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US 8 Corridor Preservation - Tier II, Turtle Lake/Almena
Polk and Barron counties

Location | Overview | Status/phase | Schedule | Maps | Public involvement | Contacts

Study location

Combination of the Tier I Segment 5 and a portion of segment 6. US 8, 15th Street east - Hay River (east of Almena), in Polk and Barron Counties.

View NW, US 8 Corridor Preservation Study maps.

Study overview

Tier I study did not select a preferred alignment for the western portion of this segment between for 15th Street and 4th Street.

Tier II study will build upon the evaluation and selection of a preferred alignment for this area as well as completing further evaluation on that preferred alignment to determine the type of facility, access location and type, and official mapping of the future right of way.

Status/phase

Study - Long term planning with no construction activity

Schedule

For information on public information meetings (PIM) and other public activities, view the Public involvement section.

Current

• Fall 2011 - Selection of preferred alternative for Turtle Lake/Almena segment (15th Street - Hay River)
• Fall-Winter 2011 - Preliminary design for Turtle Lake/Almena segment (15th Street - Hay River)

Future

• Winter 2012 - PIM to discuss design of preferred alternative for Turtle Lake/Almena segment (15th Street - Hay River)
• Apr. 2012 - Tier II Environmental Assessment
• Jun. 2012 - Official mapping of preferred alternative for Turtle Lake/Almena segment (15th Street - Hay River)
• Aug. 2012 - Public hearing for Turtle Lake/Almena segment (15th Street - Hay River)
• 2015 - Tier II scheduled to be completed
  
  
• To be determined (TBD) - Tier III is the final design and construction. In order to advance to this tier, the legislature needs to approve funding

Past

• Oct. 14, 2011 - Comment period ended.
• Sept. 28, 2011 - PIM to discuss the study underway for Tier II Turtle Lake/Almena segment (15th Street - Hay River)
• Apr. 19, 2011 - PIM for Turtle Lake/Almena segment (15th Street - Hay River)

Maps

Study overview/location

Combination of the Tier I Segment 5 and a portion of segment 6. US 8, 15th Street east - Hay River (east of Almena), in Polk and Barron Counties.

View NW, US 8 Corridor Preservation Study in a larger map

The following document(s) are in Adobe PDF format.
(Note: Some files are large and may take longer to download depending on individual connection speeds. Users may need to zoom in to see details.)

• Study overview/location (printable version) (773 KB)
• Study segment (purple line on map above) (233 KB)

Public involvement

Public information meetings (PIM) and hearings

Scheduled/future

• No scheduled meetings

Past meetings

• Sept. 28, 2011 - PIM
  • Presentation (1.2 MB)
  • Handout/comment sheet (2.9 MB) Comment period ended Oct. 14, 2011.
• Apr. 19, 2011 - PIM

News releases

• Sept. 12, 2011 - Public Meeting Scheduled for US 8 in Polk and Barron Counties
• View all WisDOT news releases

Contacts

Jim Koenig, WisDOT Planning Engineer
(715)838-8391
james.koenig@dot.wi.gov

Marc Bowker, WisDOT Planning Engineer
(715) 635-4975
marc.bowker@dot.wi.gov

Jeff Emerson, WisDOT Planning Supervisor
(715) 635-4972
jeffrey.emerson@dot.wi.gov

Tom Beekman, WisDOT Planning Chief
(715) 836-4628
thomas.beekman@dot.wi.gov

Chris Ouellette, WisDOT Northwest Region Communications Manager
(715) 833-9814
chris.ouellette@dot.wi.gov

Wisconsin Department of Transportation
Northwest Region, Eau Claire Office
718 W. Clairemont Ave.
Eau Claire, WI 54701-5108
Phone: (715) 836-2891 or toll-free (800) 991-5285
Fax: (715) 836-2807
WI Telecommunications Relay System (TTY): 711
Email: nwr.dtsd@dot.wi.gov

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Last modified: April 23, 2012