in Wukesh County (becuse it is reltively long stub freewy), my be expected to crry miniml mounts of through trffic, nd such through trffic my be expected to represent smll proportions of totl verge weekdy trffic on those segments of freewy. A number of mjor segments of the freewy system re nticipted to crry significnt volume of through trffic where both trip ends of the trvel re locted outside the southestern Wisconsin Region nd re through trips not only to the county within which the freewy segment is locted, but to the entire seven county southestern Wisconsin region. Those freewy segments which my be expected to crry between 7,500 nd 20,000 of such long through vehicle trips on n verge weekdy include IH 94 in Rcine nd Kenosh Counties nd in Milwukee County between the Milwukee-Rcine County Line nd the Mrquette Interchnge, IH 43 in Milwukee nd Ozukee Counties north of the Mrquette Interchnge, IH 894 in Milwukee County, USH 45 in Milwukee County, nd USH 41 in Wshington nd Wukesh Counties. Mps 3-8 nd 3-9 illustrte the nticipted mount nd percent of totl verge weekdy trffic which my be expected on ech segment of freewy which would be inter-county trffic, or trffic with one trip end in the county within which the freewy segment is locted nd the other trip end locted outside the county. Nerly every freewy segment within southestern Wisconsin my be nticipted to crry significnt volume of such inter-county trffic between 20,000 nd over 100,000 vehicles per weekdy nd hve significnt percent of totl verge weekdy trffic which is such inter-county trffic between 20 nd 60 percent (see Mp 3-10). 2 The Airport Spur Freewy (STH 119) is unique fcility in tht it provides direct ccess nd egress to Generl Mitchell Interntionl Airport nd long-distnce commercil ir trvel combining the portion of the trip mde by vehicle trvel over the Airport Spur Freewy with the portion of the trip mde by ir trvel would indicte tht substntil through longdistnce trvel is mde over the Airport Spur Freewy. 4

10 Mp 3-5 FORECAST YEAR 2020 AVERAGE WEEKDAY VOLUME OF THROUGH VEHICLE TRAVEL ON SEGMENTS OF THE FREEWAY SYSTEM OF SOUTHEASTERN WISCONSIN AVERAGE WEEKDAY VOLUME OF THROUGH VEHICLETRIPS 0 1-5,000 5,001-15,000 15,001-25,000 25,001-50,000 50,001-75,000 75, ,000 GRAPHIC SCALE For this nlysis, through vehicle trvel is defined s trvel with neither end of the vehicle trip locted within the county within which the freewy segment is locted. 4

11 Mp 3-6 FORECAST YEAR 2020 PERCENT OF THROUGH VEHICLE TRAVEL ON SEGMENTS OF THE FREEWAY SYSTEM OF SOUTHEASTERN WISCONSIN PERCENT OFTHROUGH VEHICLETRIPS 0% GRAPHIC SCALE For this nlysis, through vehicle trvel is defined s trvel with neither end of the vehicle trip locted within the county within which the freewy segment is locted. 4b

12 Mp 3-7 SEGMENTS OF THE FREEWAY SYSTEM OF SOUTHEASTERN WISCONSIN WHICH SERVE SUBSTANTIAL THROUGH TRAFFIC SEGMENTS OFTHE FREEWAY SYSTEM SERVING SUBSTANTIAL THROUGHTRAFFIC (10,000 OR MORETHROUGHTRIPS PER WEEKDAY REPRESENTING 15 PERCENT OR MORE OFTOTAL WEEKDAYTRAFFIC) OTHER SEGMENTS GRAPHIC SCALE For this nlysis, through vehicle trvel is defined s trvel with neither end of the vehicle trip locted within the county within which the freewy segment is locted. 4c

13 Mp 3-8 FORECAST YEAR 2020 AVERAGE WEEKDAY VOLUME OF INTER-COUNTY VEHICLE TRAVEL ON SEGMENTS OF THE FREEWAY SYSTEM OF SOUTHEASTERN WISCONSIN AVERAGE WEEKDAY VOLUME OF INTER-COUNTY VEHICLETRIPS 0 1-5,000 5,001-15,000 15,001-25,000 25,001-50,000 50,001-75,000 75, , , ,000 GRAPHIC SCALE For this nlysis, inter-county vehicle trvel is defined s trvel with one end of the vehicle trip locted within the county within which the freewy segment is locted nd the other end of the vehicle trip locted outside tht county. 4d

