Federal transit authorities are asking for more information about hazardous materials on the former Oscar Mayer property where the city is planning a new bus garage, according to a report from Mass Transit.
The Federal Transit Administration, which is funding the project, says it is reevaluating an exemption from the environmental review process amid concerns that the city downplayed the extent of contamination from a century of industrial activity, which included burning coal and manufacturing plastics and pesticides.
The city of Madison has approved plans for up to $300 million in redevelopment around the 72-acre Oscar Mayer campus and is seeking to buy the northern 15 acres of the property, including two buildings, to store buses for a proposed Bus Rapid Transit system.
