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Letter to Senator Marklein and Representative Born, Joint Finance Committee Members
Sen. Howard Marklein Co-Chair, Joint Finance Committee Room 316 East State Capitol Madison, WI 53707 Rep. Mark Born Co-Chair, Joint Finance Committee Room 308 East State Capitol Madison, WI 53708 Dear Senator Marklein and Representative [...]
Op-ed: Safe, Modern I-94 East-West Corridor Closer to Reality
The Daily Reporter – As 2022 comes to a close, we have some good news. Wisconsin is one step closer to a safe, modern I-94 East-West Corridor. The I-94 East-West project, which runs past the [...]
I-94 East-West Corridor Hearings, Public Input Sought
In April of last year, the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) announced it was proceeding with a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) using the most recent data and to gather additional public input. Recently, WisDOT [...]
Vital I-94 East-West Project Clears FHWA Review
Coalition Thanks WisDOT and FHWA for Extensive Analysis of Corridor Today, the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) announced the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) signed off on the Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the I-94 [...]
I-94 East-West Traffic Volumes Return to Pre-COVID Levels
WisDOT Analysis Shows Cost of Six and Eight-Lane Alternatives Roughly the Same Tonight, the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) will hold the first of two I-94 East-West Corridor Study public involvement meetings to review the [...]
Op-ed: Approval of I-94 Expansion Critical to Region
Milwaukee Business Journal – In a strong show of bipartisan support for jobs and economic development, the Republican-controlled Legislative Joint Finance Committee approved the enumeration of the Interstate 94 East-West project included in Democratic Gov. [...]
Supporters of I-94 Project Meet with FHWA, Broad Coalition Touts Breadth and Depth of Project’s Approval, with Needed Capacity, Increased Connectivity
Business, labor, community representatives, and economic development organizations stress the importance of the corridor’s modernization with an added lane in each direction for safety, jobs, and economic growth. A group of community and business leaders met with [...]
More Than 70 Percent of Voters in Milwaukee and Waukesha Counties Support Modernizing and Adding Capacity to the I-94 East-West Corridor
Poll Shows Broad Support Within Demographic, Geographic, and Political Subsets Area residents overwhelmingly support the modernization of the 60-year-old I-94 East-West Corridor with an added lane in each direction to reduce congestion and improve traffic [...]
Op-Ed: The Road to a Brighter Economic Future
While the sustained passion of anti-highway advocates opposed to upgrading and expanding the I-94 East West Corridor is commendable, it ignores several important facts. First, this project is about more than just Milwaukee or a [...]
Four Mayors Show Support for I-94 East-West Corridor Project Enumeration in Letter to Governor
Mayors representing four of the largest Milwaukee County suburbs with a combined population of approximately 170,000 residents sent a letter to Governor Evers in support of the enumeration of the I-94 East-West Corridor project in [...]