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Governor Walker Supports I-39/90 Project
in Transportation Budget |
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Senator Steve Nass (R-Whitewater) issued
a statement in support of Governor Walker’s 2017-19
transportation budget and his commitment to keep the
I-39/90 project on schedule. Senator Nass could not join
the Governor at his Beloit press conference today, since
he was chairing a meeting of the Senate Labor and
Regulatory Reform Committee. He did issue the following
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“Governor Walker has repeatedly supported the
completion, on schedule, of the I-39/90 project. To
date, Governor Walker’s 2017-19 transportation
budget is the only one that keeps this vital
commitment to southern Wisconsin. I thank Governor
Walker for standing with my constituents and will
fight for his proposal in the State Senate.”
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Key Elements of Governor Walker’s 2017-19
Transportation Plan |
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- Contains no transportation tax increases or an
increase in vehicle registration fees. |
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- $500 million in new bonding for transportation
projects over the 2017-19 biennium. Current budget
authorized $850 million in transportation bonding.
2017-19 new bonding levels are the lowest amount since
the 2001-03 budget. |
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- Keeps all active major projects on schedule.
Especially, the I-39/90 project in southern Wisconsin
that is vitally important to the state and local
communities in the 11th Senate District. |
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- An increase of more than $522 million for the
Department of Transportation's (DOT) base funding.
Including nearly $15.9 million in increased
transportation aid to counties and more than $30 million
in increased aid to municipalities. DOT is also
requesting an increase of $14 million for the Local
Roads Improvement Program and $5 million for the Local
Bridge Improvement Assistance program. |
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- Proposes nearly $30 million for highway
maintenance and traffic operation needs, $33.7 million
for routine maintenance performed by the counties, and
one-time transfers of $19 million in FY18 and $19
million in FY19 as revenue to the segregated
Transportation Fund. |
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- Overall, it increases aid to a variety of local
transportation programs by $77 million. |
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