Wisconsin § 82.50 - Town road standards.

§ 82.50. Town road standards.

82.50(1) (1) The following minimum geometric design standards are established for improvements on town roads: - See PDF for table 82.50(1)(a) (a) Local service, intermittent traffic 82.50(1)(a)1. 1. Right-of-way 3 rods 82.50(1)(a)2. 2. Roadway width 20 feet 82.50(1)(a)3. 3. Surface width 16 feet 82.50(1)(b) (b) Under 100 ADT 82.50(1)(b)1. 1. Right-of-way 3 rods 82.50(1)(b)2. 2. Roadway width 24 feet 82.50(1)(b)3. 3. Surface width 18 feet 82.50(1)(b)4. 4. Maximum grades 9 percent-11 percent 82.50(1)(c) (c) 100 to 250 ADT 82.50(1)(c)1. 1. Right-of-way 4 rods 82.50(1)(c)2. 2. Roadway width 26 feet 82.50(1)(c)3. 3. Surface width 20 feet 82.50(1)(c)4. 4. Maximum grades 8 percent-11 percent 82.50(1)(d) (d) 251 to 400 ADT 82.50(1)(d)1. 1. Right-of-way 4 rods 82.50(1)(d)2. 2. Roadway width 32 feet 82.50(1)(d)3. 3. Surface width 22 feet 82.50(1)(d)4. 4. Maximum grades 6 percent-8 percent 82.50(1)(d)5. 5. Curvature 6 ° -12.5 ° 82.50(1)(e) (e) 401 to 1,000 ADT 82.50(1)(e)1. 1. Right-of-way 4 rods 82.50(1)(e)2. 2. Roadway width 34 feet 82.50(1)(e)3. 3. Surface width 22 feet 82.50(1)(e)4. 4. Maximum grades 5 percent-8 percent 82.50(1)(e)5. 5. Curvature 5 ° -12.5 ° 82.50(1)(f) (f) 1,001 to 2,400 ADT 82.50(1)(f)1. 1. Right-of-way 4 rods 82.50(1)(f)2. 2. Roadway width 44 feet 82.50(1)(f)3. 3. Surface width 24 feet 82.50(1)(f)4. 4. Maximum grades 5 percent-7 percent 82.50(1)(f)5. 5. Curvature 4.5 ° -7.5 ° 82.50(1)(g) (g) Over 2,400 State trunk standards 82.50(2) (2) The department may approve deviations from the minimum standards in special cases where the strict application of the standards is impractical and where such deviation is not contrary to the public interest and safety and the intent of this section. 82.50(3) (3) This section does not apply to improvements on town roads existing on October 1, 1992. 82.50 History History: 1981 c. 20 ; 1987 a. 137 s. 6 ; 1989 a. 56 ; 1991 a. 39 ; 1993 a. 490 ; 1999 a. 85 ; 2003 a. 214 s. 182 ; Stats. 2003 s. 82.50. 82.50 Note NOTE: 2003 Wis. Act 214 , which affected this section, contains extensive explanatory notes. 82.50 Annotation This section vests in a town a certain degree of discretion with respect to complying with minimum standards for town roads. Nothing in the statutes controls the circumstances in which a town may apply for a deviation under sub. (2), which indicates that the application is left to the town’s discretion. DSG Evergreen Family Limited Partnership v. Town of Perry, 2020 WI 23 , 390 Wis. 2d 533 , 939 N.W.2d 564 , 17-2352 . 82.50 Annotation Sub. (1) does not impose obligations on a town that are susceptible to a declaration of rights, nor does it create a private cause of action by which a plaintiff can recover damages for an alleged failure to construct a proper road. DSG Evergreen Family Limited Partnership v. Town of Perry, 2020 WI 23 , 390 Wis. 2d 533 , 939 N.W.2d 564 , 17-2352 .