by Scott Jentsch

The Public Information Meeting was held March 1, 2022 at New Berlin City Hall regarding the Moorland Road Reconstruction - National to Cleveland (2025). It was well-attended and featured plenty of officials representing the city and the county, including project managers, city staff, and aldermen. Residents were asking questions and trying to get details on the materials that were available for viewing.

If you have a chance to attend any of these types of meetings in the future, please do. They are a unique opportunity to speak with people that are directly involved, and can make changes based on the feedback that you provide.

You can view the materials that were on display by visiting the Moorland Rd - Project 4 on the Waukesha County website. Select the button labeled "PUBLIC INFO MATERIALS" to download a very large PDF file containing maps and illustrations.

Based on the conversations that I had with the officials and fellow citizens, here are my observations and comments about my preferences for the project moving forward:

1. Care needs to be taken that the speed limit on Moorland Road is not increased. Traffic is already moving faster than the posted 40mph speed limit, and higher speeds create greater chances of accidents and noise for neighboring residents.
2. Increasing the speed limit could have the unintended effect of changing traffic patterns. Moorland Road through New Berlin is already a shortcut between I-94 and I-43, and increasing the speed limit could cause GPS routes to favor Moorland Road even more than they do now.
3. The lane width and configuration north of National Avenue should likely match those that are south of National Avenue. Changing the width of a lane on the same roadway seems like a good way to cause problems with safe and efficient travel.
4. A sidewalk/sidepath should be installed off-road on the East side of Moorland Road only. This would match with the existing sidewalk present between National Avenue and Coffee Road. This would also serve the Pinewood Creek apartments and other residences along the east side of Moorland Road. Bicycles would be allowed, which would remove the need for a bike lane on Moorland Road, where bike travel would be treacherous given the volume and speed of traffic.
5. Foot traffic on this sidewalk should help to slow traffic in general, which would have the benefit of less danger and less noise.
6. How will traffic be re-routed during construction? Heavy traffic compressed into a single lane of oncoming traffic sounds like a dangerous mix.

Last Updated: May 9, 2023

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