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Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT)
Seal of the Wisconsin Department of Transportation.svg
Agency overview
Formed 1967
Preceding agencies Wisconsin Highway Commission
Wisconsin Aeronautics Commission
Wisconsin State Patrol
Jurisdiction Wisconsin
Headquarters Madison, Wisconsin
Agency executive Mark Gottlieb, Secretary of Transportation[1]
Parent Agency State of Wisconsin
Website
http://www.dot.wisconsin.gov/

The Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) is a governmental agency of the U.S. state of Wisconsin responsible for planning, building and maintaining the state's highways.[2] It is also responsible for planning transportation in the state relating to rail, including passenger rail, public transit, freight water transport and air transport, however it devotes very little of its resources to these modes.[3]

The Wisconsin DOT is made up of three executive offices and five divisions organized according to transportation function. WisDOT's main office is located at Hill Farms State Transportation Building in Madison, and it maintains regional offices throughout the state.

Contents

History [edit]

The department was founded in 1967 with the merger of the Wisconsin Highway Commission, Wisconsin Aeronautics Commission and Wisconsin State Patrol.[4]

Wisconsin DOT Divisions[5] [edit]

  • Business Management (DBM)
  • Motor Vehicles (DMV)
  • Transportation Investment Management (DTIM)
  • Transportation System Development (DTSD)
  • Wisconsin State Patrol (DSP)

See also [edit]

References [edit]

External links [edit]



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760 news items

 
Fond du Lac Reporter
Thu, 16 May 2013 17:30:38 -0700

The Wisconsin Department of Transportation closed state Highway 27 after the fire hopped over it northwest of Barnes Tuesday. The highway was reopened Wednesday. Harter said two Black Hawk helicopters from the Wisconsin Army National Guard and ...

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Pioneer Press
Thu, 02 May 2013 10:18:17 -0700

The Wisconsin Department of Transportation and State Patrol are advising against travel through most of northwestern Wisconsin on Thursday afternoon, May 2. The State Patrol reported 40-50 vehicles had gone off the road along Interstate 94 from Hudson ...

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CBS Local
Wed, 15 May 2013 14:31:28 -0700

The Wisconsin Department of Transportation closed state Highway 27 after the fire hopped over it northwest of Barnes Tuesday. The highway was reopened Wednesday. Manwell said two Black Hawk helicopters from the Wisconsin Army National Guard and ...
 
Winona Daily News
Tue, 14 May 2013 22:08:47 -0700

In Wisconsin, approximately one out of five motorists does not buckle up, according to the Wisconsin Department of Transportation. More than half of the drivers and passengers killed in Wisconsin traffic crashes in 2011 were not wearing safety belts ...
 
Greenfield West Allis Now (blog)
Fri, 26 Apr 2013 14:04:17 -0700

The Wisconsin Department of Transportation (DOT) scheduled two closures for Saturday April 27, 2013, 4:00 AM – 10:00 AM on I-94 eastbound near the Zoo Interchange. The two left lanes between Wisconsin Highway 100 and US Highway 45, and the ramp ...
 
fox6now.com
Fri, 17 May 2013 10:38:08 -0700

Department of Transportation DOT. MILWAUKEE (WITI) — The Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT )will be holding two public meetings May 21st and May 22nd regarding the I-94 East-West corridor study in Milwaukee County. The WisDOT is ...
 
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Tue, 14 May 2013 08:02:27 -0700

The Wisconsin Department of Transportation is installing a storm sewer culvert under I-94 at Rawson Ave., which will cause the interstate to close for 36 hours this weekend. A culvert, or drain pipe, allows water to flow under the road. Weather ...
 
WDJT
Sun, 19 May 2013 15:21:28 -0700

The Wisconsin Department of Transportation said that favorable weather and ground conditions helped to complete the work earlier than expected. Construction crews closed I-94 West from 27th Street to College Ave and I-94 East from Rawson Ave to Drexel ...
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