Republican lawmakers on Thursday introduced a plan to put the Interstate 94 east-west expansion project in Milwaukee back on track.

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If southeast Wisconsin wants to compete with other regions around the U.S., more money is needed for the state’s transportation system, says a regional planning agency.

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As if to underline some of the arguments against a proposed Interstate 94 widening, a car rear-ended a slowing vehicle near the intersection of West North Avenue and North 69th Street as opponents of the expansion project looked on at a news conference Wednesday morning.

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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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Even with the temporary extension of the federal gas tax, which was approved by U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday and is now waiting on the Senate, local transportation advocates say the state’s gutting of transportation funding and misplaced priorities are a further cause for concern.

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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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One foot may make a big difference for drivers on Interstate 94.

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Business groups are questioning the Wisconsin Department of Transportation’s plan to plug a looming $680 million hole in the state’s road budget.

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Wisconsin's highways are aging, congestion is worsening in Milwaukee, Madison and other urban areas and there is demand for public transit, even in rural areas, that isn't being met.

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A research group is using Wisconsin officials’ past failures at accurately predicting traffic increases on certain roads as reason to call into question the state’s current transportation plans.

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