Presented by
Peter Lynch
Freight Operations Program Manager
University of Wisconsin – Madison
On Site @ WisDOT
MAASTO 2012 – Wednesday, October 17, 2012
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Wind Farms 2013
Freight Corridors
Multi-State Permitting
Roundabout Update
Auto Issue
Electronic Permitting
Implements of Husbandry (IoH)
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Develop 2013 Process Control Plan
Organized processes and set internal policy
 Various wind routing maps
 Route Surveying
 Intersection Mitigation
 Escorting Details
 Production Tax Credit?
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Freight Corridors
Benefits of an OSOW FN
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Assist design engineers identify where OSOW
vehicles travel
 Roundabouts
 Interchanges
 Intersections
 Access Management
 Overall Roadways
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Multi-State Permitting
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WinnDOT Initiative
 Northwest Passage
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Bentley System
 Interest should be directed to Kathleen Nichols,
WisDOT DMV Permits Unit
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Roundabout Update
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Low Clearance
 Design Issues
 Truck Aprons
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Kansas State University Study
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Online Auto Issuance of Permits
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30% of Wisconsin Permits Online
Encourage Multiple-Trip Online Permit Issuance
 Compel online compliance
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Responsibility of WisDOT?
 Permit Path/Route
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Achieve 50% of initial Wisconsin Permits Online?
 If 50% is not achievable, then encourage online
renewable permits.
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Electronic Permitting Not Yet In Wisconsin
Copy of Permit in Vehicle
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Paper Copy
Electronic Copy Problems (internet service)
Wisconsin’s history of Permit Length
Practice & Statutory Change
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Study in progress!
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Farm equipment continues to grow in size and weight
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Current outreach effort being launched to work with Ag Industry to
try and resolve regulatory issues adversely impacting their operations
and infrastructure
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Thank you.
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Contact Information:
Peter Lynch
UW-Madison
Freight Operations Program Manager
(608) 267-4486 (Work)
(608) 516-6395 (Cell)
http://www.toplab.wisc.edu