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Roadbuilding

Wisconsin DOT sees 17% average cost savings with cold-in-place recycling projects

The Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) says four cold-in-place recycling projects this year show and average cost savings of 17 percent per mile compared to mill and overlay work. Total savings reached $1.47 million. The agency says it was able to reuse approximately 93,450 tons of material on resurfacing 28.47 centerline miles. This would be […]

September 21, 2016

Roadbuilding

Wisconsin DOT submits 2017-2019 transportation proposal, meeting Gov. Walker’s deadline

The Wisconsin Department of Transportation Sept. 15 submitted its proposed 2017-2019 transportation budget to Gov. Scott Walker per his mandate from earlier this year. Most notably, the proposal involves no fee or fuel tax increases. “This budget provides more funding to local governments for their roads and bridges, keeps borrowing at historically low levels, and […]

September 16, 2016

Roadbuilding

Wisconsin DOT makes $108 million in transportation aid payments to local governments

The Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) has made $108.18 million in payments to 1,924 local “units” of governments for General Transportation Aids, Connecting Highway Aids and Expressway Policing Aids. General Transportation Aids programs received the bulk of the payments at $104.91 million. These funds are designed to help “defray the costs of constructing, maintaining and […]

January 28, 2016

Roadbuilding

Wisconsin sees vehicle miles traveled increase 9% to 60 billion miles in 2014

Drivers in Wisconsin spent so much time on the roads last year, they could have traveled to the sun and back to Earth 322 times. According to the Wisconsin Department of Transportation, drivers clocked a high of 60 billion vehicle miles traveled in 2014. That’s 550 million miles, or 9 percent, more than in 2013. WisDOT attributes […]

November 1, 2015

Roadbuilding

Wisconsin DOT seeks release of $200 million in bonds for highway programs

The Wisconsin Department of Transportation and Gov. Scott Walker have asked the state’s Joint Finance Committee to open up $200 million in general obligation bonding for the state’s Major Highway Development and State Highway Rehabilitation programs. “We urge the Joint Finance Committee (JFC) to approve this request to release the funds included in our most […]

October 23, 2015

Roadbuilding

Wisconsin DOT recognizes Rustic Roads Photo Contest winners

The Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) recently recognized 24 photographers as part of its Rustic Roads Photo Contest, a program that celebrated the 40th anniversary of the first Rustic Road designated in the state. The Rustic Road program was established to “help citizens and local units of government preserve what remains of Wisconsin’s scenic, lightly traveled […]

October 22, 2015

Roadbuilding

Wisconsin DOT pays out $108.2 million to local government transportation projects

The Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) has awarded roughly $108.2 million for General Transportation Aids, Connecting Highway Aids and Expressway Policing Aids to local governments in its most recent round of payouts. General Transportation Aids received the bulk of the funds with $104,905,193. These funds are used for the construction, maintenance and operation of local […]

October 13, 2015

Roadbuilding

Wisconsin DOT has a new app to keep drivers informed on road conditions

The Wisconsin Department of Transportation just launched a new smart phone application to let drivers know about the road conditions across the state. The app, called 511 Wisconsin, is free and is available now on both Apple and Android devices, according to WKOW in Madison. The app updates Wisconsin commuters on crashes, traffic delays, road closures, […]

June 30, 2015

Roadbuilding

Wisconsin DOT using social media to update drivers on WIS 441, I-41 construction

Through updates from the Wisconsin State Patrol, the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) will be posting construction updates for Wisconsin 441 (WIS 441) and Interstate 41 on dedicated Twitter and Facebook sites. The Twitter handle is @WIS441I41News and the Facebook user name is also WIS441I41News. “The US 41 Project social media accounts have been a very […]

April 28, 2015

Roadbuilding

U.S. 41 in eastern Wisconsin becomes Interstate 41

A portion of U.S. Highway 41 that runs from just south of the Wisconsin/Illinois border to Green Bay has officially been designated Interstate 41. Roughly 3,000 I-41 signs will be added to the highway through November 2015 to signify the change. “The Interstate designation is the culmination of years of hard work by federal, state, […]

April 13, 2015

Roadbuilding

With warmer weather comes start of several road and bridge projects for Wisconsin DOT

Roughly $150 million worth of road and bridge projects are beginning this week in the Northwest Region of Wisconsin, encompassing 45 projects in the 20-county area. Most of the projects will be completed by the fall this year, the Wisconsin Department of Transportation reports. Some of the projects include: U.S. 53 in Barron, Washburn and […]

April 1, 2015

Safety

Wisconsin DOT first in U.S. to test reflective orange lane paint for making work zones more visible to drivers

The Wisconsin Department of Transportation has announced that it will be the first DOT in the United States to test a reflective orange paint in an attempt to make construction work zones more visible to drivers passing by. WisDOT has applied the paint to three sections of pavement on Interstate 94, to the east and […]

December 9, 2014