NEW STUDY QUESTIONS WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION'S $1.2 BILLION HIGHWAY EXPANSION AS CONTRACTORS REAP BENEFITS
A leaked internal report from the Wisconsin Department of Transportation reveals that a massive $1.2 billion highway expansion in Dane County is projected to save the average commuter just 90 seconds per trip—while the primary beneficiaries appear to be a handful of politically-connected construction firms and real estate developers with land along the proposed routes. The study, obtained by transparency advocates, shows that the environmental impact assessment was completed in just 27 days, a process that typically takes months. Critics are now asking the uncomfortable question: Who is this really serving? The public, or the donors?