The Wisconsin Transportation Projects Commission (TPC) has advanced two major highway projects that offer significant safety improvements along heavily used freight corridors critical to agricultural economies, according to a press release.
The projects — along U.S. 18/151 from Madison to Dodgeville and U.S. 151 from Columbus to Waupun — received unanimous votes from the bipartisan commission and will move closer to inclusion in the state budget.
Project candidates that go before the TPC undergo an extensive evaluation that considers a project’s potential to enhance economic development, relieve traffic congestion, improve safety, and achieve community objectives while minimizing environmental impacts. To move forward, candidate projects must also undergo an environmental review process.
The TPC is a commission chaired by the governor that includes five state senators, five assembly representatives, and three citizen members who review, approve, and make recommendations regarding major highway projects in Wisconsin. Gov. Evers restarted the TPC in 2019 after it had been dormant since 2014.
