A permit is required for any state highway ROW work that is not related to utilities, driveways or road/street connections. This work may include, but is not limited to:
- Storm sewers for highway drainage
- Drainage pipes and drainage tile
- Temporary pipes/hoses for irrigation, animal waste, etc.
- Landscaping
- Groundwater monitoring wells
- Vegetation cutting in front of an outdoor advertising sign
- Surveying
- Soil borings
- Crash investigation and clean-up
- Removal of contaminated soils
- Environmental and invasive species assessments
- Frac sand transported by pipe or conveyor
-
Municipal and tribal nation welcome signs under Wis. Stat. ss.
84.30(2)(hm),
86.19(1n), and
86.19(1p)
- WisDOT
policy for municipal and tribal nation welcome sign permits
How to apply for a work on highway ROW permit
WisDOT uses SHAPES (State Highway Access and Permitting Electronic System) to process Work on Highway ROW permits. Go to the SHAPES page and follow the instructions to create an account and get started applying for a permit. Using SHAPES is the fastest way to obtain a permit. There is no fee to apply.
Go to SHAPES
The
Work on Highway Right-of-way Permit Application form DT1812 has been recreated in SHAPES and a new mapping feature has been added. You must still provide a complete description of the proposed work along with detail drawings, construction methods, types of materials, work zone traffic control diagrams, and the length of time needed to complete the work. This supporting documentation can be submitted as PDFs, Word documents, images, etc., using the "ATTACHMENTS" button in the top menu bar, which is made available in SHAPES once you save your application.
If a customer does not have access to a computer, they should fill out form
DT1812 in ink and provide the same supporting documentation noted above. Mail the completed form and documentation to the transportation region office listed for the county where the proposed work will be located.
Find a transportation region office
WisDOT staff will enter the customer's name and address into SHAPES, which allows us to process their paper application electronically.
For vegetation cutting in front of an outdoor advertising sign under Wis. Stat.
s. 84.305, see below under "Questions." These permits are
not issued in SHAPES but instead through WisDOT's Outdoor Advertising Control System (OACS).
Work zone requirements and training
See the main State ROW permits
page for information on this topic.
►Please note the requirements on the use of green lamps (lights).
Questions
►Contact a transportation region office for specific questions regarding permit issues or requests.
The link below contains a map of the state with region boundaries and office contacts.
Contact a transportation region office
► For questions and DT1812 permit application form submission associated with
vegetation cutting in front of an outdoor advertising sign under Wis. Stat
s. 84.305, contact
Vicki Schmitz, Outdoor Advertising Program Lead, (608) 267-7256.
For general questions, contact:
Bob Fasick
Wisconsin DOT
Bureau of Highway Maintenance
4822 Madison Yards Way, 5th Floor South
Madison, WI 53705
(608) 266-3438
robert.fasick@dot.wi.gov