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Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 201 - Control of Outdoor Advertising Along and Visible From Highways On The Interstate And Federal-Aid Primary Systems › Section Trans 201.08 - Changes in permitted signs

Current through June 24, 2024
State permitted signs may be changed in size, lighting, shape,
				color scheme or copy subject to compliance with the following criteria:
(1) No change shall result in signing which
			 violates s.
			 84.30,
			 Stats., or these rules. Any sign which is found to be in non-compliance will be
			 required to be altered to conform, or removed, at the expense of the owner
			 thereof.
(2) Any proposal to change
			 the location of any state permitted sign must be approved by the department in
			 advance of the physical accomplishment of the change. To propose a change of
			 this kind, the applicant shall submit a complete new permit application
			 together with a request that the prior permit (identified by its number) be
			 cancelled and superseded by the new application.
(3)
(a) The
			 department may permit directional signs to be changed on a seasonal basis to
			 identify alternate attractions or activities. If all of the attractions or
			 activities are listed on the initial permit application, only a single permit
			 fee shall be charged. If additional attractions or activities are listed on a
			 later application, an additional permit fee shall be charged under s.
			 Trans
			 201.07.
(b) Approval of the department is required in
			 advance of any message change on a directional sign that involves a different
			 attraction or activity than originally approved. Message change applications
			 under this paragraph are subject to the permit fees set by s.
			 Trans
			 201.07.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 201 - Control of Outdoor Advertising Along and Visible From Highways On The Interstate And Federal-Aid Primary Systems › Section Trans 201.09 - Removal of illegal signs

Current through June 24, 2024
Any sign erected after October 1, 1972, without a permit having
				been granted therefor, and any nonconforming sign which subsequently violates
				s.
				84.30,
				Stats., or these rules, shall be subject to removal as an illegal sign. Upon
				removal of an illegal sign, the owner of the sign shall be given 30 days in
				which to salvage the sign upon payment of actual reasonable costs incurred in
				removing the sign. If not salvaged, the sign may be disposed of as the
				department deems appropriate.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 201 - Control of Outdoor Advertising Along and Visible From Highways On The Interstate And Federal-Aid Primary Systems › Section Trans 201.11 - Access to permitted signs

Current through June 24, 2024
No person shall gain access to any permitted sign from the
				travel lane, interchange ramp, or right of way of any interstate highway or
				freeway on the federal-aid primary system.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 201 - Control of Outdoor Advertising Along and Visible From Highways On The Interstate And Federal-Aid Primary Systems › Section Trans 201.12 - Signs on federal-aid urban system exempted

Current through June 24, 2024
Signs which are along and visible from highways which are on
				the specific system designated as the "federal-aid urban system" are exempted
				provided such signs are not also visible from a controlled highway not on the
				"federal-aid urban system."
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 201 - Control of Outdoor Advertising Along and Visible From Highways On The Interstate And Federal-Aid Primary Systems › Section Trans 201.14 - Sign removal

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) DEFINITIONS. In this section:
(a) "Nontourist-oriented directional
			 advertising sign" means any sign which is not covered by the definition in par.
			 (b) or (c).
(b) "Tourist-oriented
			 directional advertising sign" means any sign giving directional information
			 related to any of the following types of businesses or activities:
1. Places of public lodging.
2. Places where food is served to the public
			 on a regular basis.
3. Places where
			 automotive fuel or emergency automotive repair services are regularly available
			 to the public.
4. Educational
			 institutions.
5. Places of
			 religious worship.
6. Public or
			 private recreation areas, including campgrounds, wildlife and waterfowl
			 refuges, and nature trails.
7.
			 Plays, concerts and fairs.
8.
			 Antique and gift shops.
9.
			 Agricultural products in a natural state, including vegetables and
			 fruit.
(c) "Signs
			 advertising products" means signs advertising only products.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 201 - Control of Outdoor Advertising Along and Visible From Highways On The Interstate And Federal-Aid Primary Systems › Section Trans 201.15 - Electronic signs

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) PURPOSE. The purpose of this section is
			 to set standards for the use of signs whose messages may be changed by
			 electronic process in accordance with
			 23 USC 131(c) (3)
			 and (j), and ss.
			 84.30(3) (c) and
			 (4) (b), Stats.
(2) DEFINITIONS. In this section:
(a) "Activities conducted on the property on
			 which the signs are located" has the meaning provided in s.
			 Trans
			 201.19(2).
(b) "Message" means anything displayed on a
			 sign, including copy, art animations and graphics.
(c) "Multiple message sign" means an outdoor
			 advertising sign, display or device whose messages are on triangular louvered
			 facings and are changed by electronic rotation of the louvers.
(d) "Public service information" means a
			 message on an electronic sign which provides the time, date, temperature,
			 weather, or information concerning civic, charitable or other noncommercial
			 activities.
(e) "Segmented message"
			 means any message or distinct subunit of a message presented by means of at
			 least one display change on a variable message sign.
(f) "Traveling message" means a message which
			 appears to move across a variable message sign.
(g) "Variable message sign" means an outdoor
			 advertising sign, display or device without moving parts whose message may be
			 changed by electronic process through the use of moving or intermittent light
			 or lights.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 201 - Control of Outdoor Advertising Along and Visible From Highways On The Interstate And Federal-Aid Primary Systems › Section Trans 201.16 - Political signs

