Chad A. Johnson, P.E., Pierce County Bruce G. Stelzner, Chippewa
County Greg Schnell, Sheboygan County Whats New with County Road
Construction Slide 2 But I need to get to County Highway Project
Communications in 2015 Slide 3 Todays Highway Users: Busy Impatient
Inflexible Reliant on GPS if non-local Exposed to staged
construction, especially near metropolitan areas Slide 4 Is there
even a perfect way? What is the appropriate level of notification?
There are local and non-local travelers. Schedules change rapidly:
Weather Contractor/County operations Funding 44 Counties responded
to a survey of notification methods. Slide 5 Facebook 13 Counties
Highway, County and Sheriff pages Instant information, but only to
those that are connected Records retention challenges Pierce Co
Sheriffs Dept Facebook Slide 6 County Website 38 Counties The most
utilized of all methods Easy access for local and non-local
citizens, 24 hours a day Can be changed rapidly if necessary
Walworth Co Website Slide 7 Local Media 34 Counties Includes
newspaper, television and radio A good working relationship with
reporters is helpful Can communicate long term or immediate
information Newspaper: projects for the season, advanced notice TV
and radio: daily updates Slide 8 Project Information Meeting 29
Counties Required for any project with Federal Funding Meeting has
to occur prior to Section 106 for Arch and Historical Second
meeting likely necessary closer to construction Slide 9 Changeable
Message Signs 29 Counties Targets daily commuters Can be changed
relatively quickly Draws more attention than a static sign Requires
a decent shoulder or field driveway Disadvantage: 8 characters per
line Slide 10 Temporary Signs 26 Counties Targets daily commuters
Cannot be changed quickly Do not attract as much attention as CMS
Less expensive than CMS if multiple signs needed Slide 11 Direct
Correspondence 33 Counties For affected residents and businesses
Can be very timely, especially if e-mailed Slide 12 Other Methods
Twitter Door-to-door contact Mass notification via Dispatch or
County EM Site visits Slide 13 Questions or Comments?
