North Main Street Improvements

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North Main Street Improvements

• BID Meeting
• Wednesday, October 29, 2008

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Project Team Introductions

• WisDOT
• Bill Bertrand, P.E. Project Manager
• Jill Michaelson, P.E. Project Supervisor
• City of Oshkosh, Dept. of Public Works
• David Patek, P.E. Director
• Steve Gohde, P.E. Assistant Director
• MSA Professional Services Design Consultants
• Mike Statz, P.E. Project Manager
• Jason DiPiazza, P.E. Project Engineer
• Ken Saiki Design Landscape Architects
• Shane Bernau
• Ken Saiki, A.S.L.A.
• Heritage Research Historical Consultants

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Meeting Agenda

• Presentation
• Project overview
• Schedule
• Scope
• Project details
• Geometry
• Staging
• Streetscape

• Open House
• Displays
• Aerial photos
• Project plan View
• Typical sections
• Streetscape elements
• Questions and answers
• With project staff

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Project Overview - Schedule

• Public information meeting 2 November 13, 2008
• (60 Design Phase)
• Submit Final Plans April, 2009
• Construction 2010
• Full construction season (Spring through Fall)

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Project Overview Scope

• Produce construction plans from the LDR Concept
  Plan

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Project Overview - Scope

• Replace the aging infrastructure
• Pavement
• Curb and gutter
• Sidewalk
• Utilities
• Sewer, water etc.
• Streetscape
• Lights, amenities etc.
• Add safety enhancements
• Bump outs etc.

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Project Details Limits

• Fox River Bridge to Irving Avenue
• Cross streets
• Reconstructed to N. Main Street Right-of-Way
  (typical)

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Project Details - Geometry
Ceape Avenue 2 southbound lanes 1 northbound lane
Otter Avenue 2 southbound lanes (south of
Otter) 1 northbound lane
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Project Details - Geometry
Algoma Boulevard 2 travel lanes 2 parking lanes
400 Block Bump outs Parking lanes
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Project Details - Geometry

• Typical section
• Wider sidewalks and terraces
• More room for
• Pedestrians
• Trees
• Street lights
• Amenities
• Merchants

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Project Details - Staging

• N. Main Street closed during construction
• Access
• Parking lots behind buildings
• Pedestrian access to building fronts
• Cross street traffic
• Maintained for some intersections staged
• Regular construction progress meetings
• Keep businesses informed

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Project Details - Streetscape
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Project Details Streetscape

• Street trees strategically located in front of
  building corners, blank walls, and parking lots.
• Tree grates are used along Main St. with
  exception of bump out areas
• Tree layout carefully considers underground
  utilities, façade signage, signal poles, light
  pole layout.

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Project Details - Streetscape

• Streetscape incorporates design cues from Opera
  House Square (LDR plan). Features include
  half-circle tree pits, brick banding, trash
  receptacles, bike racks, and benches.

FLUSH CONCRETE EDGE

• Modified street tree planter detail reduces snow
  plow damage by replacing the raised concrete edge
  w/ a flush edge.

MAIN ST.
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Thank You