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SWZ: Wisconsin Field Demonstration

Every Day Counts - Smarter Work Zones

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Battelle and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) conducted a two-day demonstration site visit of smarter work zones utilizing innovative technology applications in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on July 21-22, 2016. The two-day visit included a tour of Wisconsin’s State Transportation Operations Center (STOC) and a tour of two separate work zones, one utilizing a Dynamic Lane Merge (DLM) system and another utilizing a Queue Warning System (QWS).   The agendas are provided below with links to the presentations.

  • Agenda — Day 1
  • Agenda — Day 2

Agenda — Day 1

(PDF, 928 KB)

Morning Session — Milwaukee Wisconsin’s State Transportation Operations Center (STOC)

9:30 — 10:00               Welcome and Introductions

10:00 — 12:00           Tour of STOC

12:00 — 1:00               Break for Lunch

Afternoon Session — WisDOT Milwaukee Field Office

1:00 — 1:30                 Overview of DLM Systems (Todd Peterson, FHWA Transportation Specialist)

1:30 — 2:00                   Design to Deployment Overview of Zoo Interchange Project (Christopher Hager, WisDOT SE Freeways TMP Project Manager and Ryan Luck, WisDOT SE Freeways Construction Chief)

2:30 — 2:45                   Break

2:45 — 3:30                   Roundtable Discussion and Q&A led by Todd Peterson, FHWA Transportation Specialist

3:30 — 3:45                   Discussion of Following Day Logistics & Adjourn

4:00                                         Optional ITS Baseball Game


Agenda — Day 2

(PDF, 931 KB)

Morning Session — Zoo Interchange Project Office/Site

7:30                                         Depart Hotel for Zoo Interchange Project Office

8:00 — 8:30                   DLM Technology Overview (Timothy Vik, WisDOT Traffic Engineer and Stephanie Leranth, WisDOT SE Freeways Traffic Engineer)

8:30 — 9:30                 Zoo Interchange Site Visit

9:30 — 11:00               Drive from Zoo Interchange Site to Edgerton Field Office

Afternoon Session — Edgerton Field Office/Site

11:00 — 11:30           Overview of QWS Systems (Ken Wood — FHWA Resource Center Traffic Operations Engineer)

11:30 — 12:00           Project Overview of Edgerton and Stevens Point Projects (John Vesperman, WisDOT I-39 Project Chief; Wayne Chase, WisDOT I-39 Design/Construction Supervisor; Cara Abts, WisDOT Traffic Improvement Engineer; and Wendy Arneson, WisDOT Project Manager)

12:00 — 1:00               Break for Lunch

1:00 — 2:30                   QWS System Implementation and Lessons Learned (Erin Schoon, WisDOT Work Zone Operations Engineer and Brian Sippel, Smart Work Zone Engineer)

2:30 — 3:00                   Roundtable Discussion & Action Planning led by Ken Wood, FHWA Resource Center Traffic Operations Engineer

3:00 — 3:15                   Break

3:15 — 3:30                   Drive to Edgerton Field Site

3:30 — 4:30                   Edgerton Site Visit led by Jeff Gustafson, WisDOT Traffic/Incident Management Coordinator

4:30 — 6:00                   Drive to Milwaukee Hotel

List of participants and their contact information

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