Motorists heading down to Janesville on Interstate 39/90 will notice something new Wednesday morning - traffic going in the other direction on the southbound side of the median.

All I-39/90 traffic will be using the southbound side as construction continues on the new northbound lanes ...

One of the surest signs of spring has started going back and forth across the Wisconsin River.

The Merrimac Ferry, connecting the ends of Highway 113 between Merrimac and Okee, has started running again, bringing cars, bikes and pedestrians across the river 24 hours a day, seven days a ...

Monroe Street won’t be the only major conduit in the Madison area to cause headaches for motorists this construction season, thanks to a massive reconstruction and expansion of Interstate 39/90.

The Wisconsin Department of Transportation announced Monday that work will begin this week on a ...

Nearly 1,000 people have signed a petition urging Gov. Scott Walker and Wisconsin Department of Transportation Secretary Dave Ross to repair Highway 78.

Organized by Merrimac resident Dean Voeks, the petition says the condition of State Highway 78 between Merrimac and Prairie du Sac has ...

Ongoing work on the massive Interstate 39/90 rebuild in Janesville will cause a local street to be closed for three days at the Interstate beginning Tuesday.

Mount Zion Avenue on the city’s East Side will be closed under the Interstate from 7 a.m. Tuesday until late Thursday, the Wisconsin ...

The secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Transportation looks at roads in a different way than most. Dave Ross, secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Transportation, spoke to the Watertown Rotary Club on Monday. Ross was appointed by Gov. Scott Walker in January 2017. The DOT is one of ...

The Wisconsin Department of Transportation has filled the new inspector general position aimed at ferreting out government waste, fraud and abuse.

Craig Mayer, an engineer who previously worked for the U.S. Navy, started the position on Tuesday. Mayer’s responsibilities include examining ...

Seven Dane County lawmakers have joined the city of Madison’s pushback to a planned new DMV location in west Madison, saying it is nearly inaccessible by public transit.

The city has filed a federal civil rights complaint against the Wisconsin Department of Transportation over its plans to ...

The city of Madison has filed a civil rights complaint against the Wisconsin Department of Transportation over the state’s decision to consolidate two Division of Motor Vehicles locations on the West Side.

The city’s Department of Civil Rights sent a complaint dated Wednesday to the ...

What’s the one thing all Wisconsinites want for Thanksgiving? Good winter driving conditions.

The holiday is always one of the busiest travel periods in the state, and not just for the thousands of families heading to Grandma and Grandpa’s house for turkey dinner.

The traditional ...

The Wisconsin Department of Transportation’s new inspector general will help the department tighten its belt by rooting out waste, fraud and abuse, according to the administration of Gov. Scott Walker, who recently created the post.

But the new watchdog will report to the chief of the ...

To hear Rep. Scott Allen tell it, the maps are tough to give away.

Allen, R-Waukesha, wants to scrap a law he says wastes money while leaving lawmakers with a glut of unwanted state highway maps each year.

At a time when state lawmakers are clamoring for greater efficiency at the ...

The orange barrels, barricades and detours that have cropped up this week on Interstate 39 and Highway 16 in Portage are just the beginning of some major transportation changes – including the construction of Columbia County’s first roundabout.

They’re multiple projects, but they’re ...

The orange barrels, barricades and detours that have cropped up this week on Interstate 39 and Highway 16 in Portage are just the beginning of some major transportation changes – including, eventually, the construction of Columbia County’s first roundabout.

They’re multiple projects, but ...

Green Bay Packers fans and Green Bay area commuters will vie for the same highway space Thursday evening, making for what could be a very congested traffic map.

The Wisconsin Department of Transportation issued a travel advisory for those heading to Lambeau Field for the game between the ...

Gov. Scott Walker, speaking Wednesday from a trade mission in South Korea, said he’s open to changing the state budget to mollify Republican senators mounting a last-ditch effort to delay its passage.

Walker also said reports that electronics maker Foxconn will locate in Wisconsin are ...

The first part of the years-long, three-phase Verona Road reconstruction project has been completed, the Wisconsin Department of Transportation said.

The $23.5 million first phase, which took several months, included building future interchange ramps at McKee Road and Williamsburg Way and ...

Traffic could be delayed both Wednesday and Thursday on I-39/90 in Dane and Rock counties, so crews can do their annual safety surveys on bridges.

The Wisconsin Department of Transportation said moving lane closures are planned from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday on both the ...

Green Bay Packers fans heading to Lambeau Field for Thursday night’s preseason game against the Eagles will have one more traffic problem to contend with: people heading home after work.

The extra congestion prompted the Wisconsin Department of Transportation to issue a travel advisory for ...

