Wisconsin Department of Transportation

media release: The Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) will host a public hearing on the US 51 (Stoughton Road) North Study in Dane County to discuss the location, design and environmental impacts of proposed improvements. The study is evaluating the reconstruction of a 5.5-mile section between WIS 30 in the city of Madison and I-39/90/94 in the town of Burke to accommodate future traffic volumes with a focus on safety issues that affect travel along the corridor. There are interchanges located at each end of the study, with 13 at-grade intersections being evaluated in the study limits, including the two ramp terminals at WIS 30.  

The hearing (see schedule and location below) will provide updates on the study’s preferred alternative and opportunities to submit testimony for the official public hearing record. 

Tuesday, March 18, 2025 

4 to 7 p.m.  

Madison College -Truax Building 

Conference Room D1630 

1701 Wright Street  

Madison, WI 53704 

Parking is available in LOT L off Anderson Street and in the visitor parking lot. Bus service is available via Metro Transit routes A and L. Visit metromap.cityofmadison.com to plan your trip.   

WisDOT and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) have completed the study’s Environmental Assessment (EA), and it is available for review and comment. Comments on the EA are due by April 17, 2025, to be included in the official public hearing record. You can find a copy of the document, along with appendices at https://wisconsindot.gov/Pages/projects/by-region/sw/us51-corridor/northenviron.aspx.  

Further information, including exhibits, the public hearing packet, and other hearing materials will be available for review approximately one week before the public hearing on the study website at https://wisconsindot.gov/Pages/projects/by-region/sw/us51-corridor/northpi.aspx.  

The public is encouraged to attend the public hearing to learn more about the EA and proposed improvements while providing input. Study maps and other information will be on display, and WisDOT staff will be available to explain the proposed improvements and answer questions. Information on how to present verbal and written testimony will be provided at the public hearing.  

Interested persons who are unable to attend the scheduled hearing but would like to learn more about the study should visit the study website at https://wisconsindot.gov/Pages/projects/by-region/sw/us51-corridor/northstudy.aspx or contact WisDOT Project Manager Jeff Berens at (608) 245-2656 or via email at jeff.berens@dot.wi.gov. Written comments regarding this study can be mailed to Jeff Berens at 2101 Wright Street, Madison, WI 53704.   

The hearing facility is ADA-compliant and wheelchair-accessible. Persons who are deaf or hard of hearing and require an interpreter may request one by contacting the Wisconsin Telecommunications Relay System (dial 711) at least seven working days prior to the hearing. To request a Spanish- or Hmong- speaking interpreter at the meeting, please contact WisDOT Southwest Region Communications Manager Michael Bie (email michael.bie@dot.wi.gov or call 608-246-7928) at least seven working days prior to the hearing.