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Introduced
11/14/2025
11/14/2025
In Committee
11/14/2025
11/14/2025
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
Introduced Session
2025-2026 Regular Session
Bill Summary
This bill requires the Department of Transportation to establish a local intersection safety program. Under the program, DOT must 1) assist political subdivisions in improving safety at signalized and stop-sign-controlled intersections and 2) upon application by political subdivisions, make improvements or provide reimbursements or grants for improvements to signalized and stop-sign- controlled intersections on highways under the jurisdiction of the political subdivisions that are identified by the political subdivisions as having excessively high intersection crash rates. The bill also requires DOT to identify counties with the highest intersection crash rates to assist in prioritizing the improvements selected for completion under the program. The bill provides $6,000,000 for the program. For further information see the state and local fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.
AI Summary
This bill requires the Department of Transportation (DOT) to establish a local intersection safety program designed to improve road safety at intersections controlled by signals or stop signs. Under this program, the DOT will assist local political subdivisions (such as counties or municipalities) by helping them identify and improve intersections with high crash rates. The DOT must create a specific application process for local governments to request improvements, grants, or reimbursements for these intersections. The department will develop criteria for evaluating and selecting which intersections to prioritize, with a focus on the 10 percent of counties that have the highest intersection crash rates based on traffic and crash data from 2019 to 2024. To support this initiative, the bill allocates $6,000,000 in funding for the program, ensuring that the DOT can provide financial assistance to local jurisdictions for making critical safety improvements at dangerous intersections.
Committee Categories
Transportation and Infrastructure
Sponsors (19)
Tim Carpenter (D)*,
Sarah Keyeski (D)*,
Chris Larson (D)*,
Deb Andraca (D),
Margaret Arney (D),
Brienne Brown (D),
Ryan Clancy (D),
Steve Doyle (D),
Joan Fitzgerald (D),
Russell Goodwin (D),
Darrin Madison (D),
Vincent Miresse (D),
Greta Neubauer (D),
Sylvia Ortiz-Velez (D),
Amaad Rivera-Wagner (D),
Ann Roe (D),
Shelia Stubbs (D),
Sequanna Taylor (D),
Robyn Vining (D),
Last Action
Fiscal estimate received (on 01/30/2026)
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/proposals/reg/sen/bill/sb661 |
| Fiscal Note - SB661: Fiscal Estimate From DOT | https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/related/fe/sb661/sb661_dot.pdf |
| BillText | https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/SB661.pdf |
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