Chapter 84 — STATE TRUNK HIGHWAYS; FEDERAL AID

84.001 Definitions. As used in this chapter unless the context requires another interpretation: (1) “Department” means the department of transportation. (1m) “Division of hearings and appeals” means the division of hearings and appeals in the department of administration. (1r) “I…

84.01 Department powers and duties. (1) OFFICES. The department shall maintain its principal office at Madison May 22, 2026, are designated by NOTES. (Published 5-22-26) 84.01 STATE TRUNK HIGHWAYS; FEDERAL AID and district offices at such other cities, villages and towns as the n…

84.011 Who to sign contracts. The secretary, or the secretary’s designees, may sign and execute in the name of the department any conveyance or any contract or agreement with the federal government or its departments, subdivisions of this state, other states or subdivisions of ot…

84.012 Setoffs. All amounts owed by this state under this chapter are subject to being set off under s. 73.12. History: 1985 a. 29.

84.013 Highway projects. (1) In this section: (a) “Major highway project” means a project, except a project providing an approach to a bridge over a river that forms a boundary of the state, a high-cost state highway bridge project under s. 84.017, or a southeast Wisconsin freewa…

84.014 Southeast Wisconsin freeway rehabilitation; Marquette interchange reconstruction project. (1) In this section: (a) “Interim repair” means any improvement not specified in a notice given under s. 84.01 (17) that is needed to remedy unanticipated roadway deficiencies. (b) “M…

84.0145 Southeast Wisconsin freeway megaprojects. (1) In this section: (ae) “I 94 east-west corridor project” has the meaning given in s. 84.014 (5m) (ag) 1e. (am) “I 94 north-south corridor” has the meaning given in s. 84.014 (5m) (ag) 1m. (b) “Southeast Wisconsin freeway” has t…

84.015 Federal highway aid accepted. (1) The state of Wisconsin assents to the provisions of Title 23, USC and all acts of congress amendatory thereof and supplementary thereto. The state of Wisconsin declares its purpose and intent to give assent to all federal highway acts and …

84.016 Major interstate bridge projects. (1) In this section, “major interstate bridge project” means a project involving the construction or reconstruction of a bridge on the state trunk highway system, including approaches, that crosses a river forming a boundary of the state a…

84.017 High-cost state highway bridge projects. (1) In this section, “high-cost state highway bridge project” means a project involving the construction or rehabilitation of a bridge on the state trunk highway system, including approaches, that has a total estimated cost of more …

84.02 State trunk highway system. (1) DESIGNATION. The system of highways known as the trunk highway system heretofore selected and laid out by the legislature and by the highway commission and by special legislative state trunk highway committees and approved by said highway com…

84.03 Federal aid; state and local funds. (1) STATE AND FEDERAL AID. (a) All moneys granted or allotted to the state of Wisconsin as federal aid for highways and all state appropriations and other funds available to match or supplement such federal aid funds and so utilized by th…

84.04 Roadside improvement. (1) As used in this section: (a) “Overlook” means a graded terrace, often enclosed by a masonry retaining wall, located on roadside areas where favorable topographic conditions provide an exceptional view or offscape from the road. (b) “Roadside” means…

84.05 Railroad crossing improvements. On a highway which the department has authority to construct and which crosses a railroad, if the department determines that the construction or reconstruction of a grade separation or the rearrangement or elimination of a grade crossing or o…

84.06 Highway construction. (1) DEFINITIONS. In this section: (a) Subject to par. (b), “improvement” or “highway improvement” includes all of the following: 1. Construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation, and processes incidental to building, fabricating, or bettering a highway …

84.062 Alternative project delivery. (1) DEFINITIONS. In this section: (ae) “Alternative project delivery” means any construction project delivery method, other than under s. 84.06 (2), that is eligible for federal funding under title 23 of the code of federal regulations. (am) “…

84.063 Utility facilities relocation. (1) DEFINITIONS. In this section: (c) “Contractor” means a person who is seeking or has entered into a highway improvement contract with the department under s. 84.06. (d) “Highway improvement” means a state trunk highway improvement project.…

84.065 Railroad and utility alteration and relocation loan program. (1) PURPOSE. The purpose of this section is to promote the state’s interest in preserving and improving state trunk and connecting highways by means of a program to provide loans for railroad and public utility a…