14 Mp 3-9 FORECAST YEAR 2020 PERCENT OF INTER-COUNTY VEHICLE TRAVEL ON SEGMENTS OF THE FREEWAY SYSTEM OF SOUTHEASTERN WISCONSIN PERCENT OF INTER-COUNTY VEHICLETRIPS 0% GRAPHIC SCALE For this nlysis, inter-county vehicle trvel is defined s trvel with one end of the vehicle trip locted within the county within which the freewy segment is locted nd the other end of the vehicle trip locted outside tht county. 4e

15 Mp 3-10 SEGMENTS OF THE FREEWAY SYSTEM OF SOUTHEASTERN WISCONSIN WHICH SERVE SUBSTANTIAL INTER-COUNTY TRAFFIC SEGMENTS OFTHE FREEWAY SYSTEM SERVING SUBSTANTIAL INTER-COUNTYTRAFFIC (20,000 OR MORETRIPS PER WEEKDAY REPRESENTING 20 PERCENT OR MORE OFTOTAL WEEKDAYTRAFFIC) OTHER SEGMENTS GRAPHIC SCALE For this nlysis, inter-county vehicle trvel is defined s trvel with one end of the vehicle trip locted within the county within which the freewy segment is locted nd the other end of the vehicle trip locted outside tht county. 4f

16 Lstly, s shown in Mps 3-11 nd 3-12, ll segments of the freewy system. lso my be expected to crry significnt volumes of trffic nd percentges of trffic which my be considered s locl trffic, or trffic which hs both ends of the trip within the county within which the freewy segment is locted. This is true even for those segments of freewy which my be expected to crry significnt volumes of trffic through the county in which they re locted, nd inter-county trffic between the county in which they re locted nd other counties within nd outside southestern Wisconsin. For some segments of freewy, locl trffic is the overwhelming mjority of trffic on tht segment of freewy, including stub or spur freewys such s USH 41 in Milwukee County. Mp 3-12A summrizes the results of the nlysis of the function of the freewy system with respect to the type nd mount of trvel crried by ech freewy segment. The freewy system segments my be divided into three groups. One group consists of freewys which my be expected to serve substntil mounts of trffic trveling through the county within which they re locted nd, s well, through the Southestern Wisconsin Region. A second group of freewys my be expected to serve more modest mounts of such through trffic. The third group of freewys consists of those segments which my be expected to serve no trffic trveling through the county in which they re locted, s one end of ll trips on these freewy segments my be expected to be locted within the county within which the freewy segment is locted. The first group of freewys re those segments of freewy which my be expected to serve substntil trffic trveling through the county within which they re locted s well s through the Region. These freewys my be expected to crry between 10,000 to 70,000 vehicles trips per weekdy in the yer 2020 which re trveling through the county in which they re locted, comprising 12 to 70 percent of the totl trffic nticipted on these segments of freewy. Such freewys my lso be expected to crry substntil mounts of inter-county trffic, tht is, trffic with one trip end within the county within which the freewy segment is locted nd the other trip end locted outside tht county. These segments of freewy my lso be expected to serve locl trffic, or trffic with both trip ends within the county within which the freewy segment is locted. This group of freewys includes ll Wisconsin Deprtment of Trnsporttion Corridors 2020 bckbone routes with two exceptions: IH 94 between the Zoo Interchnge nd the Mrquette Interchnge nd IH 794. This group of freewys lso includes ll interstte highwys within the Region, with the exception of those sme two segments. It lso includes the USH 41 nd USH 45 freewys in Milwukee nd Wukesh Counties nd the USH 41 freewy in Wshington County. The second group of freewys re those which my be expected to serve more modest mounts of through trffic. Four freewy segments re included in this grouping: IH 94 between the Mrquette nd the Zoo Interchnge, 5

17 Mp 3-11 FORECAST YEAR 2020 AVERAGE WEEKDAY VOLUME OF LOCAL VEHICLE TRAVEL ON SEGMENTS OF THE FREEWAY SYSTEM OF SOUTHEASTERN WISCONSIN AVERAGE WEEKDAY VOLUME OF LOCAL VEHICLETRIPS 0 1-5,000 5,001-15,000 15,001-25,000 25,001-50,000 50,001-75,000 75, ,000 GRAPHIC SCALE For this nlysis, locl vehicle trvel is defined s trvel with both ends of the vehicle trip locted within the county within which the freewy segment is locted. 5

