USH 151, EAST WASHINGTON AVENUE KL Engineering was the consultant for the redesign of East Washington Avenue from Thornton Avenue to Third Street and First Street (STH 113) from Winnebago Street to East Johnson Street in the City of Madison. Specific engineering challenges consist of utility and railroad coordination, storm sewer design, profile and cross slope adjustments to match existing driveway profiles and correct substandard vertical curves over the Yahara River Bridge. Additional engineering challenges included design of the East Washington Avenue/First Street intersection, design of the Yahara River Parkway bike and pedestrian paths, adding bicycle lanes, design of retaining walls at the Yahara River Bridge and a detailed traffic control staging plan in order to keep two lanes of traffic open on East Washington Avenue during construction. Coordination with Union Pacific Railroad was required to incorporate installation of 3 railroad crossings into the construction staging plans. Extensive coordination with City of Madison officials, neighborhood organizations, businesses and the public was used to develop all aspects of the design including typical sections, intersection geometrics, access, pedestrian and bicycle accommodations, the Yahara River Bridge and Yahara River Parkway bicycle and pedestrian paths. KL Engineering completed design and plans development, public involvement, railroad and utility coordination, and PS&E submittal. The project was constructed in 2007. Cost: $12.1 million. Back to Portfolio			PROJECT INFORMATION Project Location: Dane County, WI Client: City of Madison and WisDOT SW Region (Madison) Contact: Rob Phillips (608) 266.4090; Jan Bennett (608) 242.8038 KL Staff: Todd Hertz & Mike Bakalars - PM; Aaron Steger & Jon Blomquist - PM *Project received the "WisDOT 2008 Engineering Design in Excellence Award" for Best Urban Design.