84.072 Unified disadvantaged business certification program. (1) DEFINITIONS. In this section: (a) “Business” means a sole proprietorship, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, or corporation that is operated for profit. (am) “Certifying authority” means the depa…

84.075 Contracting with minority businesses and disabled veteran-owned businesses. (1c) In this section: (a) “Disabled veteran-owned business” means a business certified by the department of administration under s. 16.283 (3). (b) “Minority business” means a business certified by…

84.076 Disadvantaged business demonstration and training program. (1) DEFINITIONS. In this section: (a) “Disadvantaged individual” means a minority group member, a woman or any other individual found by the department to be socially and economically disadvantaged within the meani…

84.078 Use of recovered material. (1) In this section: (am) “High-volume industrial waste” means fly ash, bottom ash, paper mill sludge or foundry process waste, or any other waste with similar characteristics specified by the department of natural resources by rule. (ar) “Highwa…

84.08 Franchises. No franchise or permit granted by any town or village or city to any corporation to use any state trunk highway shall become effective unless such franchise or permit 84.09 has been approved by the department. The order of the department shall provide for or app…

84.09 Acquisition of lands and interests therein. (1) The department may acquire by gift, devise, purchase or condemnation any lands for establishing, laying out, widening, enlarging, extending, constructing, reconstructing, improving and maintaining highways and other transporta…

84.093 Cooperative acquisition of rights-of-way. (1) The department, acting in the public interest, may contract with a public utility, as defined in s. 196.01 (5), or with a rural electric cooperative association, as described in s. 32.02 (10), for the receipt or furnishing of s…

84.095 Transportation project plats. (1) DEFINITIONS. In this section: (a) “Parcel” means one or more pieces of land, or interests or rights in land, under the same ownership or control to be acquired or disposed of for a project and depicted on a plat. (b) “Parcel number” means …

84.10 Maintenance and operation of bridges not on state trunks. (1) The amounts allocated under s. 20.395 (3) (cq) and (eq) for the purposes described in this subsection shall be expended by the department for the maintenance and operation of bridges not on the state trunk highwa…

84.101 Military memorial highways and bridges. The department shall maintain all markers that designate any state trunk highway or bridge on the state trunk highway system as a memorial that is associated with the armed forces or any branch or unit of the armed forces, any specif…

84.1018 Veterans of the American Revolution Memorial Bridge. (1) The department shall designate and, subject to sub. (2), mark the bridge on I 39/90/94 across the Wisconsin May 22, 2026, are designated by NOTES. (Published 5-22-26) 84.1018 Updated 23-24 Wis. Stats. STATE TRUNK HI…

84.1019 Fifty-seventh Field Artillery Brigade Memorial Highway. (1) The department shall designate and, subject to sub. (2), mark the entire route of STH 57, commencing at STH 59 in the city of Milwaukee in Milwaukee County and proceeding northerly to STH 42 in the village of Sis…

84.102 Governor Nelson Dewey Memorial Highway. In order to commemorate the first governor of the state of Wisconsin, the department shall designate and mark as the “Governor Nelson Dewey Memorial Highway” STH 81 from its junction with STH 35 in Grant County to Cassville, Governor…

84.1021 Georgia O’Keeffe Memorial Highway. (1) The department shall designate and, subject to sub. (2), mark the route of STH 19 from Sun Prairie to Marshall in Dane County as the “Georgia O’Keeffe Memorial Highway” in recognition of the artistic contributions and accomplishments…

84.10215 Stephen Ambrose Memorial Highway. (1) The department shall designate and, subject to sub. (2), mark the route of USH 12 from CTH “P” to County Line Road in the city of Whitewater as the “Stephen Ambrose Memorial Highway” in recognition and appreciation of the significant…

84.10217 Lee and Lynn Copen Memorial Highway. (1) The department shall designate and, subject to sub. (2), mark the route of STH 50 from 60th Avenue to 70th Avenue in Kenosha County as the “Lee and Lynn Copen Memorial Highway” in recognition and appreciation of: their legacy of c…