A Sauk County committee has recommended the hiring of a Wisconsin Department of Transportation engineer to be the county’s next highway commissioner.

During a meeting Tuesday, the Sauk County Board’s five-member Highway and Parks Committee recommended Professional Engineer Patrick Gavinski ...

If you are heading to Lambeau Field in Green Bay for Packers Family Night on Saturday, don’t forget to build in a little extra travel time, state officials say.

The sold-out event will bring 78,000 fans to the iconic football stadium on the city’s West Side, with activities outside the ...

Beltline bridge work in Middleton will slow traffic until the end of November starting Monday, the Wisconsin Department of Transportation said Thursday.

While traffic will remain open in both directions for bridge deck replacement over Terrace Avenue, lanes will be narrowed and shifted to ...

WHITEWATER — The recently formed Redline Coalition has presented to legislators a petition regarding a U.S. Highway 12 and other transportation issues.

The Redline Coalition is made up of the Greater Whitewater Committee, Inc., Walworth County, City of Whitewater, Town of La Grange, City ...

The number of people killed in crashes in Wisconsin in June was just slightly above average for the month, according to state officials.

The Wisconsin Department of Transportation’s monthly fatal crash report said 59 people were killed on Wisconsin roads in June, three more than June of ...

The Wisconsin Department of Transportation said Monday that insurance giant State Farm will provide corporate sponsorship of the department’s roadside assistance services.

The deal is the first of its kind for the department, according to DOT spokesman David Hunt.

The newly named ...

Overnight Beltline lane closures in Madison’s South Side will begin Tuesday, the Wisconsin Department of Transportation said Monday.

The double lane closures near the Rimrock Road interchange will take place nightly between 8 p.m. and 5 a.m. for about two weeks, said David Layton, DOT ...

A short stretch of Highway N southeast of Madison will be closed starting Monday so work can continue on a bridge spanning Interstate 39/90, part of the massive expansion of the interstate from Illinois to Madison.

The Wisconsin Department of Transportation said Highway N will be closed to ...

RED WING — The trees have been felled and the right-of-way purchased. Now, the Minnesota Department of Transportation is ready to begin the three-year process of replacing the 1960 U.S. Highway 63 Eisenhower Bridge.

The bridge, which has outlasted its 50-year design lifespan, said MnDOT ...

Two transportation grants totaling almost $1 million are being put to good use in DeForest, with the money used to extend roads in a business park to two new plants.

The Wisconsin Department of Transportation contributed $945,000 in Transportation Economic Assistance grants to the village, ...

Traffic on southbound Highway 151 in Sun Prairie will be down to one lane Friday afternoon as a major pavement project begins.

The work was supposed to start Wednesday but rainy weather pushed the start time to Friday, the Wisconsin Department of Transportation said.

The work zone ...

JUNEAU – Funding for a $1.9 million design and construction project was approved by the state for a runway at Dodge County Airport.

Gov. Scott Walker’s office announced approval of the funding to design and reconstruct Runway 8/26 at the Dodge County Airport.

Lucas Ward, P.E., ...

Construction will resume on Verona Road and nearby streets starting next week.

The Wisconsin Department of Transportation said work on the reconstruction project will take place on Verona Road from Raymond Road and south to McKee Road. Throughout the coming spring and summer, construction ...

People who spoke out against ripping up Columbia County farmland to make way for new highways can breathe a sigh of relief.

Officials of the Wisconsin Department of Transportation on Tuesday announced that a study of the Interstate 39-90-94 corridor between Madison and Portage has been ...

People who spoke out against ripping up Columbia County farmland to make way for new highways can breathe a sigh of relief.

Officials of the Wisconsin Department of Transportation on Tuesday announced that a study of the Interstate 39-90-94 corridor between Madison and Portage has been ...

The Wisconsin Department of Transportation has stopped studying a potential expansion of U.S. interstates from Madison to Wisconsin Dells, a sign the department may be downsizing its road-building ambitions in the face of mounting budget pressure.

The move leaves an uncertain future for a ...

COLUMBUS—Fasten your seatbelts, Columbus. It’s going to be a bumpy year, at least for anyone who wants to drive through town.

The Wisconsin Department of Transportation and its prime contractor, Michaels Construction, will be reconstructing James Street (Highway 16/60), from the bridge on ...

COLUMBUS—Fasten your seatbelts, Columbus. It’s going to be a bumpy year, at least for anyone who wants to drive through town.

The Wisconsin Department of Transportation and its prime contractor, Michaels Construction, will be reconstructing James Street (Highway 16/60), from the bridge on ...