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WIS 20 WEEKLY UPDATE:   Contractor operations are accelerating now that we are in both the County ES intersection and continuing WIS 20 mainline. Work is also scheduled to begin on WIS 83 around the intersection with WIS 20 on May 9th. This section of WIS 83 is the gap between last years WIS 83 project and the Village Reconstruction project from 2019/2020. The rough schedule (weather dependent) on these operations is below. Also, there is another WisDOT project starting up on I-43 from US 12 to WIS 83. The link to their website is below: https://projects.511wi.gov/12rock/ WIS 20/County ES Work Traffic: 1) Access to Dollar General is available by using the median opening by McDonald’s/Shell and using the WIS 20 EB lanes to get to their driveway. 2) During the County ES closure, WIS 20 will remain open for access. This Week: 1) Moved into the County ES intersection 2) Roadway Excavation and Storm sewer is ongoing. Aggregate placement is following behind. Next Week: 1) Curb and gutter crews to being on site. 2) Continue moving forward with County ES. Rough Schedule of County ES: (very weather dependent on exact dates) - 5/6 – Set String line for Curb and Gutter - 5/7 – Pour Curb and Gutter (will then need 5-6 days to cure and get strength for the asphalt pavers to work adjacent too). - 5/8-5/10 – Work on sidewalk, traffic signal underground work - 5/13-5/14 – Fine grade the aggregate for the asphalt pavement - 5/15-5/20 – Asphalt pavement – 7-iches thick with (3) layers - 5/21-5/22 – Pavement Marking - 5/22 – Re-open the roadway. WIS 83 Work - Waterford WIS 83 Traffic: 1) Work is going to be performed using flagging operations and drums to delineate traffic when each operation is completed. Some minor delays should be expected with the flagging operations. Rough Schedule for Operations: (very weather dependent on exact dates) - 5/9 – Mill 2-Inches off the existing roadway and make some repairs below. - 5/10 – Asphalt paving the area milled - 5/13-5/14 – Pavement Markings - 5/15 or later that week – Pick up drums and signs. If you do not want to receive these updates, please let me know and I can remove you from the distribution list. Also, WisDOT has a project website set up for information that is more general than this email but could be useful if needed. https://projects.511wi.gov/20wal/ If you have any other questions or comment, please continue to reach out. Thanks, Brad

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WISER -Wisconsin Internet Self Report

This week, Senator Baldwin announced that Wisconsin is receiving $1.05 billion in federal funds through the Broadband Equity Access and Deployment (BEAD) program to connect more Wisconsinites to high-speed internet. Funding comes after Senator Baldwin successfully pushed the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to release an updated National Broadband Map that provided a more reliable and accurate depiction of broadband availability across Wisconsin. The BEAD program was established by the Baldwin-supported Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to expand high-speed internet access to areas currently unserved or underserved by funding planning, infrastructure deployment, and adoption programs.
The funding allocation relies on the Federal Communication Commission’s (FCC) National Broadband Map to determine areas of need and investment. After hearing from Wisconsin community members and stakeholders of inaccurate data in the FCC’s original National Broadband Map, Senator Baldwin successfully “badgered the FCC” – after repeated calls  – to correct the map’s broadband availability information to ensure Wisconsin gets its fair share of federal broadband funding in the future.

Under the program, Wisconsin will receive $1,055,823,573.71. The funding will be awarded to the state in two stages. First, 20% of the state’s allocation will be awarded with initial competitive sub grants expected in the summer of 2024. In 2025, the remaining 80% of the state’s allocation is expected to be awarded and the state will be principally responsible for administering awarded funds, with priority going to projects that bring broadband to unserved households and businesses lacking access to high-speed internet.