The Legislature’s Joint Committee on Finance Friday approved the construction of two new dormitories on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus, according to a report in the Wisconsin State Journal.
The action clears the way for the projects to move to the design phase, which includes city of Madison and state government input.
Citing crowding at university housing — with the campus dorms operating at 115% of capacity — the university wants to build two new residence halls by fall 2029.
The dorms, which would add about 1,700 new beds, would be built at the current site of aging Merit Hall, 917-921 W. Dayton St., and at 115 N. Mills St., which is currently the site of Parking Lot 45.
If the dorm proposal is approved by the full Legislature, it would be the first addition to campus housing since 2013.
