Public information meeting set for I-90 Corridor facilities study
September 18, 2007
La Crosse and Monroe counties
Proposed improvements
The Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) is completing its study for
improving roadside facilities in the I-90 corridor between La Crosse and Tomah. The study’s
current focus is continued evaluation of possible locations for the Safety and Weight Enforcement
Facility (SWEF) that will replace the existing SWEF near West Salem. At the last public
meeting in fall 2006, WisDOT identified the existing eastbound Bangor Rest Area as its preferred
location for a new SWEF. Based on the Village of Rockland’s concerns that a SWEF at the
Bangor Rest Area could adversely affect a developing subdivision on the north side of I-90, WisDOT
is considering additional sites in the towns of Bangor and Sparta and is seeking community
input.
Please attend
To learn more about the additional SWEF sites being considered, interested persons are
encouraged to attend the public information meeting on Wednesday, September 19, 2007 at the Sparta
Town Hall, 108 North K Street, Sparta. The informal open-house meeting will run from 4 to 6
p.m. You may stop any time between those hours to visit with the project team, review the
alternatives and share your ideas or concerns. The meeting facility is wheelchair
accessible. Hearing impaired persons needing assistance may call the Wisconsin
Telecommunication Relay System at 711. To allow time for arranging assistance, please call no
later than three working days prior to the meeting.
Information available
Exhibits and other information on the SWEF sites being considered will be on display.
WisDOT and consultant staff will be available to explain the alternatives, review the displays and
listen to your thoughts.
Your involvement
We want your input on the SWEF alternatives. Please attend the public
information meeting to review the displays, ask questions and share your ideas. If you cannot
attend but would like to receive information about the SWEF alternatives or other aspects of the
study, contact one of the project team members listed below.
Project contacts
Dan Dupies/CH2M HILL
135 S. 84th Street, Suite 325
Milwaukee, WI 53214
(414) 847-0206,
ddupies@ch2m.com
Dave Simon, P.E.
Wisconsin Department of Transportation Bureau of Highway Operations
4802 Sheboygan Avenue, Room 501
Madison, WI 53707
(608) 266-7231,
david.simon@dot.state.wi.us
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