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HomeMy WebLinkAbout04-19-2017 Traffic Safety Minutes MEETING MINUTES TRAFFIC SAFETY April 19, 2017 10:00 AM D203-EOC (Lower Level Government Center) D203-EOC (Lower Level Government Center) - 1101 Carmichael Road, Hudson, Wisconsin CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL Attendee Name Organization Title Status Arrived William Peavey St. Croix County County Board Supervisor Present Jeff Klatt St. Croix County Chair Present Brian Erickson St. Croix County Sergeant Present Greg Helgeson St. Croix County Traffic Safety Engineer Present JR Dachel St. Croix County Education Present Matt Melby St. Croix County Medical Services Present Scott L. Cox St. Croix County Law Absent Judy Achterhof St. Croix County County Board Supervisor Present Randy Wiessinger St. Croix County Regional Program Present Elizabeth Heflin St. Croix County DOT Present Natasha Cardinal St. Croix County Emergency Management Absent Tim Ramberg St. Croix County Highway Commissioner Present Also present: Roger Larson - St. Croix County Board Chair, Tom Spaniol - Town of St. Joseph Chair, Laurie DeRosier - Town of St. Joseph Supervisor 3, Mike Marcs - Special Agent Union Pacific Railroad, Trooper Erik Wickstrom - WSP, Trooper Rob Unruh - WSP & Dana Cahoon - Resident of St. Joseph Township. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Traffic Safety – Regular Meeting – October 19, 2016 10:00 AM Minutes were accepted as presented. RESULT: ACCEPTED PUBLIC COMMENT BUSINESS ITEMS 1. State Patrol Crash & Traffic Report Trooper Erik Wickstrom presented the Laws of the Month. Elizabeth gave information on State-wide traffic fatality totals. RESULT: DISCUSSED 2. St. Croix County Crash Report Chair Klatt advised that we have had three fatalities during the period of October through December 2016, and three more during the period of January through April 19, 2017. RESULT: DISCUSSED 3. Anatomy Of Traffic Safety - St. Croix County Elizabeth presented, see forthcoming attachment. RESULT: DISCUSSED 4. State Patrol Laws of the Month April - Roundabout Safety; yielding to large vehicles; May - After a crash, motorists advised to move their vehicle out of traffic if possible; June - Safety devices required when towing trailers. RESULT: DISCUSSED 5. Legislative Report Elizabeth advised that she would send an electronic copy to all members. Randy mentioned some newly introduced bills. RESULT: DISCUSSED 6. Intersection of STH 35 / STH 64 eastbound exit ramp / CTH C, Somerset, traffic signal phasing change Greg gave an update on the changes to this intersection. RESULT: DISCUSSED 7. 2017 State Highway construction projects Discussion on the St. Croix Crossing project, which will be open to traffic in August 2017. Greg advised of numerous construction projects that will be taking place in 2017, some of which include: I-94 / STH 128 interchange reconstruction; Highland Drive bridge replacement over I-94, east of Roberts; STH 65, USH 12 to CTH G maintenance crackfill project; STH 35 median cable barrier project; I-94, St. Croix River - USH 12, adding auxiliary lanes between various ramps & a 3rd westbound lane; RESULT: DISCUSSED 8. Intersection of STH 12 & STH 128, status of 4-way stop conversion project Greg advised that this intersection will go from a 2-way to a 4-way stop. RESULT: DISCUSSED 9. Wisconsin Traffic Safety Commission guidelines The committee was advised that the TSC Guidelines can be found on-line at wisconsindot.gov. RESULT: DISCUSSED 10. Community Maps Randy presented a demo on the Wisconsin County Traffic Safety Commission crash mapping which is a Google based program. An interface between the crash form and the crash mapping will eventually become available. RESULT: DISCUSSED 11. Old CTH E & Hawk Street - In front of Houlton Elementary School This item was added to the agenda per the request of citizen, Dana Cahoon. Dana voiced many concerns regarding the safety of the students/teachers/parents, etc. A lengthy discussion took place with all in attendance. Tom Spaniol advised that the new bridge will be open very close to August 1st, which will result in the closing of the old lift bridge, which will significantly cut down the traffic in this area. Greg advised that he would contact the DOT supervisors to discuss these issues. RESULT: DISCUSSED REQUEST FOR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS J.R. Dachel requested that we add the topic of amber lights on school busses to our next meeting agenda. He advised that the passing stop arms tickets have skyrocketed, and we need to increase awareness of the meaning of the amber lights. ANNOUNCEMENTS & CORRESPONDENCE ADJOURN 11:28 a.m. DATE OF NEXT MEETING Wednesday, July 19, 2017 at 10:00 a.m.