DE PERE, Wis. (WFRV) – State Senator Jamie Wall (D-Green Bay) announced on Tuesday that $30 million in funding listed in the 2025-27 state budget will go towards a new railroad bridge in De Pere.
According to a release, the bridge will be located at Red Maple Road between American Boulevard and Lost Dauphin Road. Sen. Wall said the bridge is an improvement to safety and preventing congestion.
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“These funds will also directly reduce the cost for local property taxpayers in De Pere and throughout Brown County,” Sen. Wall said in a release.
The project, which doesn’t have an official completion date, will see about 25,000 vehicles per day, with the bridge separating vehicles from what is reportedly the most-used rail line in Brown County.
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“The South Bridge will promote the economic development of De Pere and Brown County as a whole,” Sen. Wall said in a release. “I am happy to contribute to its success.”
No additional details are available.
