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Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 212 - Standards For The Inspection Of Bridges In Wisconsin › Section Trans 212.02 - Definitions

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) "AASHTO manual" means the Manual for
			 Condition Evaluation of Bridges, 1994 as revised by Interim Specifications,
			 Bridges 1995-1998, published by the American association of state highway and
			 transportation officials, 444 North Capitol Street, N.W., Washington, D.C.
			 20001.
Note: This manual is on file at the offices of the Division of
				Transportation Infrastructure Development, Wisconsin Department of
				Transportation, the Secretary of State, and the Legislative Reference
				Bureau.
(2) "Bridge" means
			 a structure, including supports, erected over a depression or an obstruction,
			 such as water, a highway, or a railway, having a track or passageway for
			 carrying traffic or other moving loads, and having an opening measured along
			 the center of the roadway of more than 20 feet between the undercoping of
			 abutments or spring lines of arches, or extreme ends of the openings for
			 multiple boxes. It may include multiple pipes where the clear distance between
			 openings is less than half of the smaller contiguous opening.
(3) "Bridge inspector's training manual"
			 means the Bridge Inspector's Training Manual 90, 1991, published by the federal
			 highway administration and available from the superintendent of documents, U.S.
			 government printing office, Washington, D.C. 20402.
Note: This manual is on file at the offices of the Division of
				Transportation Infrastructure Development, Wisconsin Department of
				Transportation, the Secretary of State, and the Legislative Reference
				Bureau.
(4) "Department"
			 means the Wisconsin department of transportation.
(5) "Inspection" means the examination of a
			 bridge, the evaluation of the physical condition observed, and the report of
			 the observations and evaluations on a bridge inspection report form adopted by
			 the department.
Note: The bridge inspection report forms referred to in this
				subsection are:
(1) "Field Bridge
			 Inspection Report," #E-M-30, and
(2) "Supplemental Information to Field Bridge
			 Inspection," #E-M-36. Copies of these report forms may be obtained from the
			 department.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 212 - Standards For The Inspection Of Bridges In Wisconsin › Section Trans 212.03 - Application of chapter

Current through June 24, 2024
The bridge inspection and inventory standards in this chapter
				apply to all highway bridges which either lie within or cross the borders of
				the state of Wisconsin. Bridges carrying only railroad traffic and bridges used
				only by pedestrians, bicycles, and recreational vehicles are excluded from the
				application of this chapter.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 212 - Standards For The Inspection Of Bridges In Wisconsin › Section Trans 212.04 - Responsibility for inspection

Current through June 24, 2024
The responsibility for the continuing inspection program shall
				be as follows:
(1) The department
			 shall inspect highway bridges on the state trunk highway system and all other
			 bridges for which the department has been assigned maintenance
			 responsibility.
(2) Each local
			 authority or other authority having jurisdiction over a non-department
			 maintained bridge shall inspect the highway bridges on highways under its
			 jurisdiction.
(3) When the
			 department determines that a local authority or other authority having
			 jurisdiction over a non-departmental maintained bridge has failed to inspect
			 any highway bridge as required, the department shall inform the county highway
			 commissioner of the county in which the bridge is located of the inspection
			 failure and shall direct the county to inspect or cause the bridge to be
			 inspected. Upon receipt of the department's notice and direction, the county
			 shall perform the bridge inspection or cause it to be performed.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 212 - Standards For The Inspection Of Bridges In Wisconsin › Section Trans 212.06 - Frequency of inspections

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) State-owned or
			 state-maintained bridges shall be inspected at regular intervals not to exceed
			 2 years.
(2) Locally owned bridges
			 shall be inspected at regular intervals not to exceed 2 years.
(3) The maximum inspection interval specified
			 in subs. (1) and (2) may be increased from 2 years to no more than 4 years for
			 certain types or groups of bridges where past inspection reports, favorable
			 experience and analysis by the department justifies an increased inspection
			 interval. Written concurrence of the federal highway administrator shall be
			 obtained by the department before the inspection interval is increased.
(4) Interim inspections at
			 intervals other than those specified in subs. (1) and (2) shall be conducted as
			 found necessary by the maintaining authority on bridges that are posted,
			 bridges subjected to excessive run-off that may cause scour, and bridges that
			 have known deficiencies. The maintaining authority shall keep a record of
			 interim inspections available for review by the department and federal
			 authorities. If the maintaining authority has failed to perform the inspection,
			 the county highway commissioner in the county in which the bridge is located
			 shall perform the interim inspections as directed by the department and keep a
			 record of the interim inspections available for review by the department and
			 federal authorities. Upon receipt of the department's notice and direction, the
			 county shall perform the interim inspections or cause them to be performed.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 212 - Standards For The Inspection Of Bridges In Wisconsin › Section Trans 212.07 - Frequency of inventory