18 Mp 3-12 FORECAST YEAR 2020 PERCENT OF LOCAL VEHICLE TRAVEL ON SEGMENTS OF THE FREEWAY SYSTEM OF SOUTHEASTERN WISCONSIN PERCENT OF LOCAL VEHICLETRIPS 0% GRAPHIC SCALE For this nlysis, locl vehicle trvel is defined s trvel with both ends of the vehicle trip locted within the county within which the freewy segment is locted. 5b

19 GRAPHIC SCALE Mp 3-12A CLASSIFICATION OF FREEWAY SYSTEM WITH RESPECT TO TYPE AND AMOUNT OF YEAR 2020 TRAFFIC CARRIED FREEWAY SEGMENTS EXPECTED TO CARRY SUBSTANTIAL VOLUMES OFTHROUGHTRAFFIC FREEWAY SEGMENTS EXPECTED TO CARRY MODEST VOLUMES OFTHROUGHTRAFFIC FREEWAY SEGMENTS EXPECTED TO CARRY NOTHROUGHTRAFFIC Through trffic is defined s trffic with neither trip end locted within the county within which freewy segment is locted. Freewy segments crrying substntil through trffic my be expected to crry between 10,000 nd 70,000 through trips on n verge weekdy in the yer 2020, nd freewy segments crrying modest through trffic my be expected to crry between 1,000 to 7,000 such trips per weekdy. 5c

20 USH 12 in Wlworth County, STH 16 in Wukesh County, nd USH 45 in Wshington County. These freewy segments my be expected to serve from 1,000 to 7,000 vehicle trips per weekdy in the yer 2020 which re trveling through the county within which they re locted, representing 2 to 20 percent of the totl trffic on these freewy segments. These freewy segments lso my be expected to serve substntil inter-county trffic, or trffic with one trip end within the county within which the freewy segment is locted, nd the other trip end locted outside tht county. These freewy segments my lso be expected to serve substntil locl trffic within their county. The third group of freewys consists of those which my be expected to serve no trffic trveling through the county within which they re locted, tht is, t lest one trip end, nd for the most prt both ends, of ll trips using these freewy segments my be expected to be locted within the county within which the freewy segment is locted. These five segments, ll locted in Milwukee County, include USH 41 (the Stdium North freewy), STH 341 (Miller Prk Wy), STH 145 (the Fond du Lc Spur Freewy), IH 794, nd STH 119 (the Airport Spur Freewy). Three of these freewy segments substntilly serve locl trffic; tht is, 60 percent or more of the trffic on these freewy segments hs both ends of their trips locted within Milwukee County USH 41 (the Stdium North Freewy), STH 341 (Miller Prk Wy), nd IH 794. The foregoing informtion nd nlysis of the function of the freewy system s defined by the type nd mount of trvel crried on ech segment of freewy represent one considertion s lterntives re structured for the reconstruction of the freewy system. Other informtion reltive to physicl design deficiencies, trffic sfety problems, nd existing nd nticipted future trffic congestion ttendnt to ech freewy segment represent other considertions to be tken into ccount t the time. The mount of through vehicle trffic nd inter-county vehicle trffic crried on the freewy system is pprent in Mp 3-13 which displys the forecst yer 2020 verge trip length for verge weekdy trffic on the freewy system in southestern Wisconsin. The verge trip length for person trips mde within southestern Wisconsin on n verge weekdy is bout 6.5 miles. The verge trip length for trips using mjor segments of the freewy system my be expected to rnge from 20 to 80 miles, reflecting the use of the freewy system by vehicle trips trveling through the Region nd between the Region nd other prts of the stte nd the ntion, nd, s well, by longer trips within the Region. ACCESS TO INTERMODAL FACILITIES The freewy system of southestern Wisconsin provides n importnt function in providing high speed nd high cpcity ccess to intermodl pssenger nd freight fcilities within southestern Wisconsin (see Mp 3-14). The intermodl fcilities within the Region to which the freewy system provides ccess includes personl trvel, or pssenger, intermodl fcilities including Milwukee County s Generl Mitchell Interntionl Airport by direct 6

21 GRAPHIC SCALE Mp 3-13 FORECAST AVERAGE TRIP LENGTH FOR THE FREEWAY SYSTEM IN SOUTHEASTERN WISCONSIN: 2020 AVERAGETRIP LENGTH (IN MILES) > 80 6

