Forms and Tools

Aesthetics / Guidance

Air Quality / Guidance

Agriculture / Guidance

Business and Economics / Guidance

Community / Guidance

Construction Sound Quality / Guidance

Demographics / Guidance

Erosion Control / Guidance

Floodplains / Guidance

Groundwater, Wells and Springs / Guidance

Hazardous Substances, Contamination and Asbestos / Guidance

Historic Properties / Guidance

Other / Guidance

Relocations / Guidance

Section 4(f) / Guidance

Section 6(f) or Other Unique Properties / Guidance

Stormwater / Guidance

Surface Waters / Guidance

Threatened, Endangered and Protected Resources / Guidance

Traffic Noise / Guidance

Wetlands / Guidance

Guidance documents are available in alternative text color upon request.

Programmatic Agreement Between FHWA-Wisconsin Division and WisDOT Regarding the Processing of Actions Classified as Categorical Exclusions for Federal-Aid Highway Projects July 31, 2025

FHWA Process Initiation Letter (PIL) Template (on WisDOT Letterhead)

Section 4(f)

Finding of de Minimis Impact on Historic Property

Finding of de Minimis Impact on Parks, Recreation Areas, and Wildlife and Waterfowl Refuges

FHWA Section 4(f) Policy Paper

Other FHWA Resources

FHWA Website

FHWA Planning, Environment and Realty

FHWA Environmental Review Toolkit

23 C.F.R. Part 771 - Environmental Impact and Related Procedures

WisDOT Tribal Affairs

WisDOT Cultural Resources

Native American Lands of Interest Scoping Determination Template

Bureau of Indian Affairs - Great Lakes Agency

Bureau of Indian Affairs Native American Lands Map

Delegated DNR Design Concurrence Template

DNR Project Coordination Request Template (supersedes form DTNR0002) February 11, 2025

DOT-DNR Cooperative Agreement

2020 DOT-DNR Cooperative Agreement

Attachment A1- 1994 Memorandum of Understanding on Erosion Control and Stormwater

Attachment A2- 1994 Memorandum of Understanding on Erosion Control and Stormwater WPDES Agreement for DOT Construction Activities

Attachment A3- 1998 Memorandum of Understanding on Endangered and Threatened Species

Attachment A4- 1999 Memorandum of Understanding Relating to the Authorization of Stormwater Discharges to Waters of the State of Wisconsin

1983 Memo- DOT DNR Cooperative Agreement Section V Waterway Crossings and other Floodplain Encroachments

1988 Memo- Implementation of DOT DNR Cooperative Agreement Section VII Waterway Crossing and other Floodplain Encroachments

1990 Agreement between DOT and DNR for Visual Impact on Lower Wisconsin State Riverway

2021 Aquatic Connectivity Attachment to the DOT-DNR Cooperative Agreement

2022 Delegated DNR Design Concurrence Attachment to the DOT-DNR Cooperative Agreement

2023 Memorandum of Understanding for Regulation of Salt Storage Facilities

2024 Memorandum of Understanding Regarding Design-Build Coordination January 10, 2025

2025 Memorandum of Understanding on Compensatory Mitigation for Unavoidable Wetland Losses Resulting from State Transportation Activities August 20, 2025

2025 Memorandum of Understanding Between USACOE, WisDOT, WDNR regarding Wisconsin Department of Transportation Banks Approved Prior to the Publication of 33 CFR part 332 in the Federal Register September 2, 2025

2025 Memorandum of Understanding between WDNR and WisDOT for coordination of maintenance activities October 2, 2025

Attachment 1 DNR DOT maintenance coordination form October 2, 2025

2023 DOT-DATCP Memorandum of Agreement

Agricultural Impact Notice Form (link to DATCP site)

Public Involvement Plan

Public involvement plan template

Public involvement plan template (local roads only)

Public Involvement Meeting

Public involvement meeting and public hearing display ad template

Public involvement meeting sign-in sheet

Public involvement meeting handout template

Public involvement meeting comment form

Project team's also present these brochures at all public involvement meetings:

Stormwater Management Program; Noise Barriers: What You Should Know ( August 19, 2025); and Understanding how weather affects traffic noise levels in your community

Public Hearing

Notice of opportunity to request a public hearing template

Public involvement meeting and public hearing display ad template

Notice of public hearing template

Standard and Special distribution lists for public hearing notices

Public hearing handout packet template

Public hearing chairperson’s packet template

Public hearing record certification letter

Public hearing record table of contents template

Public hearing sign in sheet

Instruction sheet for court reporters

Public hearing press release template

Other

Fact sheet – Ribbon cutting/groundbreaking ceremony

Potential relocation template letter April 1, 2025

Relocation questionnaire April 1, 2025