Current through June 24, 2024
An inventory shall be maintained for each bridge. Changes in
				inventory data or postings shall be reported to the appropriate department
				official or officials when the bridges are inspected and significant changes
				occur. The inventory of a new bridge shall be obtained upon completion of its
				construction and the information shall be submitted to the department at that
				time for use in maintaining the statewide bridge file.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 212 - Standards For The Inspection Of Bridges In Wisconsin › Section Trans 212.08 - Inspection

Current through June 24, 2024
The items to be inspected on each bridge include, but are not
				limited to, the items specified on the bridge inspection report form. The
				bridge inspector's training manual shall be used as a guide to additional items
				to be inspected and to the detail required in special cases.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 212 - Standards For The Inspection Of Bridges In Wisconsin › Section Trans 212.09 - Ratings

Current through June 24, 2024
Each bridge required to be inspected under this chapter shall
				be rated to determine its safe load-carrying capacity. Significant changes in
				the condition of a bridge shall be reported to the department as soon as
				possible. When the significant change affects the rating of the bridge, the
				bridge shall be rerated by the maintenance authority within 7 calendar days of
				the inspection. When the inspection or rerating results in a recommendation for
				posting, change in posting, or closure of the bridge, the department shall be
				notified within 7 calendar days of the inspection or rerating. Ratings shall be
				determined in accordance with the AASHTO manual.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 212 - Standards For The Inspection Of Bridges In Wisconsin › Section Trans 212.10 - Posting

Current through June 24, 2024
When it is determined by the department that the maximum load
				under state law exceeds the load permitted on a bridge as described in the
				AASHTO manual, the bridge shall be posted for weight limits or closed. The
				department shall post or close bridges on the state trunk highway system and
				all other bridges for which the department is the maintaining authority. Each
				local authority shall post or close the bridges on highways under its
				jurisdiction. When a local authority fails to post or close a bridge as
				required, the department shall inform the county highway commissioner of the
				county in which the bridge is located and direct the county to post or close
				the bridge or cause the bridge to be posted or closed. Upon receipt of the
				department's notice and direction, the county shall post or close the bridge or
				cause it to be posted or closed. After the erection of signs or barriers
				associated with the posting or closing of the bridge by the county, the local
				maintaining authority of the bridge is responsible for the maintenance of the
				signs or barriers.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 212 - Standards For The Inspection Of Bridges In Wisconsin › Section Trans 212.11 - Reporting

Current through June 24, 2024
The reporting of bridge inspections shall be as
				follows:
(1) Bridges for which the
			 department has inspection responsibility shall be reported for maintenance
			 purposes for the year in which they were inspected. The department personnel
			 responsible for these bridge inspections shall submit the inspection reports
			 for updating the statewide bridge file to the appropriate department official
			 or officials by January 15 of the appropriate year.
(2) Each authority having jurisdiction over a
			 bridge for which the department has no inspection responsibility shall report
			 the results of all its bridge inspections to the county highway commissioner of
			 the county in which the authority is located by January 1 of each odd
			 year.
(3)
(a) Each county highway commissioner shall
			 report the results of all non-state maintained bridge inspections in the
			 commissioner's county to the appropriate department official or
			 officials.
(b) Except as provided
			 in par. (c), paper reports for all local bridges that are not a department
			 responsibility shall be submitted to the department by January 15 of each odd
			 year.
(c) In lieu of par. (b),
			 electronic reports in a form acceptable to the department may be submitted to
			 the department by February 1 of each odd year.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 212 - Standards For The Inspection Of Bridges In Wisconsin › Section Trans 212.12 - County status under department direction

Current through June 24, 2024
When a county highway commissioner of a county containing a
				bridge that has failed to be inspected, posted, or closed receives notice and
				direction from the department to perform the inspection, perform the interim
				inspection, keep records, post or close the bridge, the county is the agent of
				the local authority that has failed to fulfill its responsibilities. No
				liability is assumed by the county in carrying out the department's direction.
				Any liability associated with the county's action in following the department's
				direction is imputed to the local authority with maintenance responsibility for
				the bridge.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 212 - Standards For The Inspection Of Bridges In Wisconsin › Section Trans 212.13 - Compliance and county costs

Current through June 24, 2024
Counties acting upon notice and direction from the department
				to perform the inspection, perform the interim inspection, keep records, post
				or close bridges on local roads that are not under county jurisdiction shall be
				reimbursed for the costs by the local authority with maintenance responsibility
				for the bridge. If the county is not reimbursed by the maintaining authority,
				the county shall be eligible for reimbursement of costs from the maintaining
				authority's local transportation aids payment under s.
				86.30,
				Stats. The reimbursement payment shall be made by the department directly to
				the county. Maintaining authorities that fail to reimburse counties for costs
				shall not be eligible for any local bridge program funds. Failure of a county
				to comply with notice and direction from the department to perform the
				inspection, perform the interim inspection, keep records, post or close bridges
				shall result in the suspension of all federal highway aids and all state bridge
				aids to the county.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 213 - Local bridge program › Section Trans 213.02 - Definitions

