More money needed for barge site repairs
More money is needed to repair a deteriorating barge site in La Crosse County.
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More money is needed to repair a deteriorating barge site in La Crosse County.
To address growing traffic in the La Crosse area, the Wisconsin Department of Transportation on Wednesday evening unveiled to the public six plans formulated as a result of the Coulee Region Transportation study.
Nearly 70,000 vehicles travel in and out of La Crosse on a daily basis, and the Wisconsin Department of Transportation said that's causing safety issues and congestion problems on major roads.
The DOT is reconfiguring Exit 3 on the north side as part of a $56-million plan to rebuild Interstate 90 in that area.
Though the four-year project on I-90 has begun, last month the city of La Crosse asked the Wisconsin Department Of Transportation to make some changes, and time may be running out.
The city of La Crosse is asking the Wisconsin DOT to take another look at a plan to renovate Interstate 90.
It's all part of the Wis. Dept. of Transportation's "Zero in Wisconsin" Campaign. The goal of the campaign is to bring death totals from an average of around 550 a year to zero.
The Wisconsin Department of Transportation's "Choose Your Ride" vehicle, which warns of the dangers and expense of drunken driving, won a national advertising award.
The Wisconsin Department of Transportation says there is a lot of roads that need work but there is no funding for projects.
The colder winter is expected to delay the start of many road construction projects in the area because the frost is much deeper than normal.