WisDOT - Tue May 19, 2026
Wisconsin DOT Plans More Than 400 Projects This Season
The Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) announced its 2026 construction season, outlining more than 400 highway improvement projects aimed at modernizing the state's transportation system, improving safety for all users and supporting economic growth....
Wisconsin Department of Transportation - Tue January 13, 2026
Year in Review: WisDOT Celebrates 2025 Accomplishments
The Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) is wrapping up a year of progress and improvements to support multimodal transportation infrastructure and services throughout the state. "2025 was a year of incredible challenge and opportunity for WisDOT as we implemented a new state budget and continued our work to address safety on the roads and build a 21st century infrastructure," said Secretary Kristina Boardman....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Mon November 20, 2023
Iowa DOT, WisDOT Replace Iconic Bridge
Close to a century ago, foundation work began on an iconic Midwestern bridge that's served motorists through the decades. Now the structure that's carried drivers across the Mississippi River from Lansing, Iowa, to rural Crawford County, Wisconsin, is facing the wrecking ball....
Wisconsin Department of Transportation - Wed August 30, 2023
WisDOT Project Wins AASHTO Regional Award for Excellence
The Flex Lane received a regional America's Transportation Award for operations excellence from the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO). Since opening in July 2022, Wisconsin's first Flex Lane is often recognized by local, state and now national organizations as an innovative approach to keep traffic flowing on one of the state's critical urban highways....
AASHTO - Wed August 16, 2023
Wisconsin DOT Wraps Up Work on Highway 50 Project
Gov. Tony Evers and the Wisconsin Department of Transportation recently hosted a ceremony with local community to celebrate the completion of improvements to Wisconsin Highway 50 in Kenosha County. Work began in early 2021 to reconstruct 4 mi....
Wisconsin Department of Transportation - Wed February 15, 2023
WisDOT Announces 2022 Excellence in Construction Awards
Six Wisconsin construction companies received Excellence in Construction Awards at the Wisconsin Department of Transportation's annual Contractor-Engineer Conference held in Wisconsin Dells. Top winners include an asphalt paving project in Lincoln County; a concrete paving project in Washburn County; a grading project in Brown County; a small bridge project in Eau Claire County; a large bridge project in Racine County; and a large contract project in Dane County....
Wisconsin Department of Transportation - Tue May 10, 2022
Wisconsin Finance Committee OKs $282.9M for Transportation
On April 27, Gov. Tony Evers' plan to invest $282.9 million in Wisconsin's infrastructure won overwhelming bipartisan approval from the Legislature's Joint Committee on Finance. Approval from this committee is the last step needed for the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) to deploy Wisconsin's allocation of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) for infrastructure improvements throughout the state....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Wed August 18, 2021
Wisconsin Addresses Congestion With Priority Beltline Project
In an effort to improve the existing system while evaluating comprehensive, long-term beltline plans, the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) is overseeing a $45 million project that began in 2018 with planning and design work....
AASHTO Journal - Tue April 27, 2021
Wisconsin DOT Issues $99M to State Municipalities for Transportation Aid
The Wisconsin Department of Transportation recently issued more than $99 million to municipalities across the state to support a variety of local transportation projects — money that comprises second quarter General Transportation, Connecting Highway and Expressway Policing Aids payments for 2021....
AASHTO - Tue March 16, 2021
Wisconsin DOT Grants Support $300M Komatsu Campus
The Wisconsin Department of Transportation is providing two Transportation Economic Assistance or TEA grants worth a combined $1.7 million for road and railroad projects supporting a $300 million manufacturing and headquarters facility Komatsu Mining Corp....