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) "Bridge" means a structure, including
			 supports, erected over a depression or an obstruction, such as water, a
			 highway, or a railway, having a track or passageway for carrying traffic or
			 other moving loads, and having an opening measured along the center of the
			 roadway of more than 20 feet between the undercoping of abutments or spring
			 lines of arches, or extreme ends of the openings for multiple boxes. It may
			 include multiple pipes where the clear distance between openings is less than
			 half of the smaller contiguous opening.
(2) "Coordinating agency" means the county
			 which coordinates the submission of applications from eligible applicants
			 within the county to the department.
(2m) "Deficient bridge" is a bridge that is
			 "structurally deficient" or "functionally obsolete" as defined in the federal
			 highway administration's federal-aid policy guide, part NS 23 CFR 650 D, par.
			 9, dated September 30, 1992, attached as appendix 1.
(3) "Eligible applicant" means county, city,
			 village, town or combination thereof.
(4) "Entitlement" means the amount of aids a
			 coordinating agency will be eligible to receive under this section as
			 determined under s.
			 84.18(5),
			 Stats.
(5) "Fiscal period" means
			 the period of time for which the program is being planned, normally 3
			 years.
(6) "Local bridge" means a
			 bridge which is not on the state trunk highway system or on marked routes of
			 the state trunk highway system designated as connecting highways, and is under
			 the jurisdiction of and maintained by an eligible applicant.
(7) "Local bridge project" means a project
			 for the design and construction or rehabilitation of a seriously deteriorating
			 local bridge and minimum approaches.
(8) "Seriously deteriorating local bridge"
			 means a local bridge which is a deficient bridge.
(9) "Sufficiency rating" means a relative
			 rating of the condition of a bridge as determined by the department from
			 inventory and inspection data, as defined in the Recording and Coding Guide for
			 the Structure Inventory and Appraisal of the Nation's Bridges, December 1995,
			 Report No. FHWA-PD-96-001, prepared by the U.S. department of transportation,
			 federal highway administration, office of engineering, bridge division, bridge
			 management branch, Washington, D.C. 20590.
This manual is on file at the offices of the Division of
				  Transportation Infrastructure Development, Wisconsin Department of
				  Transportation, the Secretary of State, and the Legislative Reference Bureau.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 213 - Local bridge program › Section Trans 213.03 - Administration

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) DETERMINATION OF ELIGIBILITY. A local
			 bridge project is eligible for funds under s.
			 84.18,
			 Stats., if it meets the following criteria:
(a) The bridge has been determined by the
			 department to be a deficient bridge.
(b) The bridge has a sufficiency rating of 80
			 or less.
(c) The bridge has not
			 been constructed or reconstructed in the last 10 years regardless of the source
			 of funding for the construction or reconstruction.
(d) The bridge has not been programmed for
			 construction under an order by the department under s.
			 84.11(4),
			 Stats.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 214 - Town road bridge standards › Section Trans 214.03 - Definitions

Current through June 24, 2024
In this chapter:
(1)
			 "ADT" means average daily traffic, calculated as the annual average number of
			 vehicles traveling over a particular portion of highway within a 24-hour
			 period.
(2) "Bridge design load"
			 means the maximum vehicle loading that a bridge is designed to accommodate
			 without exceeding the allowable working capacity of any structural member or
			 group or system of structural members.
(3) "H-15" means the gross vehicle load
			 imposed by a standard four-wheel truck weighing 15 tons including
			 cargo.
(4) "H-20" means the gross
			 vehicle load imposed by a standard four-wheel truck weighing 20 tons including
			 cargo.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 214 - Town road bridge standards › Section Trans 214.04 - Minimum design standards

Current through June 24, 2024
The following minimum standards for bridge design load and
				bridge width are established for improvements on town road bridges:
TRAFFIC VOLUME
BRIDGE DESIGN LOAD
BRIDGE WIDTH
(1) Under 250 ADT
H-15
24 feet
(2) 251 to 400 ADT
H-20
26 feet
(3) 401 to 1,000 ADT
H-20
28 feet
(4) 1,001 to 2,400 ADT
H-20
30 feet
(5) Over 2,400 ADT
State Trunk Highway Standards
Information on state trunk highway design standards may be
				  obtained from the DOT Division of Highways and Transportation Facilities, P. O.
				  Box 7916, Madison, Wisconsin 53707.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 215 - Local High-Cost Bridge Projects › Section Trans 215.01 - Purpose