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) DEFINITIONS. "Political sign" means a
			 sign erected for the purpose of soliciting support for or opposition to a
			 candidate or a political party or relating to a referendum question in an
			 election held under the laws of this state.
(2) EXEMPTION. A political sign which would
			 otherwise be subject to the permit requirement of s.
			 Trans
			 201.07, is exempted if all of the following conditions
			 are satisfied:
(a) The sign does not exceed
			 32 square feet in surface area.
(b)
			 The sign is erected entirely on private property with the property owner's
			 consent.
(c) The sign is erected
			 less than 45 days before the election for which it is intended and is removed
			 within 7 days after the election except that a sign erected before a primary
			 election may remain in place until 7 days after the next following general
			 election if the sign solicits support for a candidate, political party or
			 referendum question that is before the electorate in both the primary and the
			 general election.
(d) The sign does
			 not contain flashing lights or moving parts or in any other way fail to conform
			 with s.
			 84.30(4)
			 (b), Stats.
(e) The sign is not erected in a location
			 where it constitutes a traffic hazard.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 201 - Control of Outdoor Advertising Along and Visible From Highways On The Interstate And Federal-Aid Primary Systems › Section Trans 201.17 - Real estate signs

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) DEFINITION. "Real estate sign" means a
			 sign advertising the sale or lease of land upon which it is located or of a
			 building on that land.
(2)
			 APPLICABILITY. A real estate sign that is erected along an interstate highway
			 is subject to the permit requirement of s.
			 Trans
			 201.07.
(3) EXEMPTION. A real estate sign that is
			 erected along a controlled highway other than an interstate highway is exempted
			 from the permit requirement of s.
			 Trans
			 201.07 if all of the following conditions are
			 satisfied:
(a) The sign does not exceed 32
			 square feet in surface area.
(b)
			 There is no more than one real estate sign on the property facing each
			 direction of travel for each controlled highway from which a sign on the
			 property is visible.
(c) The sign
			 does not contain flashing lights or moving parts or in any other way fail to
			 conform with s.
			 84.30(4)
			 (b), Stats.
(d) The sign is not erected in a location
			 where it constitutes a traffic hazard.
(e) The sign is not erected until the
			 property is actually offered for sale or lease, and is removed within 7 days
			 after the property has been sold or leased.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 201 - Control of Outdoor Advertising Along and Visible From Highways On The Interstate And Federal-Aid Primary Systems › Section Trans 201.18 - Farm and agricultural test plot signs

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) DEFINITIONS.
(a) "Agricultural test plot sign" means a
			 sign used to mark test plot areas on a farm and includes a sign identifying the
			 manufacturer of the seed being tested.
(b) "Farm sign" means a sign located on farm
			 property which identifies the farm or advertises a farm product produced on
			 that farm.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 201 - Control of Outdoor Advertising Along and Visible From Highways On The Interstate And Federal-Aid Primary Systems › Section Trans 201.19 - On-property signs

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) PURPOSE. The purpose of this section is
			 to interpret the provisions of s.
			 84.30(3)
			 (c), Stats., relating to on-property
			 signs.
(2) OFF PREMISES ADVERTISING
			 NOT PERMITTED. An on-property sign may advertise only activities conducted on
			 the property on which it is located, the name of the establishment and the
			 establishment's principal product or service offered on the premises. A permit
			 for an off-property sign is required for any sign violating the content
			 restrictions of this subsection.
(3) NARROW STRIPS. Where the sign site is
			 located at or near the end of a narrow strip contiguous to the advertised
			 activity, the sign site shall not be considered part of the premises on which
			 the activity being advertised is conducted. A narrow strip shall include any
			 configuration of land which is such that it cannot be put to any reasonable use
			 related to the activity other than for signing purposes.
(4) PROPERTIES FLANKED BY 2 CONTROLLED
			 HIGHWAYS.
(a) When a property may contain
			 signs visible from 2 controlled highways, the department interprets s.
			 84.30(3)
			 (c) 1, Stats., to allow up to 4 single-faced
			 or 2 double-faced signs on the property, with one sign exposure visible and
			 designed to be read from each of 4 different directions of travel.
(b) Whether or not a property may contain
			 signs visible from 2 controlled highways, the department interprets s.
			 84.30(3)
			 (c) 2, Stats., to allow only one extra
			 on-property sign exposure.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 201 - Control of Outdoor Advertising Along and Visible From Highways On The Interstate And Federal-Aid Primary Systems › Section Trans 201.21 - Local acquisition of signs

