Wisconsin Administrative Code

Trans 401.107 Developed urban area performance standard. (1) The department shall develop and implement a storm water management plan to control pollutants from trans- the chapter was last published. Trans 401.107 WISCONSIN ADMINISTRATIVE CODE portation facilities that are owned …

Trans 401.11 ECIP.

Trans 401.12 Erosion control inspections.

Trans 401.13 Corrective action.

Trans 401.14 Enforcement.

Trans 401.15 Liability for unauthorized discharge.

Trans 401.16 Records. Subchapter III — Maintenance and Routine Maintenance Activities

Trans 401.17 Applicability. Note: Chapter Trans 401 as it existed on June 30, 2026, was repealed and a new chapter Trans 401 was created effective July 1, 2026, Register June 2026 No. 846. Subchapter I — General Provisions Trans 401.01 Authority. (1) The Wisconsin department of t…

Trans 401.18 General responsibilities for maintenance activities. The department or maintenance provider shall be responsible for all of the following: (1) The department shall coordinate maintenance activities with the DNR in accordance with interdepartmental liaison procedures.…

Trans 401.19 Routine maintenance activities. (1) The department shall coordinate routine maintenance activities with the DNR in accordance with processes and procedures established through interdepartmental liaison procedures. (2) The maintenance provider shall follow the general…

Trans 401.20 Erosion control plan. (1) RESPONSIBILThe department or maintenance provider shall prepare the erosion control plan for any maintenance activity with land-disturbing construction activities, except as follows: (a) Where the total cumulative land-disturbing constructio…

Trans 401.21 Erosion control inspections. (1) GENERAL. (a) The maintenance provider shall regularly inspect the BMPs on a site to determine whether BMPs required by the erosion control plan or as appropriate for the site are properly implemented, installed, maintained, and functi…

Trans 401.22 Corrective action. (1) ACTIVE OR IMMIThe maintenance provider or department representative may, either verbally or by written order, require the suspension of all operations contributing to an active unauthorized discharge, or posing an imminent threat, to waters of …

Trans 401.23 Enforcement. The department representative shall enforce this subchapter. This authority shall include ordering the suspension of work on a maintenance activity site, including TSA sites, for the period of time considered necessary in the interest of public safety or…

Trans 401.24 Liability for unauthorized discharges. The department’s contract with a maintenance provider shall specify the liability for unauthorized discharges occurring during and resulting from a maintenance activity. If the contract with the maintenance provider does not spe…

Trans 401.25 Records. (1) REVIEW. The maintenance provider shall maintain copies of all written inspection reports and shall make inspection reports available for review by the department, other agencies, or the public upon request. (2) RETENTION. The department shall maintain co…

Trans 401.26 Applicability.

Trans 401.27 General responsibilities for utility facility projects.

Trans 401.28 Erosion control plan.

Trans 401.29 Erosion control inspections.

Trans 401.30 Corrective action.

Trans 401.31 Enforcement. Trans 401.32 liability for unauthorized discharges.

Trans 401.33 Records. Subchapter V — Post-construction Stormwater Requirements

Trans 401.34 Post-construction performance standards.

Trans 401.35 Developed urbanized area performance standards. (d) Any action subject to the conditions within a TS4 permit. (2) Notwithstanding sub. (1), this chapter does not apply to any of the following: (a) An action not directed and supervised by the department that involves …

Trans 403.01 Purpose and scope. (1) PURPOSE. The purpose of this chapter is to set forth the department of transportation[s administrative interpretation of s. 85.107, Stats., and to prescribe the administrative policies and procedures for implementing the scholarship and loan re…

Trans 403.02 Definitions. In this chapter: (1) XDepartmentY means the department of transportation. (3) XProgramY means the scholarship and loan repayment incentive grant program authorized under s. 85.107, Stats. (4) XSatisfactory academic progressY means that level of academic …

Trans 403.03 Program administration committee. The department shall establish a committee consisting of representatives of at least 2 divisions within the department for the purpose of screening applicants for scholarships, evaluating scholarship recipients for continuing partici…

Trans 403.04 Scholarships. (1) SELECTION PROCESS. The department shall annually select scholarship recipients on the basis of written application materials, any criteria developed by the committee under s. Trans 403.03 and personal interviews. Recipients of scholarships are requi…