Current through June 24, 2024
In accordance with s.
				84.11,
				Stats., this chapter sets forth the methods used by the department of
				transportation for determining the eligibility of evaluating and administering
				local high-cost bridge construction projects.
This chapter is so closely associated with Wisconsin
				  Statutes, and makes such extensive reference to s.
				  84.11,
				  Stats., that it is essential to refer to both this chapter and the law in order
				  to develop a project. This chapter does not cover the selection of local bridge
				  projects which can be financed with entitlement provided through ch. Trans
				  213.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 215 - Local High-Cost Bridge Projects › Section Trans 215.02 - Definitions

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) "Construction" includes reconstruction or
			 new construction.
(2) "Department"
			 means the Wisconsin department of transportation.
(3) "Bridge" means a structure erected over a
			 depression or an obstruction, such as water, a highway, or a railway, and
			 having an opening measured along the center of the roadway of more than 20 feet
			 between the end supports.
(4)
			 "Local high-cost bridge" means a bridge which is not on the state trunk highway
			 system or on marked routes of the state trunk highway system designated as
			 connecting highways, and is estimated to cost in excess of $5 million to
			 construct.
(5) "Sufficiency rating"
			 means a rating of the condition of a bridge as determined by the department
			 from inventory and inspection data, as set forth in the "Manual for Maintenance
			 Inspection of Bridges."
Note:
The manual is published by the American
				association of state highway and transportation officials. This manual is on
				file in the offices of the division of transportation system development,
				Wisconsin department of transportation.
(6) "Rate score" means a numerical rating of
			 a bridge in which the lower the number, the greater is the need for
			 replacement. In addition to the structural elements of the sufficiency rating,
			 rate score is weighted for average daily traffic (ADT), functional
			 classification and inventory rating.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 215 - Local High-Cost Bridge Projects › Section Trans 215.03 - Eligibility and project extent

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) Projects which
			 are eligible for financing under this chapter include:
(a) Local high-cost bridges which have a
			 sufficiency rating of less than 20.
(b) New local high-cost bridges at a new
			 location which satisfy the criteria established in s.
			 Trans 215.07(2)
			 (b).
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 215 - Local High-Cost Bridge Projects › Section Trans 215.04 - Administration

Current through June 24, 2024
The department shall administer the local high-cost bridge
				construction program and have all powers necessary to implement the program.
				The department's policies and procedural manuals for project development and
				subsequent stages will apply.
The facilities development manual, the real estate manual,
				  the bridge manual and the construction manual are available for use in the
				  region and central offices of the division of transportation system development
				  of the department.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 215 - Local High-Cost Bridge Projects › Section Trans 215.07 - Finding, determination and order

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) After the
			 hearing specified in s.
			 Trans
			 215.06, the department shall make such investigation
			 as it considers necessary in order to make a decision. The investigation shall
			 be conducted in accordance with the provisions of s.
			 84.11(4),
			 Stats.
(2)
(a) The department shall evaluate and select
			 each proposed replacement project based on a weighted ranking of the following
			 elements:
1. Sufficiency rating
2. Rate score
3. Estimated remaining life
4. Hearing results and
5. Any other items determined to be
			 significant.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 215 - Local High-Cost Bridge Projects › Section Trans 215.12 - Exceptions

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) Nothing in this section prevents
			 construction of a local bridge under other applicable programs.
(2) Any high cost bridge project that has
			 been approved under this chapter will cause the local entitlement under the
			 local bridge program in ch. Trans 213 to be modified to reflect the change in
			 status.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 220 - Utility Facilities Relocation › Section Trans 220.01 - Purpose and scope

Current through June 24, 2024
The purpose of this chapter is:
(1) To establish the administrative
			 procedures for implementing s.
			 84.063,
			 Stats., and to prevent delays to proposed state trunk highway improvement
			 projects and contractor delay and expense due to uncertain scheduling of
			 utility relocations.
(2) To define
			 a process and scheduling procedure to deal with utility conflicts with state
			 trunk highway construction and arrange for their timely resolution.
(3) To integrate the utility facility
			 relocation process under s.
			 84.063,
			 Stats., with several pre-existing statutes and regulations, including the
			 following:
(a) The obligations of utilities
			 and highway planners and contractors under s.
			 182.0175,
			 Stats.;
(b) The obligations of
			 utilities to pay the cost of protection or changes to utility facilities to
			 accommodate highway work under s.
			 66.0831,
			 Stats.; and
(c) The obligations of
			 utilities to comply with the conditions of permits issued for the location of
			 utilities within highways under s.
			 86.07(2),
			 Stats., and 23 CFR part 645 (April 1, 1993).
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 220 - Utility Facilities Relocation › Section Trans 220.02 - Applicability

