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    • TDA Newsletter
      The May TDA Newsletter is now available. (posted May 7, 2008)


    • May and June Lettings
      May__June_2008_Lettings.pdf

    • 2008 TDA Drive-in
      In 2006, the legislature’s bipartisan Road to the Future Committee issued a report that documented a $700 million annual transportation funding shortfall just to meet existing needs for transportation programs (not including rail, ports or air).

      On the heels of this report, the governor and legislature debated and ultimately passed the 2007-09 biennial budget (Act 20). Act 20 did not restore gas tax indexing or provide any new long-range funding mechanism, but it did increase various fees enough to stem the tide of declining transportation investment. The budget also avoided transferring funds out of transportation for the first time in four years. 

      The Legislative Fiscal Bureau has now determined that despite the increased fees in Act 20 the transportation funding shortfall has grown to almost $1 billion due to high construction inflation.

      TDA has joined with numerous other groups to urge the federal government to step-up its financial end of the partnership with the states to solve the transportation crisis. There is clearly need for increased federal financial involvement. However, Wisconsin needs to begin addressing its own daunting transportation needs.

      Join us on May 14th to hear from legislative leaders, a leader in Minnesota’s transportation community and executives from regional economic development entities in Wisconsin and to discuss what lies ahead for Wisconsin’s transportation system.

      Click the link below to view event details and a registration form.
      1_08_TDA_Drivein_Registration_Form.pdf

    • 2008 TDA Fly-in to Washington, D.C.
      April 9th-10th

      Click the links below for the TDA Fly-in papers and guide:




    • TRIP Wisconsin Urban Pavement Release

      WISCONSIN’S DETERIORATED URBAN ROADS COST STATE DRIVERS $1.2 BILLION ANNUALLY IN EXTRA VEHICLE OPERATING COSTS

      URBAN PAVEMENT CONDITIONS LIKELY TO WORSEN AS TRAFFIC VOLUMES AND COST OF PAVEMENT MATERIALS RISE WHILE HIGHWAY REVENUE FALLS SHORT; GREATER INVESTMENT NEEDED TO ENSURE SMOOTHER RIDES AND LONGER-LASTING ROADS

      Click the link below to read the entire report.
      Wisconsin_Urban_Roads_Press_Release.pdf

    • 2008 Wisconsin Federal Earmarks
      Click the link below to see a listing of 2008 Wisconsin earmarks included in the omibus bill as prepared by the Wisconsin Department of Transportation.
      FY2008Earmarks.pdf

    • Road to the Future Committee Final Report
      (posted January 2007)
      RTF_Final_Report.pdf




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