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$388.7M in projects greenlighted by Wisconsin State Building Commission

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Aaron Holbrook
By Aaron Holbrook
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Gov. Tony Evers announced in a recent press release that the Wisconsin State Building Commission approved a total of approximately $388.7 million in key projects located across the state.

Highlights of the Commission’s approved projects include:

  • Construction of security improvements at Taycheedah Correctional Institution;
  • Renovation and construction of an expanded Patient Admissions Area within Sherman Hall at Winnebago Mental Health Institute;
  • Construction of a new Motor Vehicle Storage Building at the Waupaca Readiness Center;
  • The release of Building Trust Funds to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR);
  • Construction of a Centralized Field Equipment Facility at Horicon Marsh Wildlife Area;
  • The replacement of multiple campground toilet/shower buildings and vault toilet facilities at Lake Wissota State Park and similar renovations at campgrounds within Peninsula State Park;
  • The construction of a combined heated and unheated Fishery and Water Quality Field Operations Facility in DNR’s South-Central region;
  • The construction of a versatile field support building at the DNR’s Dodgeville Service Center;
  • The expansion of the Administration Building at the Southern Wisconsin Veterans Memorial Cemetery;
  • Construction of the Wisconsin History Museum on the Capitol Square;
  • The release of grant funds to support the construction of a Food and Farm Exploration Center in Plover;
  • Construction of a 550-stall parking ramp and addition to the existing police services building at UW–La Crosse’s Center for the Arts;
  • Construction of two projects at UW–Madison that will provide exterior envelope repairs, as well as renovation to the fire suppression system as part of the Minor Facilities Renewal Program;
  • Twenty-seven essential maintenance and repair projects for the departments of Administration, Corrections, Health Services, Military Affairs, Natural Resources, Transportation, Veterans Affairs, State Fair Park, Wisconsin Historical Society, and the UW System, located in various locations in 15 counties across the state; and
  • The release of approximately $54 million in design funds to prepare preliminary plans and specifications for a large volume of construction projects included in the 2023–25 Capital Budget for state agencies and the UW System.

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