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) This chapter applies to state trunk
			 highway improvement projects which have utility facilities located on them and
			 are let for construction after this chapter has been published and for which
			 the department has mailed the notification and plans prescribed in ss.
			 Trans
			 220.04 and
			 220.05.
(2) The department shall begin sending the
			 notification and plans prescribed in ss.
			 Trans
			 220.04 and for all 220.05 state trunk highway
			 improvement projects for which the design process is initiated after this
			 chapter is published. The department will not be required to resend the
			 notification and plans if it has already done so prior to this chapter being
			 published.
(3) This chapter does
			 not apply to the alteration or relocation of railroad facilities.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 220 - Utility Facilities Relocation › Section Trans 220.04 - Notification

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) The department shall make a reasonable
			 effort to determine what utility facilities are located within the right of way
			 of a proposed improvement project by researching permit files, reviewing map
			 files maintained by the department, field investigation or contact with one
			 call locating services, and through contacts with local governmental
			 units.
(2) The department shall
			 identify the owner of facilities determined in sub. (1) by name.
(3) The department shall notify the owner of
			 the proposed improvement by mail. The department may include a receipt of
			 mailing form with the notification, in which case the owner shall complete the
			 form and mail it back to the department within 7 calendar days of
			 receipt.
(4) The notification shall
			 include the name or route number, or both, of the highway, the geographical
			 limits of the improvement, general description of the work to be done, desired
			 date for completion of utility coordination and anticipated year of
			 construction of the improvement.
(5) Within 60 calendar days of mailing the
			 notification referred to in sub. (3), the owner shall provide the information
			 specified in s.
			 84.063(2)
			 (b), Stats., by mail; that is, a description
			 and the general location of each utility facility in the vicinity of the
			 improvement. The utility shall reply whether or not it has facilities in the
			 vicinity.
Section
				  84.063(2)
				  (b), Stats., reads as follows:
(2) (b) Within a specified period after the date the notice
				  is received, the utility facility owner shall provide the department with a
				  description and the general location of each utility facility in the proposed
				  highway improvement right-of-way.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 220 - Utility Facilities Relocation › Section Trans 220.06 - Responsibilities

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) If the department requires additional
			 work to a utility facility after the facility has been relocated or adjusted in
			 accordance with a work plan approved by the department, the department shall
			 bear the reasonable cost of the additional work.
(2) If the department requires relocation or
			 adjustment of a noncompensable utility facility that was originally determined,
			 per the work plan, to not need relocation or adjustment, the owner shall bear
			 the cost of the relocation or adjustment.
(3) If the department requires relocation or
			 adjustment of a compensable utility facility that was originally determined,
			 per the work plan, to not need relocation or adjustment, the department shall
			 bear the reasonable cost of the relocation or adjustment.
(4) The owner shall bear the cost of
			 additional work to any portion of its facilities after the facilities have been
			 relocated or adjusted in accordance with a work plan approved by the department
			 if the additional work is required by the department due to error by the owner
			 in preparation of work plans for, field location of, or construction of the
			 relocation or adjustment of its facilities.
(5) The contractor shall be responsible for
			 compliance with s. 182.0175 (2),
			 Stats., with respect to precautions to be taken to avoid and prevent damage to
			 utility facilities.
(6)
(a) The owner shall complete alteration or
			 relocation of its utility facilities in accordance with the work plan approved
			 by the department.
(b) The work
			 shall be completed by the owner within the time frame of the approved work
			 plan.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 230 - Permits for loads exceeding size, weight, and vehicle combination limits › Section Trans 230.01 - General

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) Pursuant to authority contained in s.
			 348.25(3),
			 Stats., the commission does hereby establish limits, procedures and conditions
			 under which the various permits authorized by ss.
			 348.26 and
			 348.27,
			 Stats., may be issued.
(2) Permits
			 for the movement over state trunk highways of vehicles and loads exceeding
			 limits or conditions established hereby shall be issued only on specific
			 authorization by the commission.
(3) In the interest of uniformity and
			 brevity, the commission hereby establishes the following conditions relating to
			 more than one type of permit, which conditions become effective by reference
			 thereto in the section of the rules relating to the specific type of permit:
(a)
Application
			 requirements.
1. Applications shall
			 be made to the issuing authority on forms prescribed by the state of Wisconsin,
			 department of transportation, division of highways, hereinafter known as the
			 division of highways, which will be furnished to the applicant upon
			 request.
2. Requests for amendments
			 to permits shall be submitted in writing to the authority issuing the
			 permit.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 230 - Permits for loads exceeding size, weight, and vehicle combination limits › Section Trans 230.06 - General permits

