I-41 Expansion, Brown and Outagamie Counties - Wisconsin Department of Transportation

As of June 26, 2023, this project is in the design phase with. Design firm information has not been disclosed. It is anticipated bids will commence in February 2024 for specific portions, with construction starting in 2024. The Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) is exploring options to improve I-41 in the project limits to address numerous safety and operational issues. The Wisconsin State Budget signed in 2019 provided WisDOT enumeration for construction of this project. This project is considered a Major Highway Project - a complex and costly project which requires a capacity expansion of over five miles or creation of two and half miles of highway on a new location. Major Projects require extensive environmental review, public involvement and typically require approval by the Transportation Projects Commission, the State Legislature and the Governor. More information regarding Major Projects can be found on WisDOT's Major Highway Development webpage. I-41 is a critical backbone route in Wisconsin’s Connections 2030 State Highway Plan and part of the National Highway System. Backbone routes are critical to travel patterns and support the state’s economy. I-41 is a major passenger and freight route connecting the Fox Cities to Fond du Lac and Milwaukee to the south and Green Bay to the north. The corridor provides access to major manufacturing areas, an international airport, educational institutions and universities, regional shopping centers, entertainment districts, and hospitals. The I-41 Project is currently preparing an Environmental Assessment (EA). The environmental documentation process includes development of a project purpose and need, range of alternatives, evaluation and screening of alternatives and identification of a preferred alternative. Numerous factors are considered throughout the environmental document development process including safety, mobility, compatibility with state/regional/local plans, engineering design standards, impacts to the socio-economic, natural and physical environment, cost, and input from the public and state/federal review agencies. Construction is not anticipated to begin prior to 2025.

Division 32 -	Exterior Improvements, Operation and Maintenance of Exterior Improvements.
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