WIS 23 expansion study schedule

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WIS 23 expansion study - schedule

For information on public information meetings and other public activities, visit the WIS 23 public involvement page.

Date	Type of work/activity
Fall 1999	WIS 23 enumerated for an upgrade to four lanes.
June 2001	Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) initiation meeting. WisDOT staff assigned to the project.
December 2001	First meeting with public officials was conducted to discuss the project.
January 2002	WisDOT and regional planning staff began to collect information and make additional contacts with local officials regarding the corridor study.
February 2002	WisDOT/local officials meetings were conducted to discuss the scope and schedule for the study.
March 2002	Two public information meetings (PIM) were conducted to present and discuss the corridor study.
April 2002	First Advisory Committee (AC) meeting was conducted to review alternatives developed by WisDOT.
June 2002	Second AC meeting was conducted to review refinements to the alternatives and to select alternatives for study.
July 2002	WisDOT and other state and federal agency staff met to discuss alternatives under study.
September 2002	The first newsletter was released.
November 2002	Third AC meeting was conducted to review and discuss alternative costs and impacts.
January 2003	The second newsletter was released
February 12 and 17, 2003	PIMs were conducted to present plan alternatives and assessment.
February 2004	The third newsletter was released with information on the studied alternatives.
March 2004	Two PIMs were conducted to provide an update on study progress and changes. Fourth AC meeting was conducted to discuss corridor access issues.
Fall 2004	The Draft EIS was released to the public for comment and review.
January 2005	Public hearing and comment period to record public comments on the Draft EIS. Fifth AC was conducted to discuss committee recommendations for a preferred alternative.
April 2005	Corridor selection announced. Alternative 1, along the existing corridor, was chosen. Work on the preliminary design and access concepts started.
Summer 2005	Passing lane feasibility study started to evaluate passing lanes along the corridor.
July 2006	PIM conducted to present passing lane results and four-lane expansion concepts, including present and future access on public streets.
Fall 2006	Final EIS was approved.
Early 2007	Record on decision (ROD) approved.
2007-2011	Design of highway.
2009-2012	Real estate acquisition.
2013-2014	Construction tentatively scheduled for Taft Road in Fond du Lac County to County P in Sheboygan County. Grading scheduled to occur the first year and paving the second year.
2015	Construction tentatively scheduled for the urban section of the expressway from US 151 to Taft Road in Fond du Lac County.

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