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) PURPOSE. The
			 purpose of this section is to interpret s.
			 84.30(6) and
			 (15), Stats., as these provisions affect the
			 removal of signs along controlled highways under local ordinances.
(2) COMPENSATION.
(a) This section applies to local government
			 sign acquisitions in which s.
			 84.30(6),
			 Stats., requires compensation for the removal of a lawful nonconforming sign
			 under a local ordinance. This section does not attempt to address the validity
			 of local sign amortization ordinances adopted before the enactment of the "just
			 compensation" amendments to the state and federal sign control laws ( s.
			 84.30(6),
			 Stats., as amended by chapter 253, laws of 1979, effective May 10, 1980;
			 23 USC
			 131(g) as amended by P.L.
			 95-599, section 122, effective November 6, 1978) or the validity of the
			 application of such local ordinances after the enactment of these
			 amendments.
(b) A local government
			 may not remove a lawful nonconforming sign for which compensation is required
			 under s.
			 84.30(6),
			 Stats., unless at the time of removal the department certifies that sufficient
			 funds are available to pay just compensation for the sign. If sufficient funds
			 are not available from state or federal sources, or both, the department may
			 certify that availability of sufficient funds upon deposit of the required
			 amount with the department from any source. The department shall determine the
			 availability of state and federal funds by evaluating overall state obligations
			 under the sign control program and the priority requirements of s.
			 Trans
			 201.14. The department shall determine the required
			 amount for deposit by evaluating the local government appraisal and conducting
			 any further appraisal or investigation that appears to be necessary to ensure
			 that the estimated compensation requirement is accurate.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 201 - Control of Outdoor Advertising Along and Visible From Highways On The Interstate And Federal-Aid Primary Systems › Section Trans 201.22 - Effect of rule

Current through June 24, 2024
Nothing in s.
				Trans 201.20
				or creates any 201.21 new obligations upon any local unit of government to pay
				compensation for the removal of a lawful nonconforming sign beyond any
				obligations to compensate that may already be in effect under other state or
				federal laws.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 201 - Control of Outdoor Advertising Along and Visible From Highways On The Interstate And Federal-Aid Primary Systems › Section Trans 201.23 - Scenic byways

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) In this section:
(a) "All-American Road" has the meaning
			 provided in s.
			 Trans
			 202.02(2).
(b) "Great River Road" has the meaning
			 provided in s.
			 84.107,
			 Stats.
(c) "National Scenic Byway"
			 has the meaning provided in s.
			 Trans
			 202.02(9).
(d) "Scenic byway" means the Great River Road
			 and any other public highway or portion of a public highway designated as a
			 Wisconsin scenic byway pursuant to s.
			 84.106,
			 Stats., or designated as a National Scenic Byway or an All-American Road
			 pursuant to
			 23 USC
			 162.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 202 - Wisconsin Scenic Byways Program › Section Trans 202.01 - Purpose and scope

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) As required by s.
			 84.106,
			 Stats., this chapter establishes a Wisconsin scenic byways program. This
			 chapter establishes the criteria and procedures to be used by the secretary to
			 designate portions of the state trunk highway system as a scenic byway when the
			 highway corridor possesses unusual, exceptional, or distinctive scenic
			 features.
(2) The purpose of this
			 chapter is to identify, designate, promote and preserve a system of state trunk
			 highways recognized for their outstanding scenic views and ability to offer
			 travelers an exceptional travel experience. These byway corridors shall
			 highlight the best scenic qualities along with the natural, historic,
			 archeological, cultural and recreational opportunities available in Wisconsin.
			 Program participation may increase roadway corridor recognition, increase
			 marketing potential, promote community consensus building, aid in preservation
			 of resources, and increase eligibility for federal or state funding for certain
			 byway related projects along the corridor.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 202 - Wisconsin Scenic Byways Program › Section Trans 202.03 - Previously designated scenic byways

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) Any roadway
			 previously designated as a scenic, historic, or recreational route or some
			 combination thereof, either by legislative or by administrative action, may
			 also be designated as a Wisconsin scenic byway upon satisfaction of the
			 administrative process for the Wisconsin scenic byways program pursuant to s.
			 84.106,
			 Stats.
(2) The Great River Road was
			 designated by the secretary as a Wisconsin scenic byway under s.
			 84.106,
			 Stats., on June 24, 1999. The provisions of ss.
			 Trans
			 202.05, except ss.
			 Trans
			 202.05(3) (b),
			 202.06 and do not 202.07 apply to
			 the Great River Road.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 202 - Wisconsin Scenic Byways Program › Section Trans 202.04 - Scenic byways advisory committee membership

