CONNECTIONS 2030 LONG-RANGE MULTIMODAL TRANSPORTATION PLAN Rock River Corridor – Janesville to Oshkosh Corridor Overview This 100-mile corridor is part of a major passenger and freight link between the industrial areas of Rock County and the industrial cities of the Fox River Valley. It is a major truck connection to the east-west interstate routes in northern Illinois and it also provides access to the Horicon National Wildlife Refuge. This corridor includes the urban and urbanized areas of Janesville, Edgerton, Fort Atkinson, Jefferson, Watertown, Beaver Dam, Waupun, and Oshkosh. Current Corridor Characteristics Future Corridor Vision • Airports: • Airports: Continued service, increased direct air service and infrastructure projects to ǻ Transport/corporate airports Rock County (Janesville), Watertown Municipal, Dodge County support business airplane-capable airports (Juneau), Wittman Regional (Oshkosh) • Highways: Maximized preservation and maintenance of infrastructure and continued ǻ General utility airport: Fort Atkinson Municipal user efficiency and mobility, including improved traffic movement, along WIS 26 by • Highways: implementing: ǻ Primary state highway: WIS 26 ǻ New Corridors 2030 Connector Routes: WIS 16, WIS 33 ǻ Corridors 2030 Connector Route: WIS 26, ǻ The State Access Management Plan vision ǻ Completed passing lane corridors: – Tier 1; South of WIS 60 – WIS 26 [US 151 to Rosendale (south side)] – Tier 2B; North of WIS 60 – WIS 26 [Rosendale (north side) to Fond du Lac/Winnebago county line] ǻ Candidate passing lane corridors (WIS 26) ǻ NHS intermodal terminals with local road connections: Wittman Regional Airport (Oshkosh) ǻ Candidate expressway upgrade or corridor and/or the potential conversion of expressway- to-freeway corridor (WIS 26) Year 2007 Year 2030 • Public Transit: ǻ Enumerated Major project for construction (WIS 26) ǻ Bus systems: Janesville, Oshkosh County populations ǻ Shared-ride taxi: Edgerton, Fort Atkinson, Jefferson, Watertown, Beaver Dam, Waupun • Public Transit: Increased regional coordination and continued service Rock 159,530 177,855 Jefferson 80,411 94,259 ǻ Specialized transit: Available in all counties; level of service depends on location • Fixed Guideway Transit: New service (Rock county) Dodge 89,225 98,215 • Fixed Guideway Transit: None along this corridor • Rail Freight: Continued freight rail service and corridor preservation Fond du Lac 101,174 112,538 Winnebago 164,703 188,446 • Rail Freight: Freight rail service exists • Intercity Passenger Rail: Population age 65 and older 40,740 133,152 • Intercity Passenger Rail: None along this corridor ǻ Continued Amtrak Empire Builder service between Seattle, WA/Portland, OR and Chicago, IL ǻ New service: Intercity passenger rail ridership • Intercity Bus: – New Madison – Milwaukee – Chicago, IL intercity passenger rail service Oshkosh station NA 144,000 ǻ Service between Madison and Milwaukee, with a stop in Johnson Creek – New Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN – Madison – Milwaukee – Chicago, IL intercity passenger rail Average annual daily traffic along ǻ Connections in Oshkosh to intercity bus services to Green Bay, Wausau, Milwaukee and service Chicago, IL WIS 26 2,800 – 17,100 4,200 – 27,600 – New Green Bay – Milwaukee – Chicago, IL intercity passenger rail service ǻ Connections in Janesville to intercity bus services to Madison and Chicago, IL Truck volume along – All new intercity passenger rail services will operate within existing corridors WIS 26 Medium High • Ports and Harbors: None along this corridor • Intercity Bus: Refer to the “Corridor Map - Data Definitions and Sources” for • Ferry: None along this corridor ǻ Continued existing services more information. • Bicycle/Pedestrian: ǻ New service: ǻ Major trails: Mascoutin Valley State Trail, Wild Goose State Trail, Glacial Drumlin State Trail, – Phase 1: Between Madison and Green Bay with a stop in Oshkosh Glacial River Trail, Ice Age Trail (pedestrian only) – Phase 2: Between Janesville and Milwaukee; between Janesville and Kenosha; and between proposed Madison passenger rail station and Chicago, IL passenger rail station, with a stop ǻ Accommodations, linkages and accessibility along and across some facilities in Janesville • Ports and Harbors: None along this corridor • Ferry: None along this corridor • Bicycle/Pedestrian: Continued and enhanced accommodations, linkages and accessibility along and across facilities p — 1 49 10 CONNECTIONS 2030 LONG-RANGE MULTIMODAL TRANSPORTATION PLAN 76 45 Rock River Corridor – Janesville to Oshkosh 116 About Multimodal Corridors Lake Butte des Morts See Oshkosh Metropolitan L 21 Planning Area Map Thea Connections 2030 planning process identified statewide multimodal, k Omro e intercity corridors as visual