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82.50

82.50 Town road standards.

82.50(1)

(1) The following minimum geometric design standards are established for improvements on town roads:

Annual Average 24-hour Traffic (ADT)
Minimum Design
Standards

82.50(1)(a)

(a) Local service, intermittent traffic

82.50(1)(a)1.

1. Right-of-way......3 rods

82.50(1)(a)2.

2. Roadway width......20 feet

82.50(1)(a)3.

3. Surface width......16 feet

82.50(1)(b)

(b) Under 100 ADT

82.50(1)(b)1.

1. Right-of-way......3 rods

82.50(1)(b)2.

2. Roadway width......24 feet

82.50(1)(b)3.

3. Surface width......18 feet

82.50(1)(b)4.

4. Maximum grades......9%-11%

82.50(1)(c)

(c) 100 to 250 ADT

82.50(1)(c)1.

1. Right-of-way......4 rods

82.50(1)(c)2.

2. Roadway width......26 feet

82.50(1)(c)3.

3. Surface width......20 feet

82.50(1)(c)4.

4. Maximum grades......8%-11%

82.50(1)(d)

(d) 251 to 400 ADT

82.50(1)(d)1.

1. Right-of-way......4 rods

82.50(1)(d)2.

2. Roadway width......32 feet

82.50(1)(d)3.

3. Surface width......22 feet

82.50(1)(d)4.

4. Maximum grades......6%-8%

82.50(1)(d)5.

5. Curvature...... 65-12.55

82.50(1)(e)

(e) 401 to 1,000 ADT

82.50(1)(e)1.

1. Right-of-way......4 rods

82.50(1)(e)2.

2. Roadway width......34 feet

82.50(1)(e)3.

3. Surface width......22 feet

82.50(1)(e)4.

4. Maximum grades......5%-8%

82.50(1)(e)5.

5. Curvature......55-12.55

82.50(1)(f)

(f) 1,001 to 2,400 ADT

82.50(1)(f)1.

1. Right-of-way......4 rods

82.50(1)(f)2.

2. Roadway width......44 feet

82.50(1)(f)3.

3. Surface width......24 feet

82.50(1)(f)4.

4. Maximum grades......5%-7%

82.50(1)(f)5.

5. Curvature......4.55-7.55

82.50(1)(g)

(g) Over 2,400............State trunk standards

82.50(2)

(2) The department may approve deviations from the minimum standards in special cases where the strict application of the standards is impractical and where such deviation is not contrary to the public interest and safety and the intent of this section.

82.50(3)

(3) This section does not apply to improvements on town roads existing on October 1, 1992.

82.50 - ANNOT.

History: 1981 c. 20; 1987 a. 137 s. 6; 1989 a. 56; 1991 a. 39; 1993 a. 490; 1999 a. 85; 2003 a. 214 s. 182; Stats. 2003 s. 82.50.

82.50 - ANNOT.

NOTE: 2003 Wis. Act 214, which affected this section, contains extensive explanatory notes.