A county-by-county list of investments in statewide infrastructure projects was released Monday by the office of Gov. Tony Evers.
According to the release, earlier this month, Evers and the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (DOT) “announced the next cycle of funding” of $200 million provided through the federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, or BIL. In Wisconsin, the funds are earmarked to aid in the improvement of 150 local road and bridge (LB) projects.
Funding is administered by the DOT through the Surface Transportation Program (STP).
Further, the release noted, an additional $177 million in STP funding was announced by the governor last week earmarked for distribution across 76 projects within 16 urban areas statewide.
The county-by-county list, titled: “Updated 2025-2029 Project Awards STP, LB,” provides a breakdown of all of the projects receiving funds through the STP and LB programs, the release noted.
Jefferson County
A project in the city of Fort Atkinson, on Banker Road, between Campus Drive and Hoard Road, is included on the list. The project is receiving more than $1.4 million to cover the cost of construction.
According to the list, in Jefferson County, along with the Banker Road project, several projects are receiving funds, including: a bridge in the town of Concord spanning the Oconomowoc River, which is receiving more than $91,000 for design work and more than $657,000 for constriction; a bridge in the town of Sullivan spanning Duck Creek, which is receiving some $99,000 for design work and approximately $541,000 for construction; a bridge in the town of Sumner spanning Koskonong Creek, which is receiving some $110,000 for design work and more than $730,000 for construction; a surface transportation project in Lake Mills between East Lake Street and Jefferson Street, receiving some $689,000 for construction, and a surface transportation project in Lake Mills on East Lake Park Place, between S. Ferry Drive and Main Street, receiving some $687,000 for construction.
Walworth County
A project in the town of Whitewater, on Howard Road, between Cox and Bluff roads, is receiving more than $888,000 earmarked for design and construction costs.
According to the list, in Walworth County, along with the Howard Road project, in East Troy, a bridge spanning railroad tracks is receiving $430,000 for design work and more than $2 million for construction; a surface transportation project in the town of Spring Prairie, on County Highway DD, is receiving more than $3.3 million for construction, and a town of Linn surface transportation project on Zenda Road is receiving $1.3 million for design and construction work.
The full county-by-county list is here: http://fortatkinsononline.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/UPDATED-2025-2029-PROJECT-AWARDS-STP-LB-08202024_alpha_CH.pdf.
File photo/Kim McDarison.
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