communication tools to view existing W Oshkosh i conditions,n transportation features and future recommendations. These Lake n Winnebago corridorse collectively represent a starting point toward long-term 91 b a implementationg of Connections 2030 and the corridor management process. o 26 These multimodal corridors: 44 WINNEBAGO • Serve critical sectors of the economy or major population centers WINNEBAGO • Carry151 significant travel activity for passenger and/or freight traffic FOND DU LAC 41 • Show significant growth in travel or economic development • Serve175 an important role for other transportation modes Ripon Corridor selection was also influenced by local land use and development plans. Each corridor is a broad geographical band that follows a general Rosendale 23 directional flow connecting trips that may include streets, highways, rail, pedestrian, bicycle facilities and routes and transit route alignments. A corridor generally follows the directional flow of a state highway 26 Brandon alignment. It includes parallel state and local roads, service roads and facilities for other transportation modes, such as rail, pedestrian, and 151 transit, which45 influence the mobility, capacity, safety and other functional 49 elements of the corridor. Important Notes67 about What is Depicted Waupun 49 The map shows currently programmed and proposed future activities (as 68 of December 31, 2007) that have significant impacts on the corridor. Not Horallico nprojects or initiatives are mapped, and additional analyses, including Maanrsh environmental document, will be conducted before any of the projects or activities are completed. These analyses may include studying alternatives (including a no build/no change alternative) with public involvement 151 opportunities as appropriate. Resources and shifting priorities may impact 28 Beaver Dam WisDOT’s implementation of any proposed activity within the time frames Horicon identified. WisDOT will remain flexible in the implementation of Connections 33 2030 recommendations. The map and table activities on the following page reflect actions identified in: Juneau • Connections 2030 policies 26 Sinissippi • WisDOT’s Six-Year Highway Improvement Program (2008 - 2013) Lake Hustisford • Other WisDOT program data Lowell 60 16 • Other WisDOT plans and studies Reeseville Clyman • Metropolitan planning organizations’ (MPOs), regional planning commissions’ (RPCs) and tribal long-range transportation plans For information on funding and implementation priorities, see those Connections 2030 chapters. For more information on transportation Watertown projects, contact the WisDOT Region Office (see Connections 2030 or www.dot.wisconsin.gov/projects/ for a map of region offices). MPO, RPC 19 DODGE 16 and tribal long-range transportation plans offer recommendations on all JEFFERSON 19 transportation modes within their boundaries. Johnson Creek 94 Rock Lake Lake Mills DANE 26 89 Airport Jefferson 18 Study and/or preserve right of way Airport project Park and ride Study and construct new Edgerton Intercity bus stop 12 Reconstruct existing Rail station Intercity bus stop Priority route 106 Fixed guideway Fort Atkinson 106 (commuter rail station) Provide urban connection Provide rural connection R 106 Port or harbor o c Park and ride k R 12 Mississippi River lock and dam ive r Lake Koshkonong 26 Reconstruct existing or construct new Edgerton Ferry Port, channel or waterway project ROCK Bicycle/pedestrian trail Rail-to-trail Proposed station Proposed station with intercity bus stop Railroad – private ownership Ferry project 51 59 Milton Study future route 39 Railroad – public ownership Priority route See Janesville 26 Metropolitan State trunk network Trail connection or extension Planning A14rea Map Janesville Construct capacity project State/county boundary Rail-to-trail Prepare corridor plan 26 Waterway Janesville Reconstruct existing Commuter, rapid or express bus route 11 City/village Construct passing lane Study future route Metropolitan Planning Area Convert to Interstate standards Commuter rail route Native American land Study bypass/new arterial Commuter rail, proposed station For more information, refer to the Corridor Map Legend Definitions document at www.wiconnections2030.gov. 213 43 p — 2 CONNECTIONS 2030 LONG-RANGE MULTIMODAL TRANSPORTATION PLAN Rock River Corridor – Janesville to Oshkosh Current and Proposed Future Activities These activities may not occur in the time frame identified due to budget constraints, changing conditions or shifting priorities. Refer to the “Important Notes about What is Depicted” for more information or contact the WisDOT Region Office. Short-Term (2008 – 2013) Mid-Term (2014 – 2019), continued I-43/I-894/US 41/ Prepare corridor plan for Interstate conversion from I-43 and