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS. The application
			 requirements for general permits shall be as set forth in s.
			 Trans
			 230.01(3) (a), and the following:
(a) Applications for general permits for
			 movement over state trunk highways shall be directed to the Chief Traffic
			 Engineer, Division of Highways, Madison, Wisconsin, 53702.
(b) Applications for general permits for
			 movement over highways other than state trunk highways shall be made to the
			 officer or agency in charge of the maintenance of the highway.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 230 - Permits for loads exceeding size, weight, and vehicle combination limits › Section Trans 230.08 - Industrial interplant permits

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) APPLICATION
			 REQUIREMENTS. The application requirements for industrial interplant permits
			 shall be as set forth in s.
			 Trans
			 230.01(3) (a), and the following:
(a) Industrial interplant permit applications
			 shall be directed to the Chief Traffic Engineer, Division of Highways, Madison,
			 Wisconsin, 53702.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 230 - Permits for loads exceeding size, weight, and vehicle combination limits › Section Trans 230.09 - Application form for industrial interplant permits

Current through June 24, 2024
In compliance with s.
				348.25(3),
				Stats., the commission designates the following described form for use of any
				industry owning and operating motor vehicles and trailers which exceed the
				maximum permissible dimensions set out in ss.
				348.05,
				348.06 and
				348.07,
				Stats., in connection with its interplant operations in this state, in applying
				for an industrial interplant permit.
(1) The application shall be directed to the
			 commission, shall state that the applicant is the owner and operator of motor
			 vehicles and trailers which exceed the maximum permissible dimensions set out
			 in ss.
			 348.05,
			 348.06 and
			 348.07,
			 Stats., in connection with its interplant operations in Wisconsin, that the
			 applicant desires an industrial interplant permit as provided for in s.
			 348.27(4),
			 Stats., and that the applicant certifies that he has read, understands, and
			 agrees to the conditions which are a part of the application. The form shall
			 provide space for the applicant to indicate the routes over which he desires to
			 operate the motor vehicles and trailers, for the name and address of the
			 applicant, the name and address of the owner and/or lessee of the transporting
			 equipment, and for the date of application, and for the fleet number, make,
			 gross weight, serial number and license number of each vehicle for which a
			 permit is desired.
(2) The form
			 shall provide space for showing the amount of the permit fee, and for the
			 authorized representative of the commission to acknowledge receipt
			 thereof.
(3) The conditions
			 contained in s.
			 Trans 230.08(4) and
			 (5) inclusive, shall be a part of the
			 application form.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 231 - Permits For Driveways And Alterations In State Trunk Highways › Section Trans 231.02 - Permit requirements

Current through June 24, 2024
In making application for a permit the applicant agrees to the
				following conditions:
(1) That the
			 applicant represents all parties in interest, and that any driveway or approach
			 constructed by the applicant is for the bona fide purpose of securing access to
			 the applicant's property and not for the purpose of parking or servicing
			 vehicles, or for advertising, storage, or merchandising of goods on the highway
			 right of way.
(2) That the
			 permittee shall furnish all materials, do all work, and pay all costs in
			 connection with the construction of the driveway and its appurtenances on the
			 right of way. Materials used and type and character of work shall be suitable
			 and appropriate for its intended purpose, and the type of construction shall be
			 as designated and subject to approval of the department. The permittee shall
			 make the installation without jeopardy to or interference with traffic using
			 the highway. Highway surfaces, shoulders, ditches and vegetation disturbed
			 shall be restored to equivalent of original condition by the
			 permittee.
(3) That no revisions or
			 additions shall be made to the driveway or its appurtenances on the right of
			 way without the written permission of the department.
(4) The department reserves the right to make
			 such changes, additions, repairs and relocations within statutory limits to the
			 driveway or its appurtenances on the right of way as may at any time be
			 considered necessary to permit the relocation, reconstruction, widening, and
			 maintaining of the highway or to provide proper protection to life and property
			 on or adjacent to the highway.
(5)
			 That the permittee, successors or assigns, agree to hold harmless the state of
			 Wisconsin and its duly appointed agents and employees against any action for
			 personal injury or property damage sustained by reason of the exercise of the
			 permit.
(6) The department does not
			 assume any responsibility for the removal or clearance of snow, ice or sleet,
			 or the opening of windrows of such material, upon any portion of any driveway
			 or entrance along any state highway even though snow, ice or sleet is deposited
			 or windrowed on the driveway or entrance by its authorized representatives
			 engaged in normal winter maintenance operations.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 231 - Permits For Driveways And Alterations In State Trunk Highways › Section Trans 231.04 - Commercial - rural

