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Wisconsin Statutes Highways (Ch. 80 to 86) § 86.51. Requirements for local projects

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(1) In this section:

(a) “Local bridge” means a bridge that is not on the state trunk highway system or on marked routes of the state trunk highway system designated as connecting highways.

(b) “Local roads” means streets under the authority of cities or villages, county trunk highways, or town roads.

(c) “Political subdivision” means a county, city, village, or town.

(d) “Project” means the development, construction, repair, or improvement of a local road or a local bridge.

(2) If the department disburses aid to a political subdivision for a project, the department shall notify the political subdivision whether the aid includes federal moneys and which project components must be paid for with federal moneys, if any.

(3) For any project meeting all of the following criteria, the department may not require a political subdivision to comply with any portion of the department's facilities development manual other than design standards:

(a) The project proposal is reviewed and approved by a professional engineer or by the highway commissioner for the county in which the project will be located.

(b) The project is conducted by a political subdivision with no expenditure of federal money.

(4) Any local project funded in whole or in part with state funds under the surface transportation urban program, the surface transportation rural program, or the local bridge program shall be let through competitive bidding and by contract to the lowest responsible bidder as provided in s. 84.06(2).

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