22 GRAPHIC SCALE Mp 3-14 EXISTING INTERMODAL TERMINALS IN SOUTHEASTERN WISCONSIN :2000 FREEWAY SEGMENT INTERMODALTERMINALS WEST BEND MUNICIPAL PASSENGERTERMINALS AIRPORT BUSTERMINAL HARTFORD MUNICIPAL PASSENGER RAILTERMINAL FREIGHTTERMINALS AIRPORT PORT CAPITOL WAUKESHA COUNTY- CRITES FIELD LAWRENCE J. TIMMERMAN GREYHOUND/BADGER AMTRAK PORT OF MILWAUKEE GENERAL MITCHELL INTERNATIONAL EASTTROY MUNICIPAL BATTEN BURLINGTON MUNICIPAL SYLVANIA AMTRAK KENOSHA REGIONAL METRA A preliminry engineering study of the implementtion of high-speed intercity pssenger ril service is currently being conducted by the Wisconsin Deprtment of Trnsporttion. This study is considering dditionl pssenger sttions long the Cndin Pcific Rilwy line in the communities of Oconomowoc nd Brookfield. 6b

23 freewy ccess, Amtrk pssenger sttions in the City of Milwukee centrl business district, nd in the Villge of Sturtevnt, METRA pssenger trin sttion in the City of Kenosh, nd intercity bus sttions in the City of Milwukee centrl business district. The freewy system lso provides ccess to the essentil generl vition irports in the region, mny of which serve business (corporte) vition, nd to the Port of Milwukee, including its ccess to wter-borne trnsporttion nd ril-truck trnsfer fcility. The freewy system lso provides connections to ril-truck trnsfer fcilities locted outside the southestern Wisconsin region. ACCESS TO JOBS The freewy system of southestern Wisconsin lso provides importnt ccess to employers nd jobs within southestern Wisconsin, s shown on Mp Mps 3-16 nd 3-17 disply the current directionl split of freewy trffic during the morning nd fternoon pek trffic hours, respectively. Nerly ll of the trffic during the morning pek hour nd much of the trffic during the fternoon pek trffic hour is trvel by southestern Wisconsin residents going to work in the morning nd from work in the fternoon. The influence of Milwukee County being the dominnt loction of jobs within southestern Wisconsin is evident s the predominnt flow of trffic on mny freewys is towrd Milwukee County in the morning pek hour nd wy from Milwukee County in the fternoon pek hour. However, mny freewy segments re blnced or nerly blnced in terms of their pek hour trffic flow including IH 94 in Milwukee County nd estern Wukesh County, USH 45 in Milwukee County, nd IH 894 in Milwukee County, s well s IH 94 in Kenosh nd Rcine Counties. SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS This chpter provides n nlysis of the function of the freewy system nd its component segments. A summry of the most importnt findings of this chpter is s follows: All 272 miles of existing freewys within southestern Wisconsin re under the jurisdiction of the Stte of Wisconsin. Consequently, the Stte of Wisconsin hs responsibility for the design, construction, mintennce, nd opertion of ech segment of the regionl freewy system. The purpose of highwys under Stte jurisdiction is primrily to serve trvel through county nd between tht county nd other counties in the Stte of Wisconsin, nd s well, the rest of the ntion. About 90 percent of these freewys re on the Stte s Corridors 2020 system. Almost two-thirds of the freewy system re interstte highwy routes, designted by the U.S. Deprtment of Trnsporttion, Federl Highwy Administrtion s the routes of highest importnce to the Ntion. 7

24 Mp 3-15 EMPLOYMENT IN 1995 IN RELATION TO THE FREEWAY SYSTEM IN SOUTHEASTERN WISCONSIN 500 JOBS FREEWAY SEGMENT GRAPHIC SCALE 7

25 GRAPHIC SCALE Mp 3-16 ESTIMATED PERCENTAGE OF CURRENT MORNING PEAK HOUR TRAFFIC VOLUME BY DIRECTION AT SELECTED LOCATIONS ON THE FREEWAY SYSTEM IN SOUTHEASTERN WISCONSIN: 2000 PERCENTAGE OF PEAK HOURTRAFFIC VOLUME BY DIRECTION SOUTHBOUND OR WESTBOUND NOUTHBOUND OR EASTBOUND BALANCED % OR LESS IN PEAK DIRECTION UNBALANCED -- MORETHAN 55 % IN PEAK DIRECTION Source: Wisconsin Deprtment oftrnsporttion nd SEWRPC. 7b