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) The SBAC shall
			 consist of all of the following:
(a) One
			 representative from each of the following state agencies nominated by the
			 respective agency and appointed by the secretary:
1. Wisconsin department of tourism.
2. Wisconsin department of safety and
			 professional services.
3. Wisconsin
			 department of natural resources.
4.
			 Wisconsin state historical society.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 202 - Wisconsin Scenic Byways Program › Section Trans 202.05 - Qualifications for scenic byway designation

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) The majority of
			 the route proposed as a Wisconsin scenic byway shall have scenic qualities or
			 historicresources, which are unique to the route. Scenic qualities or
			 characteristics shall be as continuous as possible throughout the corridor. The
			 majority of historicresources shall be eligible for, or listed on the National
			 Register of Historic Places, be numerous, be visible, and have a setting or
			 character that is complimentary to the historicresources.
(2) The route shall be 30 miles in length at
			 a minimum and, where feasible, connect to major highways at both ends of the
			 route system.
(3)
(a) A proposed scenic byway route does not
			 include a section of highway that traverses a business area unless the
			 appropriate local government specifically includes the area in the proposed
			 scenic byway route by means of a formal resolution. In unincorporated areas
			 where county zoning is in effect, a resolution of the county board is also
			 required. The proposed route shall be as continuous as possible.
(b) Each local government through which the
			 Great River Road passes shall be given an opportunity to exclude business areas
			 from the Great River Road Wisconsin scenic byway route. A request to exclude a
			 business area shall be submitted to the department in writing, shall contain a
			 map identifying the business area or business areas to be excluded and shall
			 contain a copy of a resolution passed by the local government's governing body
			 supporting the request. In unincorporated areas where county zoning is in
			 effect, the request shall also contain a resolution from the county board of
			 the appropriate county supporting the request. A request under this paragraph
			 shall be received by the department no later than 2 years from March 1,
			 2005.
(c) For purposes of this
			 subsection, "business area" means any portion of a highway where there are
			 contiguous abutting parcels of land zoned for business, industrial or
			 commercial activities or unzoned and used for business, industrial or
			 commercial activities as defined in s.
			 84.30(2)
			 (d), Stats.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 202 - Wisconsin Scenic Byways Program › Section Trans 202.06 - Application procedure

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) Application to have a route designated as
			 a Wisconsin scenic byway is voluntary. Interested parties seeking designation
			 may include residents, organizations and local governments. The responsibility
			 for identifying a suitable route for scenic byway designation rests with the
			 aforementioned groups.
(2) There
			 shall be at least one local government sponsor who initiates the application
			 procedure.
(3) The department shall
			 design the application form and determine the completeness of responses from
			 local government sponsors. The department may require preliminary information
			 from the local government sponsor to determine if the proposed route has a
			 reasonable potential for being designated as a state scenic byway. Resolutions
			 from local governments abutting the proposed route may be required.
Note: The application form may be obtained upon request by
				writing to the Department of Transportation, Division of Transportation
				Investment Management, Bureau of Planning, Room 901, P. O. Box 7913, Madison,
				WI 53707-7913.
(4) A
			 corridor management plan shall be prepared by the local government sponsor
			 after the route's potential has been confirmed by the SBAC, but before final
			 designation takes place.
(5) The
			 SBAC shall evaluate the application materials and make a recommendation to the
			 secretary on the approval or denial of the request to designate the proposed
			 route as a scenic byway.
(6) The
			 secretary shall make the decision to approve or deny an application for
			 designation of the proposed route as a scenic byway.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 202 - Wisconsin Scenic Byways Program › Section Trans 202.07 - Reviewing and monitoring of Wisconsin scenic byways

Current through June 24, 2024
The department shall review the approved CMP of a designated
				scenic byway on a periodic basis to insure that the local government sponsor
				has implemented the action steps in its CMP. The department shall notify the
				local government sponsor of the results of the review. In the case of
				uncompleted action items, the department and local government sponsor shall
				coordinate to develop a schedule and timeline to implement the remaining action
				items or to amend the remaining action items in a mutually agreeable manner.
				Failure to address the uncompleted action items in a timely manner may result
				in withdrawal of scenic byway designation.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 202 - Wisconsin Scenic Byways Program › Section Trans 202.08 - Jurisdiction and authority

Current through June 24, 2024
Wisconsin scenic byway designation, as approved by the
				secretary, except as otherwise provided in this chapter, may not affect in any
				manner the authority and responsibilities of the department, any county or any
				local government over their respective segments of a scenic byway including
				responsibility for maintenance, safety, improvements or regulation of
				traffic.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 202 - Wisconsin Scenic Byways Program › Section Trans 202.09 - Maintaining and improving a state scenic byway

Current through June 24, 2024
Designation as a Wisconsin scenic byway may not:
(1) Prohibit or affect future roadway design
			 or construction.
(2) Change the
			 existing state or federal classification of the highway.
(3) Be a factor in department or local
			 government decisions on whether or not a highway improvement project is
			 necessary or appropriate for the designated highway.
(4) Be considered in determining local
			 transportation aids paid under s.
			 86.30,
			 Stats.
(5) Affect enforcement of
			 state or local traffic laws.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 202 - Wisconsin Scenic Byways Program › Section Trans 202.10 - Traffic control devices and route markings

