Congestion Deficiencies

WATS has already begun to collect comments on pavement and bridge deficiencies throughout the County. This post will focus on congestion deficiencies. Congestion causes extended travel times and reduced fuel efficiency.

Please provide comments of instances of recurring congestion only. That is, examples of congestion that occur on a regular basis. Please include the segment of road you feel is congested, and a beginning and ending identifier such as intersections or a freeway interchange. Also, please include in your comment when the congestion often occurs such as AM or PM peak periods or if it is fairly constant throughout the day. Please also provide the direction of the congestion if it is not congested in both directions. For example, Carpenter Road between Michigan Ave and Ellsworth during the PM peak is congested in the southbound direction.

When providing a comment please include your name, the community you live in, and if you feel comfortable, your email address. If you do not feel comfortable including your email address, you may still provide comments, however, to allow WATS to document and keep track of your comment, please also email your comments to us at wats@miwats.org.

Bridge Deficiencies

WATS has already begun to collect comments on pavement deficiencies throughout the County. This second post in a series of six asks for your input on bridge deficiencies and needs. Bridges are critical components of the transportation network. Impassable or closed bridges can add significantly to travel times as users travel considerably longer distances between the same two points.

If there is a bridge that you know of in need of repair or replacement or does not meet the needs of all potential users please leave a comment and let WATS know about the deficiency.

When providing a comment please include the location of the bridge you feel is in need of improvement. Please include the road it is on, along with what the bridge runs over and what community it is in. For example, Dixboro Road Bridge over the Huron River in Ann Arbor Township.

Please include your name, the community you live in, and if you feel comfortable, your email address in your comment. If you do not feel comfortable including your email address, you may still provide comments, however, to allow WATS to document and keep track of your comment, please send a copy of your comment in an email to us at wats@miwats.org.

Be sure to check this blog often as WATS continues to ask you where you feel the deficiencies and needs are in Washtenaw County.

Pavement Deficiencies

An important early step in developing the County’s long range transportation plan is the identification of the specific problems affecting the system. This helps planners identify projects and strategies to address the deficiencies and needs in the system. In the plan, deficiencies and needs are examined in the following six categories: safety, non-motorized, transit, bridges, congestion and pavement. Over the next three weeks, WATS will be asking for your help to locate specific deficiencies or needs in your communities.

This first, in a series of six posts, examines pavement deficiencies and needs. It is important that you provide enough details about the pavement deficiencies or needs you comment on in order for WATS to compile the comment for inclusion in the plan. Please include the road name where you feel the pavement is deficient, as well as the two streets at the ends of the segment and describe the actual pavement deficiency. For example, up until recently, one might have described a pavement deficiency as follows “The pavement is very poor on Ann Arbor-Saline road between the intersections of Wagner Road and Pleasant Lake Road.”

When providing a comment please include your name, the community you live in, and if you feel comfortable, your email address. If you do not feel comfortable including your email address, you may still provide comments, however, to allow WATS to document and keep track of your comment, please include your email address along with your comments in an email to us at wats@miwats.org.

Please visit the blog often over the next three weeks in order to provide comments for the other five deficiencies. Please share this blog site with others in an effort to provide additional opportunities for others to comment on deficiencies on our transportation system.