Current through June 24, 2024
On rural type highway cross section, driveways serving
				commercial or industrial establishments shall conform to the following:
(1) WIDTH OF DRIVE. No driveway except as
			 hereinafter provided shall have a width greater than 35 feet measured at right
			 angles to the centerline of the driveway, except as increased by permissible
			 radii. In no instance shall a driveway have a width greater than 62 feet,
			 including flare of return radii, measured along a line 10 feet from and
			 parallel to the edge of the pavement on which the entrance will be
			 constructed.
(2) RETURN RADII. No
			 return radius projected between the edge of highway pavement and the driveway
			 shall be greater than 40 feet. Usually, these radii will be determined by the
			 restrictions given in subs. (1), (3), and (4).
(3) ANGULAR PLACEMENT OF DRIVE. The angle
			 between the centerline of a driveway serving two-way traffic and the edge of
			 the pavement may not be less than 45°. Where suitable precautions are
			 taken, or one-way operation along divided highways permits only one-way
			 operation of the driveways, the angle of the entrance drive to grantee's
			 property may be decreased. The angle of the exit drive with the highway
			 pavement shall be not less than 45°.
(4) ISLAND AREAS.
(a) An island of a minimum length of 10 feet
			 shall be maintained between driveways serving the same premises. The
			 measurement shall be along a line 10 feet from and parallel to edge of
			 pavement. The permit shall specify that the island area, if less than 20 feet
			 in length or 10 feet in width, is to be defined by physical structures such as
			 curbs, posts, boulders, masonry walls or guard rails. Materials used to define
			 the island, except concrete curbs, shall be painted white. The side of the
			 island next to the highway shall be not less than 10 feet from the pavement
			 edge. The side of the island farthest from the highway shall be at the
			 right-of-way line.
(b) The area
			 within 5 feet of a property line shall be a restricted area over which no
			 driveway may be developed. The 5-foot restriction shall be measured parallel to
			 the pavement edge and shall be effective between the right-of-way line and a
			 line 10 feet from and parallel to the pavement edge. This is to serve as an
			 island area should the adjoining property owner request a permit for a
			 driveway.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 231 - Permits For Driveways And Alterations In State Trunk Highways › Section Trans 231.05 - Noncommercial - rural

Current through June 24, 2024
On rural type highway cross section, driveways serving farm or
				residence property shall conform to the following:
(1) WIDTH OF DRIVE. No noncommercial driveway
			 or combination of driveways shall have a width less than 16 feet nor greater
			 than 24 feet measured at right angles to the centerline of the driveway except
			 as increased by permissible radii.
(2) RETURN RADII. No return radius projected
			 between the edge of highway pavement and the driveway shall be greater than 30
			 feet.
(3) ANGULAR PLACEMENT. The
			 centerline of that part of the driveway lying on the state right of way shall
			 be at approximately right angles to the pavement except as topography may make
			 certain angular placement necessary.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 231 - Permits For Driveways And Alterations In State Trunk Highways › Section Trans 231.06 - Commercial - urban

Current through June 24, 2024
On urban type highway cross section, driveways serving
				commercial or industrial establishments shall conform to the following:
(1) WIDTH OF DRIVE. No driveway shall have a
			 width greater than 35 feet measured at right angles to the centerline of the
			 driveway, except as increased by permissible radii.
(2) RETURN RADII. The return radii projected
			 between the line of face of curb of the highway and the driveway shall be
			 determined by the department basing its decision on the type of traffic and the
			 restrictions given in subs. (1) and (4). In all cases, the entire flare shall
			 fall within the right of way.
(3)
			 ANGULAR PLACEMENT OF DRIVE. The angle between the centerline of the driveway
			 and the curb line shall be not less than 45°.
(4) ISLAND AREAS.
(a) When sidewalk is adjacent to curb, an
			 island of a minimum length of 6 feet, measured along the curb line, shall be
			 placed between each entrance to a state highway. The curb shall be left intact
			 for this length.
(b) When sidewalk
			 is remote from curb, an island of a minimum length of 10 feet measured along
			 the right-of-way line shall be maintained between each entrance to a state
			 highway. All flares shall be tangent to the curb line.
(c) A curb length of not less than 3 feet
			 shall be left undisturbed adjacent to each property line to serve as an island
			 area should the adjoining property owner request a permit for an
			 entrance.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 231 - Permits For Driveways And Alterations In State Trunk Highways › Section Trans 231.07 - Noncommercial - urban

Current through June 24, 2024
On urban type highway cross section, driveways serving
				residence property shall conform to the following:
(1) WIDTH OF DRIVE. No noncommercial driveway
			 or combination of driveways shall have a width greater than 24 feet measured at
			 right angles to the centerline of the driveway, except as increased by
			 permissible radii.
(2) RETURN
			 RADII. The radius of the return connecting the line of face of curb of the
			 highway and the edge of driveway may not exceed 10 feet. In all cases the
			 entire flare shall fall within the right of way.
(3) ANGULAR PLACEMENT. The centerline of the
			 driveway may be either parallel to the property line of the lot for which
			 access is requested, or at right angles to the curb line.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 233 - Division of land abutting a state trunk highway or connecting highway › Section Trans 233.012 - Applicability