Trans 403.05 Loan repayment incentive grants. The department may make loan repayment incentive grants to targeted group members within job classifications in which targeted group members are underutilized in the department as specified in s. 85.107 (3) (b), Stats. A loan repaymen…

Trans 404.01 Purpose and scope. As authorized by s. 85.25 (4), Stats., as created by 1987 Wisconsin Act 399, the purpose of this chapter is to establish a program to assist disadvantaged businesses in obtaining working capital in order to participate in construction contracts wit…

Trans 404.02 Definitions. The definitions in s. 85.25 (2), Stats., apply to this chapter. In addition, in this chapter, XdepartmentY means the department of transportation and XyearY means 365 consecutive days. History: Cr. Register, December, 1988, No. 396, eff. 1-1-89.

Trans 404.03 Selection of business development organization. The department may make grants to a business development organization in order to provide funding for the guarantee of a mobilization loan provided that the business development organization: (1) Is the Wisconsin housin…

Trans 404.04 Conditions for eligibility of a disadvantaged business for a guaranteed loan. (1) Any business applying for a guaranteed loan must be certified as a disadvantaged business by the department; and (2) Any business applying for a guaranteed loan must have a current cont…

Trans 404.05 Conditions for the guarantee of a mobilization loan by a business development organization. (1) The total loan qualifies as a mobilization loan. (2) The total of the principal amounts of all loans extended to the borrower during a single year may not exceed 100% of t…

Trans 405.01 Purpose. In accordance with s. 3052 (3g) (b), 1987 Wis. Act 27, this chapter sets forth the procedures and criteria used by the department for evaluating and selecting site locations for noise barrier installation and for ensuring local participation in the siting pr…

Trans 405.02 Definitions. In this chapter: (1) XDepartmentY means the department of transportation. (2) XExisting noise levelY means the highest hourly noise level caused by existing conditions in a particular area. (3) XFuture noise levelY means the highest hourly traffic noise …

Trans 405.03 Applicability. (1) The provisions of this chapter shall apply to all freeways and expressways under the jurisdiction of the department under ss. 59.84 and 84.295, Stats. (2) This chapter is to be applied so as to avoid conflict with obligations of the department, und…

Trans 405.04 Siting criteria and policies. (1) Noise barriers shall be designed to provide protection only to the ground floor of abutting buildings and not other parts of the buildings. (2) For the department to consider a site for construction of a noise barrier, the site shall…

Trans 405.05 Local participation. The department shall ensure local participation in the siting of noise barriers through the following: (1) The department shall hold one or more informational meetings, in a location convenient to the locality to be affected by the siting, to pro…

Trans 405.06 Program. The department, upon receiving a community request for a noise barrier project, shall evaluate and program eligible retrofit noise barrier projects in the highway programming process. Factors considered in this process shall include, but are not limited to, …

Trans 5.01 Purpose and scope. The purposes of this chapter are to establish the department of transportation[s administrative interpretation of technical assistance in s. 85.24, Stats., and to prescribe administrative policies and procedures for implementing financial assistance …

Trans 5.02 Definitions. (1) XDepartmentY means the department of transportation. (2) XFHWAY means the federal highway administration. (3) XVanY means a passenger vehicle with a capacity for 8 to 15 persons. (4) XRidesharingY has the same meaning as defined in s. 85.24, Stats. His…

Trans 5.03 Technical assistance. (1) The department shall respond to requests for technical assistance in implementing ridesharing activities. The assistance may include, but not be limited to, computer and manual matching systems, training sessions, brokerage referrals and promo…

Trans 5.04 Financial assistance. (1) All Wisconsin employers, public agencies, or any combination thereof with a combined total of 15 or more employes are eligible to apply for financial assistance for the purchase of vans and implementation of rideshare programs. For purposes of…

Trans 5.05 Applications. (1) Applications shall contain the information as the department shall prescribe in its information for applicants[ booklet. The booklets shall be available in all transportation region offices. (2) Applications for loans and grants shall be submitted to …

Trans 5.06 Application evaluation. (1) The department shall review and evaluate all applications for conformity with the following program objectives: conservation of energy; reduction in traffic congestion; improvement of air quality; and efficient use of existing transportation…