A group of Republican lawmakers are raising concerns about likely cost overruns on the planned reconstruction of State Highway 23 between Fond du Lac and Sheboygan Counties.

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It has been two decades since state officials first approved an expansion of Highway 23 between Fond du Lac and Sheboygan counties. Now, after years of delays and legal wrangling, the work is expected to start this spring.

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Construction of a long-delayed expansion of Highway 23 between Fond du Lac and Sheboygan counties could be in reach after the Wisconsin Department of Transportation issued a crucial environmental report on Monday.

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Brian Fraley’s career in political communications grew from a simple necessity: He needed money.

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With a state committee edging toward wrapping up its budget deliberations, lawmakers are seeking to slash transportation borrowing while a diverse coalition pushes to scale back planned expansions of major highways.

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An alternative budget proposal assembled by environmental advocates suggests lawmakers could save Wisconsin taxpayers nearly $500 million by cutting highway expansion projects planned for the next two years. The savings could instead be used to pay for long-deferred local projects while also reducing the state’s increasing reliance on bonds to pay for roadwork.

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Millennials are forgoing cars and moving downtown. Or, depending on which study you believe, perhaps they're not.

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A large part of the $850 million state officials want to spend on widening Interstate 94 could instead go to many southeastern Wisconsin roads that are in urgent need of repair, according to a new study.

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A new report recommends dedicated bus lanes or shoulders to improve public transportation, but a planned redevelopment of Interstate 94 would preclude that possibility.

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Wisconsin would join five other states that impose special fees on owners of electric vehicles, in an attempt to help make up for revenue drivers of those fuel-efficient cars aren't paying in gas taxes, under a road-funding proposal put forward by Gov. Scott Walker's administration.

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