Evers administration embraces Dane Co. interchange plan DOT secretary earlier criticized

Gov. Tony Evers' administration is embracing a scaled-back plan for the interchange of U.S. highways 12/18 and I-39/90 -- a cost-cutting move his DOT secretary was highly critical of just a year ago. Then with the Transportation Development Association, Craig Thompson said the plan raised safety concerns and it would "be a monumental waste of taxpayer dollars to build a brand-new bottleneck." But ...