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) The following
			 units of government shall furnish, erect, replace and maintain signs marking
			 scenic byways in accordance with the manual adopted by the department under s.
			 84.02(4)
			 (e), Stats.:
(a) The department with respect to state
			 trunk highways under its jurisdiction.
(b) A local government with respect to any
			 highway under their maintenance not described in par. (a), including connecting
			 highways.
Note:
Section
				84.106(3),
				Stats., requires a local government to provide for all costs associated with
				signing those segments of a scenic byway or a highway under its maintenance
				including connecting highways. The manual adopted by the department is the
				Wisconsin Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) which may be found
				online at
http://wisconsindot.gov/Pages/doing-bus/local-gov/traffic-ops/manuals-and-standards/wmutcd/wmutcd.aspx
.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 202 - Wisconsin Scenic Byways Program › Section Trans 202.11 - Outdoor advertising

Current through June 24, 2024
Highways designated by the secretary as scenic byways pursuant
				to s.
				84.106,
				Stats., are subject to all applicable state laws and regulations and local
				ordinances regarding outdoor advertising signs. Highways designated as scenic
				byways shall also conform to s.
				Trans
				201.23.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 202 - Wisconsin Scenic Byways Program › Section Trans 202.12 - National scenic byways program

Current through June 24, 2024
State trunk highways designated as Wisconsin scenic byways may,
				upon satisfaction of the federal guidelines and recommendation by the scenic
				byways advisory committee, be nominated by the secretary for designation and
				inclusion in the national scenic byways program as a National Scenic Byway or
				All-American Road. A local government may be responsible for supplying
				additional information or photos as needed for the national
				application.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 202 - Wisconsin Scenic Byways Program › Section Trans 202.13 - Modification or withdrawal of Wisconsin scenic byways designation

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) Every
			 10 years following the date of official notification of designation, local
			 units of government through which the route passes shall have the opportunity
			 to re-evaluate the designated route and to determine if they wish to modify the
			 route due to changes in land use or other extenuating circumstances. The local
			 unit of government having zoning authority over the scenic byway corridor shall
			 notify the department in writing, pass a resolution and submit a map indicating
			 the proposed change to the designated route. In unincorporated areas where
			 county zoning is in effect, the request shall also contain a resolution from
			 the county board of the appropriate county supporting the request. The
			 department may require the local government sponsor to coordinate the
			 submission of requests for modification of the scenic byway route. Requests
			 under this subsection shall be received by the department no later than 12
			 months from the 10-year anniversary date. The SBAC shall review the proposed
			 route modifications and make recommendations to the secretary. Modifications
			 become effective upon approval of the secretary. If the department receives no
			 notification under this subsection that a modification is being requested, the
			 designated route shall remain unchanged for another 10 year period.
(2) Designation of a state trunk highway as a
			 scenic byway may be withdrawn at any time after resolution by 2/3 of the local
			 government sponsors and with the approval of the SBAC and the secretary. There
			 shall be at least one public hearing by a local government sponsor before such
			 a removal.
(3) The SBAC may
			 recommend to the secretary that a scenic byway designation for a particular
			 route be rescinded if the route no longer possesses the scenic or historic
			 character of the route originally qualifying it for designation due to
			 overdevelopment, the presence of some other visual detraction, the failure to
			 adequately implement the corridor management plan, or if substantial
			 modifications to the route have taken place under sub. (1). The department may
			 request that the SBAC review and recommend whether a scenic byway designation
			 for a particular route should be rescinded. If the SBAC recommends that a
			 scenic byway designation for a route be rescinded, the department shall hold a
			 public hearing on the removal. After the public hearing is held, the
			 designation as a scenic byway for the route may be withdrawn upon approval of
			 the secretary.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 204 - Existing town road improvement standards › Section Trans 204.02 - Definitions

