# Fitchburg, WI Board of Public Works 10-19-26


**Body:** FACTv City of Fitchburg
**Date:** October 18, 2026
**Jurisdiction:** SLED

**Tags:** Construction & Infrastructure, Grants & Funding, Physical Infrastructure


The Fitchburg Board of Public Works meeting on October 19, 2026, received updates on infrastructure work and considered subdivision-related agreements. Public Works reported that Fitchburg was awarded $1,692,710 in federal WisDOT Surface Transportation Program–Urban funding for Irish Lane improvements; a state-municipal agreement is expected on a future agenda. The County Highway MM bike and pedestrian underpass is programmed for 2027 construction, and a proposed revision to its state-municipal agreement would make the project eligible for up to 80% federal construction funding, with design locally funded. No new construction contract award or vendor selection was identified. Project updates covered completion of the Wayland Road paved-shoulder work, paving planned in Belmar under the 2025 ARPA street resurfacing project, and completed sidewalk replacement work, with a final assessment hearing planned for November 2.

The Board unanimously postponed the CESTA subdivision-improvements agreement to a date uncertain because the developer was not ready. It unanimously approved Resolution R199-26 accepting phase 6 improvements in Highfield Reserve and Resolution R204-26 consenting to a collateral assignment related to the Terra Vessa subdivision-improvements agreement; staff said the assignment allows One Community Bank to receive notice and potentially cure a developer default, without creating financial risk for the city. Members also discussed the County Highway MM funding revision and the Maple Lawn Heights/Bowman Plaza subdivision-improvements agreement, including access, roadway work, and parkland dedication; the transcript does not clearly capture a vote on those items.

**Source:** FACTv City of Fitchburg