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) In accordance with ss.
			 86.07(2),
			 236.12,
			 236.34
			 and
			 236.45,
			 Stats., this chapter applies to all land division maps reviewed by a city,
			 village, town or county, the department of administration and the department of
			 transportation. This chapter applies to any land division that is created by
			 plat or map under s.
			 236.12
			 or
			 236.45,
			 Stats., by certified survey map under s.
			 236.34,
			 Stats., or by condominium plat under s.
			 703.11, Stats.,
			 or other means not provided by statute, and that abuts a state trunk highway,
			 connecting highway or service road.
(2) Structures and improvements lawfully
			 placed in a setback area under ch. Trans 233 prior to February 1, 1999, or
			 lawfully placed in a setback area before a land division, are explicitly
			 allowed to continue to exist. Plats that have received preliminary approval
			 prior to February 1, 1999, are not subject to the standards under this chapter
			 as first promulgated effective February 1, 1999, if there is no substantial
			 change between the preliminary and final plat, but are subject to ch. Trans 233
			 as it existed prior to February 1, 1999. Plats that have received final
			 approval prior to February 1, 1999, are not subject to the standards under this
			 chapter as first promulgated effective February 1, 1999, but are subject to ch.
			 Trans 233 as it existed prior to February 1, 1999. Land divisions on which the
			 department acted between February 1, 1999 and February 1, 2001 are subject to
			 ch. Trans 233 as it existed February 1, 1999.
(3) Any structure or improvement lawfully
			 placed within a setback area under ch. Trans 233 prior to February 1, 1999, or
			 lawfully placed within a setback area before a land division, may be kept in a
			 state of repair, efficiency or validity in order to preserve from failure or
			 decline, and if unintentionally or tortiously destroyed, may be replaced
			 substantially in kind.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 233 - Division of land abutting a state trunk highway or connecting highway › Section Trans 233.017 - Other abuttals

Current through June 24, 2024
For purposes of this chapter, land shall be considered to abut
				a state trunk highway or connecting highway if the land is any of the
				following:
(1) Land that contains any
			 portion of a highway that is laid out or dedicated as part of a land division
			 if the highway intersects with a state trunk highway or connecting
			 highway.
(2) Separated from a state
			 trunk highway or connecting highway by only unplatted lands that abut a state
			 trunk highway or connecting highway if the unplatted lands are owned by, leased
			 to or under option, whether formal or informal, or under contract or lease to
			 the owner.
(3) Separated from a
			 state trunk highway or connecting highway by only a service road.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 233 - Division of land abutting a state trunk highway or connecting highway › Section Trans 233.02 - Basic principles

Current through June 24, 2024
To control the effects of land divisions on state trunk
				highways and connecting highways and to carry out the purposes of ch. 236,
				Stats., the department promulgates the following basic requirements:
(1) Local traffic from a land division or
			 development abutting a state trunk highway or connecting highway shall be
			 served by an internal highway system of adequate capacity, intersecting with
			 state trunk highways or connecting highways at the least practicable number of
			 points and in a manner that is safe, convenient and economical.
(2) A land division shall be so laid out that
			 its individual lots or parcels do not require direct vehicular access to a
			 state trunk highway or connecting highway.
(3) The department, in order to integrate and
			 coordinate traffic on a highway or on a private road or driveway with traffic
			 on any affected state trunk highway or connecting highway, shall do both of the
			 following:
(a) Consider, particularly in the
			 absence of a local comprehensive general or master plan, or local land use
			 plan, that plat or map's relationship to the access requirements of adjacent
			 and contiguous land divisions and unplatted lands.
(b) Apply this chapter to all lands that are
			 owned by, or are under option, whether formal or informal, or under contract or
			 lease to the land divider and that are adjacent to or contiguous to the land
			 division. Contiguous lands include those lands that abut the opposite side of
			 the highway right-of-way.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 233 - Division of land abutting a state trunk highway or connecting highway › Section Trans 233.03 - Procedures for review

Current through June 24, 2024
The following procedures apply to review by the department,
				district office or reviewing municipality of proposed certified survey maps,
				condominium plats and other land divisions:
(1) CONCEPTUAL REVIEW.
(a) Before the lots are surveyed and staked
			 out, the land divider shall submit a sketch to the department's district office
			 for review. The sketch shall indicate roughly the layout of lots and the
			 approximate location of streets, and include other information required in this
			 chapter.
(b) Unless the land
			 divider submits a preliminary plat under s.
			 236.12(2)
			 (a), Stats., the land divider shall have the
			 district office review the sketch described in par. (a).
(c) There is no penalty for failing to obtain
			 conceptual review; the conceptual review procedure is encouraged to avoid waste
			 that results from subsequent required changes.