Current through June 24, 2024
In this chapter:
(1)
			 "Average daily traffic" or "ADT" means the total traffic volume during a stated
			 period divided by the number of days in that stated period; unless otherwise
			 specified, the stated period is one year.
(2) "Bridge rehabilitation" means the
			 preservation or restoration of the structural integrity of an existing bridge
			 as well as work to correct safety defects.
(3) "Bridge replacement" means building a new
			 bridge to replace an existing bridge.
(4) "Design speed" means the maximum safe
			 speed that can be maintained over a specified section of a highway when
			 conditions are so favorable that the design features of the highway
			 govern.
(5) "Improvement" means a
			 town road construction project with a projected design life of at least 10
			 years.
(6) "Improvement level"
			 means the type of construction improvement. It can range from resurfacing to
			 complete reconstruction of a town road.
(7) "Load posted" means the placement of
			 regulatory signs at a bridge indicating the safe load carrying capacity of the
			 bridge.
(8) "Recondition" means
			 work in addition to resurfacing, and includes pavement widening, shoulder
			 paving, and improvement of an isolated grade, curve, intersection or correction
			 of a sight distance problem to improve safety.
(9) "Reconstruction" means total rebuilding
			 of an existing town road to improve maintainability, safety, geometrics and
			 traffic service.
(10) "Resurfacing"
			 means placing a new surface, exclusive of seal coating, on an existing roadway
			 to provide a better all weather surface, a better riding surface, and to extend
			 or renew the pavement life.
(11)
			 "Roadway" means the portion of a highway, including shoulders, for vehicular
			 use.
(12) "Shoulder" means the
			 portion of a roadway that is contiguous to the traveled way and is used
			 primarily for vehicular stopping in an emergency.
(13) "Traveled way" means the portion of the
			 roadway designed for movement of vehicles exclusive of the shoulders.
(14) "Usable bridge width" means the clear
			 width between curbs or rails, whichever is less.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 204 - Existing town road improvement standards › Section Trans 204.03 - Town road standards

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) The minimum design standards for each of
			 the town road improvement levels are as shown in the following tables:
TABLE A-RECONSTRUCTION
TRAFFIC VOLUME
ROADWAY WIDTH DIMENSIONS IN FEET
Design Class
Current ADT
Design Speed MPH
Traveled Way
Shoulder
Roadway
T1
Under 250
40
20
3
26
T2
250-750
50
22
4
30
T3
Over 750
55
24
6
36
TABLE B RESURFACING AND RE CONDINIONING
TRAFFIC VOLUME
ROADWAY WIDTH DIMENSIONS IN FEET
Design Class
Current ADT
Design Speed MPH
Traveled Way
Shoulder
Roadway
TR1
Under 250
-
18
2
22
TR2
250 -400
40
20
2
24
TR3
401 -750
50
22
2
26
TR4
Over 750
55
22
4
30
Note: Examples of resurfacing and reconditioning improvements
				which may be appropriate for existing town roads include, but are not limited
				to, pavement rehabilitation; widening lanes and shoulders; replacing bridge
				elements to correct structural deficiencies; bridge deck overlays; bridge and
				culvert replacement; and other related improvements such as minor grading,
				subgrade work and correction of drainage problems.
(2) The geometry of the town road shall be
			 designed to safely accommodate vehicles traveling at the design speed selected
			 for the road improvement.
(3) The
			 minimum design standards for existing town bridges are as shown in the
			 following table:
TABLE C- EXISTING BRIDGES
CURRENT TRAFFIC VOLUME ADT
USABLE BRIDGE WIDTH
Under 400
Traveled way
400 - 750
Traveled way plus 1 foot each side
Over 750
Traveled way plus 2 feet each side
(4)
			 Bridge replacement, rehabilitation or widening is required where a bridge is
			 either load posted or has a usable width that is less than the traveled way
			 width. Bridge replacement or widening should be evaluated if the usable bridge
			 width is less than the values shown in Table C. If widening of the traveled way
			 is planned as part of the town road improvement, the usable bridge width should
			 be compared to the approaches after they are widened to determine whether or
			 not bridge replacement or widening should be evaluated.
(5) The minimum design standards for new
			 bridges on town roads are as shown in ch. Trans 214.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 205 - County Trunk Highway Standards › Section Trans 205.01 - Purpose

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) Pursuant to s.
			 84.01(9)
			 (b), Stats., the department of transportation
			 adopts these rules relating to projects for constructing or reconstructing and
			 relating to processes incidental to building, fabricating or bettering a county
			 trunk highway, but not relating to maintenance of a county trunk highway.
			 Maintenance includes all those measures and activities necessary to preserve a
			 highway, as nearly as possible, in the condition of its construction.
			 Maintenance generally involves no change in horizontal alignment, roadway
			 widths or grade.
(2) Any county
			 trunk highway improvement project, on which construction is started after
			 January 1, 1987, shall follow this chapter.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 205 - County Trunk Highway Standards › Section Trans 205.035 - Use of alternative "3R" standards

