Madison Reporter

The Wisconsin Legislature’s Joint Committee on Finance paved the way for Gov. Tony Evers’ (D) plan to invest $282.9 million in the state’s infrastructure.

The Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WDOT) reported that the plan recently won overwhelming bipartisan support, according to WKOW.

“We assembled a plan that invests in local roads, bridges, state highways, bike and pedestrian facilities, and congestion and air quality improvement projects all over Wisconsin,” Evers said. “After years of neglect, we have improved more than 1,700 miles of roads and nearly 1,300 bridges. This federal spending plan builds upon the transportation investments made in my previous two budgets so we can fix the roads and provide Wisconsinites the transportation system they need and deserve.”

This was the last step needed for the WDOT to use Wisconsin's allocation of Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) funds for improvements across the state, WKOW reported. 

Craig Thompson, WDOT secretary, was quick to express his gratitude to all those he felt made the plan’s passage possible.

“I am grateful to the committee members for approving the plan and to our local partners – the towns, municipalities, and counties – for helping us create a plan to ensure this federal funding is efficiently deployed to projects in communities throughout the state,” he said.