One of the key elements in the Purpose and Need section of the DEIS is a call to “address the obsolete design of the I-94 East – West corridor to improve safety and decrease crashes”. The DEIS mentions the following breakdown of crash types:
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Study Shows Over-estimating Future Traffic Leads to Unnecessary Projects. Madison – A new analysis by 1000 Friends of Wisconsin finds that Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WISDOT) traffic projections used to justify highway expansions are nowhere near materializing. Simply updating traffic forecasts to re-evaluate projects could save Wisconsin taxpayers over a billion dollars according to the statewide land use organization.
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