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City staff outlines possible transfer of Park Street segments from WisDOT control, with an estimated $36 million one-time payment
Summary
City transportation staff described a proposal under discussion with the Wisconsin Department of Transportation to transfer several connecting segments of US 151 (including Park Street and short adjoining sections) to city control; the swap would eliminate about $300,000/year in connecting-highway aid but could bring an estimated one-time payment of roughly $36 million, and would require council, WisDOT and AASHTO approvals.
City transportation staff described a proposal under discussion with the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) to transfer several connecting segments currently designated US 151 — a long section of Park Street plus short stretches of West Washington, Proudfit, the John Nolen underpass area and a connecting piece of Blair Street — back to the City of Madison.
Christophe, who led the presentation to the Transportation Commission on April 29, said the change would reclassify those segments from WisDOT "connecting highways" to ordinary city streets. That would end the city’s annual connecting-highway aid for the transferred segments (Christophe estimated about $300,000 per year) but would come with a one-time payment WisDOT is still finalizing. Christophe said the city is “thinking based on our discussions that we're looking at roughly $36,000,000,” and that roughly $10,000,000 of that figure would replace $10,000,000…
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