USH 18/151 (Verona Road) Interchange – Stage 1

CORRE provided survey, structure design, and construction oversight services as part of a larger team for this national award-winning $90M interchange reconstruction project at the confluence of USH 151 (Verona Road) and USH 12/14/18 (Beltline) in Madison. The project was vital to providing a multi-modal connection over the Beltline.

Stage 1 involved Verona Road between Raymond Road and the West Madison Beltline and included the rehabilitation of twin multi-span structures carrying Verona Road over the Military Ridge State Trail, five large retaining walls including both mechanically stabilized earth concrete panel and modular block walls, two noise walls, and 23 sign structures positioned throughout the corridors. The sign structure configurations included cantilever sign bridges, full-span sign bridges, overhead cantilever sign supports, and overhead full-span sign supports.

A 14-span multi-use steel truss and curved slab span bridge was constructed for pedestrians crossing over the Beltline. Other notable work included extensive storm sewer construction, concrete barrier, lighting, frontage road reconstruction, and noise walls. Incorporation of aesthetics was especially important due to the urban location and volume of traffic that flows through the interchange on a daily basis. Nearly all of structures on the project exhibit Level 3 Aesthetics.

Through the use of staged pedestrian detours and conscious efforts by field staff, safe pedestrian access was made a priority throughout construction. The success of this complex multi-stage, multi-year project was due largely in part to the coordination efforts made between the construction engineers, design team, WisDOT Management, and city officials.