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) The standards
			 in s.
			 Trans
			 205.03 shall be used for all county trunk highway
			 improvement projects, unless a region director expressly authorizes, in
			 writing, the use of the department's "Design Criteria for Resurfacing,
			 Restoration, and Rehabilitation Projects," also known as "3R" standards, for a
			 resurfacing, restoration, or rehabilitation project on an existing highway
			 located in his or her region.
Note: Examples of improvement projects which may be appropriate
				for "3R" standards include resurfacing highway pavement; grinding and repairing
				pavement joints; replacing or recycling pavement; widening lanes and shoulders;
				replacing bridge elements to correct structural deficiencies; bridge deck
				overlays; and other related improvements such as minor incidental subgrade work
				and correction of minor drainage problems.
(2) A region director may not authorize or
			 approve the use of the department's "3R" standards for the construction of a
			 new highway or for the complete reconstruction of an existing
			 highway.
(3) A request to use the
			 department's "3R" standards in lieu of the standards in s.
			 Trans
			 205.03 may be submitted to a region director only by a
			 county highway commissioner, or by a county highway commissioner's
			 designee.
(4) A region director
			 shall grant or deny a request to use the department's "3R" standards within 90
			 days after receiving a request.
(5)
			 In determining whether to grant or deny a request to use the department's "3R"
			 standards in lieu of the standards in s.
			 Trans
			 205.03, a region director shall consider all of the
			 following:
(a) Adequacy of design.
(b) Cost effectiveness.
(c) Safety improvement.
(d) Environmental impact.
(e) Social and economic impact, including
			 dislocation or relocation of property owners.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 205 - County Trunk Highway Standards › Section Trans 205.04 - Exceptions to design standards

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) After a region
			 director has decided whether to use either the design standards in s. Trans
			 205.03 or the alternative "3R" standards in s. Trans 205.035, the regional
			 director may expressly authorize, in writing, exceptions to either of these
			 standards, if federal or state funds are not used for the improvement
			 project.
(2) Exceptions to either
			 the design standards in ss. Trans 205.03 or 205.035 for improvement projects
			 using federal or state funds must be approved in writing by a regional engineer
			 and, when federal funds are used, by the division administrator of the federal
			 highway administration.
(3) In
			 determining whether to authorize exceptions to the construction standards in s.
			 Trans 205.03 or the alternative "3R" standards in s. Trans 205.035, a region
			 director shall consider all of the following:
(a) Adequacy of design.
(b) Cost effectiveness.
(c) Safety improvement.
(d) Environmental impact.
(e) Social and economic impact, including
			 dislocation or relocation of property owners.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 205 - County Trunk Highway Standards › Section Trans 205.05 - Project review

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) On or before December 1 of each year,
			 each county highway commissioner shall file with the appropriate region
			 director a report for the county certifying that any and all county trunk
			 highway improvement projects for which funds were expended or obligated during
			 that year conformed to the minimum standards established under s.
			 84.01(9)
			 (b), Stats. The certification shall be on
			 forms prescribed by the department of transportation. All county trunk highway
			 improvement projects shall be reviewed by the region director for compliance
			 with the standards stated in s.
			 Trans
			 205.03.
(2) If any county has not complied with the
			 standards, the region director shall notify the county in writing stating the
			 items which are noncomplying. When the noncomplying projects have subsequently
			 been made to comply with the standards, the region director shall certify
			 compliance on forms designated for this purpose by the department of
			 transportation. If on July 1 of any year there are in a county any remaining
			 non-complying projects that have not been made to comply as certified by the
			 region director, those projects shall be reported by the department of
			 transportation to the appropriate legislative committees.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 206 - Local roads improvement program › Section Trans 206.03 - Uniform provisions

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) ENTITLEMENT. The local roads improvement
			 program is an annual entitlement program for improvements to local roads.
			 Biennially, an entitlement shall be made to each county, each CMSIC and CTRIC
			 and to each city or village whose population is 20,000 or more. Entitlements to
			 the recipient shall be determined as follows:
(a) Municipal street improvement for each
			 CMSIC and for each city or village with a population of 20,000 or more: 50% of
			 each county's, city's or village's, with a population of 20,000 or more,
			 proportionate share of total miles of all city or village streets in the state
			 and 50% of each county's, city's or village's, with a population of 20,000 or
			 more, proportionate share of the total population of all cities and villages in
			 the state.
(b) County highway
			 improvement shall be 60% of each county's proportionate share of the state
			 population and 40% of each county's proportionate share of total county trunk
			 miles of all county trunk miles in the state; except no county's entitlement
			 shall be less than one half of one percent (0.5%) of the total funds allocated
			 to the counties under this chapter.
(c) Town road improvement shall be on each
			 county's proportionate share of town road miles to all town road miles in the
			 state.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 206 - Local roads improvement program › Section Trans 206.035 - Town road improvement discretionary provisions

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) ALLOCATION. The
			 TRID is an annual allocation for improvements to town roads in excess of
			 $100,000 total project cost. Biennially, selected allocations shall be made to
			 towns. Allocations to the recipient shall be recommended by the STRIDC and
			 approved by the secretary.
(2)
			 Option to accumulate allocation until the second year of the biennium. To
			 permit maximum flexibility in the use of allocations and use all allocations in
			 the biennium appropriated, a recipient may:
(a) Use the allocation in the state fiscal
			 year it is available.
(b) Accrue
			 the annual allocation until the second year of the state biennium rather than
			 using it in the year it is available.
(c) Request approval, on the LRIP project
			 application form, from the department to use the entire biennial allocation in
			 the first year of the biennium.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 206 - Local roads improvement program › Section Trans 206.04 - Municipal street improvement

