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The Surface Transportation Program – Urban (STP-U) allocates Federal funds to complete a variety of improvements to Federal aid eligible roadways in urban areas. The objective of the program is to improve the quality of roadways that are Federal aid eligible within the urban areas. Communities are eligible for funding on roadways that are functionally classified as a collector or higher. Funding is allocated to urban area Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPO’s). The MPO’s then have the responsibility to recommend roadways projects for program funding. The Oshkosh Area MPO includes the following entities: City of Oshkosh, Winnebago County, Town of Algoma, Town of Black Wolf, Town of Nekimi, Town of Oshkosh, and Town of Vinland.
The Oshkosh Area MPO had recommended the CTH “I” (Oregon Street) reconstruction project from just south of West 35th Avenue to Ripple Avenue for funding through the STP-U program for 2024. This construction schedule coincides with the City of Oshkosh sanitary sewer interceptor construction project. Rather than disrupt the area in consecutive construction seasons, the City of Oshkosh and Winnebago County had the two (2) projects combined into a single construction project bid set. This combination of projects results in the lowest total overall costs to the communities, and thus our taxpayers and utility rate payers.
The “local share” of the street reconstruction project will be shared 50-50 between Winnebago County and the City of Oshkosh, with the exception of any necessary right-of-way acquisition, which will be the responsibility of Winnebago County. The cost of the sanitary interceptor sewer will be entirely the responsibility of the City of Oshkosh. Common Council (Council) previously approved the intergovernmental agreement with Winnebago County for the reconstruction of CTH “I” (Oregon Street) at the 7/28/20 Council meeting.
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