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Highway update: region advances projects and a fatal Highway W crash pushes safety funding consideration
Summary
DOT staff described a large increase in regional improvement funding and the advancement of dozens of projects; county staff said they will seek Highway Safety Improvement Program funds for Highway W after a fatal Nov. 22 crash and noted 11 state projects in the county need closeout work.
DOT’s North Central Region told the Marathon County Infrastructure Committee on Dec. 4 that the region’s improvement program has grown substantially—moving roughly 90 projects forward and adding about 25 projects—as the improvement budget rose from about $65–75 million per year to roughly $110–115 million.
Mike Kritzmer said the region’s larger program and additional local force account (LFA) capacity allow DOT…
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