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Challenge
With the construction of a new State Highway 53 bypass, Hastings Way (Business 53) was reduced from six to four lanes and downgraded to a local arterial roadway. The City and area stakeholders needed a long-term vision and master plan to revitalize the corridor.
Solution
SEH urban designers and engineers assisted the community to develop designs for a new, more attractive multimodal facility with continuous sidewalks, trails, crosswalks, and decorative streetscaping to support plans for a mixed-use, neighborhood-focused redevelopment. This project led to the redesign and reconstruction of several miles of the highway into a new multimodal urban arterial.
Awards
- 2013 State Finalist Award, Engineering Excellence, American Council of Engineering Companies – Wisconsin Chapter
Project
Hastings Way
Location
Eau Claire, Wis.
Client
City of Eau Claire
Features
- Two new pedestrian underpasses with plazas at each end
- Concrete pavement
- Improved sidewalk and pedestrian accommodations
- Storm sewer coordination with existing storm system
- Lift station
- Traffic control, maintaining local access
- New shared-use path
- Future corridor land use plan
- High-efficiency decorative lighting
- Streetscape furnishings
- Planted center medians
- Comprehensive analysis of corridor issues and opportunities
Services
- Agency Coordination
- Bidding Documents
- Civil Engineering
- Design Reports
- Mechanical and Electrical Engineering
- Hazardous Materials Investigation
- Land Use Analysis and Planning
- Landscape Architecture
- Lighting Design
- Preliminary and Final Design
- Community Engagement
- Signalization
- Surveying
- Traffic Engineering
- Transportation Planning
- Urban Design