Roth and Kaufert on Hwy Projects

The current 41/441 hwy set up has been questioned by local residents for lack of safety and inadequacies. Reps Roth and Kaufert have joined the call for changes. The Appleton PC posted a story on April 17 on this, including the following:

“There (are) too many projects in the pipeline and not enough money to fund it,” Kaufert said. As it stands, he said, the “earliest” the interchange could be completed would be 2012.Roth said the interchange project “is very, very important for economic development of our communities.”

Unfortunately, Kaufert said, Gov. Jim Doyle does not share the same urgency view and has directed spending on the “Zoo interchange” and other projects in southeastern Wisconsin to the detriment of the 41-10/441 project.“This is a vital economic and safety issue for this area,” said Kaufert, who noted that the transportation fund in the next biennium budget is “in trouble” and likely facing a deficit.

Click here to review a study of the DOT Study and Plan of the 41/441 expansion.