26 GRAPHIC SCALE Mp 3-17 ESTIMATED PERCENTAGE OF CURRENT AFTERNOON PEAK HOUR TRAFFIC VOLUME BY DIRECTION AT SELECTED LOCATIONS ON THE FREEWAY SYSTEM IN SOUTHEASTERN WISCONSIN: 2000 PERCENTAGE OF PEAK HOURTRAFFIC VOLUME BY DIRECTION SOUTHBOUND OR WESTBOUND NOUTHBOUND OR EASTBOUND BALANCED % OR LESS IN PEAK DIRECTION UNBALANCED -- MORETHAN 55 % IN PEAK DIRECTION Source: Wisconsin Deprtment oftrnsporttion nd SEWRPC. 7c

27 Nerly ll segments of the freewy system re nticipted to crry significnt volume of through trffic through their county 10,000 or more vehicles per weekdy nd the mount of through trffic my be expected to represent significnt percentge of the totl nticipted weekdy trffic volume on ech freewy segment 15 percent or more of totl weekdy trffic. The exceptions on the freewy system re those segments of freewys which re stubs or spurs. There re five such stub or spur freewys within Milwukee County, ll of which my be expected to crry no trffic through Milwukee County. Of ll trvel nticipted on these five stub or spur freewys, t lest one end of ech vehicle trip over these freewys my be expected to be locted within Milwukee County A number of mjor segments of the freewy system re nticipted to crry significnt volume 7,500 to 20,000 vehicle trips per weekdy of through trffic where both trip ends of the trvel re locted outside the southestern Wisconsin Region nd re through trips not only to the county within which the freewy segment is locted, but to the entire seven county southestern Wisconsin region. Those freewy segments include the routing of IH 94 nd IH 43 running north-south through Kenosh Rcine, Milwukee, nd Ozukee Counties, nd the routing of IH 94, IH 894, USH 45, nd USH 41 running north-south through Kenosh, Rcine, Milwukee, Wukesh, nd Wshington Counties. Nerly every freewy segment within southestern Wisconsin my be nticipted to crry significnt volume of inter-county trffic between 20,000 nd over 100,000 vehicles per weekdy nd hve significnt percent of totl verge weekdy trffic which is such inter-county trffic between 20 nd 60 percent. Inter-county trffic is trffic with one trip end within the county within which the freewy is locted nd the other trip end locted outside the county. All segments of the freewy system, while they my be expected to crry significnt volumes of trffic through the county in which they re locted, nd inter-county trffic between the county in which they re locted nd other counties within nd outside southestern Wisconsin, lso my be expected to crry significnt volumes of trffic nd proportions of trffic which my be considered s locl trffic, or trffic which hs both ends of the trip within the county within which the freewy segment is locted. For some segments of freewy, such locl trffic is the overwhelming mjority of trffic on tht segment of freewy, including stub or spur freewys such s IH 794 in Milwukee County, USH 41 in Milwukee County, nd STH 145 (the Prk Est Freewy). The verge trip length for trips using mjor segments of the freewy system my be expected to rnge from 20 to 80 miles, reflecting the use of the freewy system by vehicle trips trveling though the Region nd between the Region nd other prts of the stte nd the Ntion, nd s well by longer trips 8

28 within the Region. The verge trip length for ll person trips mde internl to the Region by residents of the Region on n verge weekdy within southestern Wisconsin is 6.5 miles. The freewy system of southestern Wisconsin lso provides importnt ccess to employers nd jobs within southestern Wisconsin. Nerly ll of the trffic during the morning pek hour nd much of the trffic during the fternoon pek trffic hour is trvel by southestern Wisconsin residents going to work in the morning nd from work in the fternoon. The predominnt flow of trffic on mny freewys is towrd Milwukee County in the morning pek hour nd wy from Milwukee County in the fternoon pek hour. However, mny freewy segments re blnced or nerly blnced in terms of their pek hour trffic flow including IH 94 in Milwukee County nd estern Wukesh County, USH 45 in Milwukee County, nd IH 894 in Milwukee County, s well s IH 94 in Kenosh nd Rcine Counties. * * * 9