US 12 Corridor Study at Fort Atkinson

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Location | Overview | Status/phase

Study location

The US 12 Corridor Study is located on US 12 from Whitewater to WIS 26, near the city of Fort Atkinson, in Jefferson County.

Map of US 12 Corridor Study at Fort Atkinson overview/location.

US 12 is classified as a Corridors 2020 Connector Highway and is also part of the National Highway System. Connector routes are vital links for regional traffic within the state’s overall roadway system. Regional trips are those that pass through, but are not destined for, a given location such as the city of Fort Atkinson.

The portion of US 12 within the city of Fort Atkinson, must also act as a local street. Local trips begin and/or end somewhere within the city and involve turns on and off US 12 as well as parking maneuvers parallel to through traffic. As volumes of both types of traffic increased, the ability of US 12 within Fort Atkinson to efficiently serve these two conflicting uses has declined.

Needs Assessment (NA)

In March 2001, WisDOT officials initiated the US 12 Corridor Study with a NA that identified existing transportation problems along the corridor in and near Fort Atkinson. Three primary reasons to further investigate improvement options for the US 12 corridor surfaced:

Regional mobility inefficiency
Safety and congestion problems
Public support for improvements

What’s next

A Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) is scheduled for publication in 2012. This document will contain responses to the Draft EIS (DEIS) comments, a description of the preferred alternative and its impacts compared to the dismissed alternatives, and a description of the proposed interim improvements to existing US 12.

A Record of Decision (ROD) will be filed and then the official mapping process can begin. WisDOT expects the mapping to be completed by 2013. An interim improvement of existing US 12 is expected to be constructed in 2016.

Status/phase

Study with no construction activity. Rehabilitation of existing US 12 anticipated in 2016.

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Traffic congestion on US 12 at Lexington Boulevard.

New urban growth has led to higher traffic volumes at the Lexington Boulevard intersection on US 12.