84.1022 Green Bay Ethnic Trail. (1) The department shall designate and mark a transportation corridor commencing at the state line in Kenosha County and proceeding northerly to Green Bay in Brown County as the “Green Bay Ethnic Trail” to commemorate the historical achievements an…

84.10225 Rock River Trail Scenic and Historic Route. (1) The department shall designate and, subject to sub. (2), mark the following route, through Rock, Dane, Jefferson, Dodge, and Fond du Lac counties, as the “Rock River Trail Scenic and Historic Route” to increase public appre…

84.1023 Avery Wilber Memorial Bridge. (1) Upon completion of the construction of a bridge on STH 156 across the Shioc River in the town of Navarino in Shawano County, the department shall designate and, subject to sub. (2), mark the bridge as the “Avery Wilber Memorial Bridge” as…

84.1024 Veterans Memorial Bridge. (1) The department shall designate and, subject to sub. (2), mark the 4th Street bridge, under the department’s jurisdiction under s. 84.10 (1), on CTH “L” across the Wisconsin River in the city of Tomahawk in Lincoln County as “Veterans Memorial…

84.1025 Frank Lloyd Wright Memorial Highway. In recognition of the architectural accomplishments of Frank Lloyd Wright, the department shall designate and mark as the “Frank Lloyd Wright Memorial Highway” USH 14 commencing at Richland Center and proceeding easterly to Madison. Hi…

84.10255 Frank Lloyd Wright Trail. (1) The department shall designate and, subject to subs. (2) and (3), mark the following route, through Kenosha, Racine, Milwaukee, Waukesha, Jefferson, Dane, Iowa, Sauk, and Richland counties, as the “Frank Lloyd Wright Trail”: (a) Commencing i…

84.1026 Wisconsin Law Enforcement Officers Highway. (1) The department shall designate and, subject to sub. (2), mark the route of USH 151, commencing at the WisconsinIowa border and proceeding easterly to Manitowoc, as the “Wisconsin Law Enforcement Officers Highway” to commemor…

84.1027 Wisconsin Fire Fighters and Emergency Medical Technicians Highway. (1) The department shall designate and, subject to sub. (2), mark the route of STH 54, commencing at Algoma in Kewaunee County and proceeding westerly to the Wisconsin-Minnesota border, as the “Wisconsin F…

84.1028 Wisconsin Fire Fighters-EMT/Citizen Soldier Bridge. (1) The department shall designate and, subject to sub. (2), mark the westbound lanes of any bridge on STH 29 across the Chippewa River in Chippewa County as the “Wisconsin Fire Fighters-EMT/Citizen Soldier Bridge” to re…

84.1029 Wisconsin Law Enforcement/Citizen Soldier Bridge. (1) The department shall designate and, subject to sub. (2), mark the eastbound lanes of any bridge on STH 29 across the Chippewa River in Chippewa County as the “Wisconsin Law Enforcement/Citizen Soldier Bridge” to recogn…

84.10295 Wisconsin 9/11 Memorial Highway. The department shall designate and mark the route of STH 28, commencing at the I 41 and STH 28 interchange in Dodge County and proceeding easterly to the intersection with STH 144 in Washington County, as the “Wisconsin 9/11 Memorial High…

84.103 Veterans Memorial Highways. (1) WISCONSIN VETERANS MEMORIAL HIGHWAY. The department shall designate and mark the following routes as parts of the “Wisconsin Veterans Memorial Highway” as living memorials to and in honor of all Wisconsin veterans, living and dead, of all wa…

84.1031 (2), 84.1034 (2), 84.1036 (2), 84.1039 (2), and 84.1041 (2), the department shall bear the cost, in an amount not to exceed a total of $2,000 per year on a statewide basis, of such maintenance and shall only perform maintenance under this section in amounts above that sum…

84.10313 Ho-Chunk World War II Code Talkers Memorial Highway. The department shall designate and mark I 90 from the Minnesota-Wisconsin state line in La Crosse County to the intersection of I 90 and I 94 in Monroe County as the HoChunk World War II Code Talkers Memorial Highway, …

84.10315 128th Infantry Memorial Highway. (1) The department shall designate and, subject to sub. (2), mark the entire route of STH 128, commencing at STH 72 in Pierce County and proceeding northerly to STH 64 in St. Croix County, as the “128th Infantry Memorial Highway” to honor…