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) DUTIES OF ALL
			 CITIES AND VILLAGES. Each city and village shall establish and maintain a
			 5-year municipal street improvement plan which identifies projects eligible to
			 be funded under the MSI entitlement. The plan shall be based on sound traffic
			 and pavement management principles. It shall include a priority list of needs
			 and a 5-year schedule of improvements.
(2) COUNTY MUNICIPAL STREET IMPROVEMENT
			 COMMITTEES (CITIES AND VILLAGES WITH POPULATIONS OF LESS THAN 20,000).
(a) In each county there shall be a county
			 municipal street improvement committee to select city and village street
			 improvement projects for the municipal street improvement component of the
			 local roads improvement program. The CMSIC shall consist of not more than 5
			 chief executives or designees of villages and cities in the county with
			 populations of less than 20,000. The committee shall be selected by all the
			 chief executives or designees of all the villages and cities in the county with
			 a population of less than 20,000. The committee shall select a chairperson from
			 its members.
(b) The selection of
			 the CMSIC shall occur biennially, in the odd-numbered years, not later than
			 October 1. The term of office for each county municipal street improvement
			 committee member shall be 2 years, and shall be from October 1 of the current
			 odd-numbered year to September 30 of the next odd-numbered year.
(c) In addition to the village or city chief
			 executive committee members, each CMSIC may include as a non-voting member the
			 county highway commissioner.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 206 - Local roads improvement program › Section Trans 206.05 - County highway improvement

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) DUTIES OF THE
			 COUNTY EXECUTIVE. Each county executive or designee, or where there is no
			 office of county executive, the county board chairperson or the chairperson's
			 designee shall perform the following:
(a)
			 Establish and maintain a 5-year program of county trunk improvement projects
			 eligible to be funded from the county highway improvement entitlement of the
			 local roads improvement program. It shall include a priority list of needs and
			 a 5-year schedule of improvements.
(b) Send, no later than January 15 of each
			 even-numbered year, to the department the LRIP project application form listing
			 the CHI projects planned in the current state biennium.
(c) Execute, no later than April 1 of each
			 odd-numbered year, an approved project agreement for each project that will be
			 constructed in the current state biennium as a county highway improvement
			 project.
(d) Certify that the
			 county trunk improvement projects selected meet the eligibility requirements of
			 this chapter.
(e) Determine in a
			 case where a proposed project under agreement cannot be built in the specified
			 time frame, whether a substitute project should be put under
			 agreement.
(f) Determine whether to
			 enter into agreements with other recipients of the local roads improvements to
			 jointly fund eligible local road improvement projects.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 206 - Local roads improvement program › Section Trans 206.06 - Town road improvement

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) COUNTY TOWN ROAD IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEES.
(a) In each county, there shall be a town
			 road improvement committee that shall select improvement projects for the town
			 road improvement component of local roads improvement program in the
			 county.
(b) The CTRIC shall consist
			 of no more than 5 town chairpersons or designees selected by all the town
			 chairpersons or designees in the county, one of whom shall be designated as
			 chairperson by the committee. The selection of each CTRIC shall occur
			 biennially, in the odd-numbered years, not later than October 1. The term of
			 office for each CTRIC member shall be 2 years, and shall be from October 1 of
			 the current odd-numbered year to September 30 of the next odd-numbered
			 year.
(c) In addition to the town
			 chairperson members, each CTRIC may include as a non-voting member the county
			 highway commissioner.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 206 - Local roads improvement program › Section Trans 206.07 - County highway improvement program districts and committees

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) COUNTY HIGHWAY
			 IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM DISTRICT COMMITTEES. In each county highway improvement
			 program district, there shall be a county highway improvement program district
			 committee. The committee shall consist of no more than 5 county executives or
			 the county executive's designee or when there is no office of county executive,
			 county board chairpersons or the chairperson's designee from counties in the
			 district. The committee shall be chosen by all the county executives or the
			 executive's designee or when there is no office of county executive, the county
			 board chairperson or the chairperson's designee in the district. The committee
			 members shall serve 2-year terms beginning October 1 of the odd-numbered years
			 and ending September 30 of the next odd-numbered year. The secretary or
			 designee shall serve as a non-voting member of each county highway improvement
			 program district committee.
(2)
			 DUTIES OF THE COUNTY HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT COMMITTEE. The county highway
			 improvement district committee shall perform the following:
(a) Establish criteria for the selection of
			 CHI projects to be funded from uncommitted entitlements of member
			 counties.
(b) Select, no later than
			 January 15 of each even-numbered year, CHI projects to be funded from
			 uncommitted entitlements from within the district from the member counties CHI
			 project lists.
(c) Select, no later
			 than October 1 of the odd-numbered years, the committee chairperson for the
			 next 2 years.