86.19 Highway signs, regulation, prohibition.
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86.19 Highway signs, regulation, prohibition.
(1)Except as provided in sub.
(1m),
(1n),
(1o), or
(1p)or s. 84.01
(g), no sign shall be placed within the limits of any street or highway except such as are necessary for the guidance or warning of traffic or as provided by ss. 60.23
(17m)and 66.0429 . The authorities charged with the maintenance of streets or highways shall cause the removal therefrom and the disposal of all other signs.
1. Subject to subd. 2. , the department shall erect and maintain 2 directional signs along eastbound and westbound I 94 and 4 directional signs along the exit ramps that correspond to the signs along the main roadway in Milwaukee County for the Basilica of St. Josaphat.
2. Upon receipt of sufficient contributions from interested parties, including any county, city, village, or town, to cover the costs of fabricating, erecting, and maintaining the signs specified in subd. 1. , the department shall erect and maintain the signs. No state funds, other than from the receipt of contributions under this subdivision, may be expended for the fabrication, erection, or maintenance of the signs.
1. Subject to subd. 2. , the department shall erect and maintain 2 directional signs along eastbound and westbound I 90/94 and 2 directional signs along the exit ramps that correspond to the signs along the main roadway for the Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association Hall of Fame in Columbia County.
2. Upon receipt of sufficient contributions from interested parties, including any county, city, village, or town, to cover the costs of fabricating, erecting, and maintaining the signs specified in subd. 1. , the department shall erect and maintain the signs. No state funds, other than from the receipt of contributions under this subdivision, may be expended for the fabrication, erection, or maintenance of the signs.
1. Subject to subd. 2. , the department shall erect and maintain all of the following directional signs for the Iola Car Show:
a. Two signs along eastbound and westbound USH 10 at the intersection with STH 49 at Fulton Street in the city of Waupaca.
b. Two signs along eastbound and westbound USH 10 at the intersection with STH 161 in Portage County.
c. Two signs along eastbound and westbound STH 29 at the intersection with STH 49 in Marathon County.
d. Two signs along northbound and southbound STH 22 at the intersection with STH 110 and STH 161 in Waupaca County.
e. One sign along southbound STH 49 at the intersection with STH 66 in Portage County.
2. Upon receipt of sufficient contributions from interested parties, including any county, city, village, or town, to cover the costs of fabricating, erecting, and maintaining the signs specified in subd. 1. , the department shall erect and maintain the signs. No state funds, other than from the receipt of contributions under this subdivision, may be expended for the fabrication, erection, or maintenance of the signs.
1. Subject to subd. 2. , the department shall erect and maintain 2 directional signs along eastbound and westbound STH 54 for the Bergstrom Waterfowl Complex in the town of Bovina in Outagamie County.
2. Upon receipt of sufficient contributions from interested parties, including any county, city, village, or town, to cover the costs of fabricating, erecting, and maintaining the signs specified in subd. 1. , the department shall erect and maintain the signs. No state funds, other than from the receipt of contributions under this subdivision, may be expended for the fabrication, erection, or maintenance of the signs.
1. Subject to subd. 2. , the department shall erect and maintain all of the following directional signs for Soldiers Walk Memorial Park:
a. Two signs along eastbound and westbound I 94 at the STH 95 interchange and 2 signs along the exit ramps that correspond to the signs along the main roadway in Jackson County.
b. One sign along northbound STH 93 at the intersection with STH 95 in Trempealeau County.
c. One sign along westbound STH 95 at the intersection with STH 93 in Trempealeau County.
2. No later than 6 months following receipt of sufficient contributions from interested parties, including any county, city, village, or town, to cover the costs of fabricating, erecting, and maintaining the signs specified in subd. 1. , the department shall erect and maintain the signs. No state funds, other than from the receipt of contributions under this subdivision, may be expended for the fabrication, erection, or maintenance of the signs.
(f)The department shall erect and maintain 2 directional signs along eastbound and westbound I 94 at the Somers Road interchange in Kenosha County for Shoreland Lutheran High School.
1. Subject to subd. 2. , the department shall erect and maintain 2 signs displaying the words “Town of Lawrence” along northbound and southbound I 41 at the north and south jurisdictional boundaries of the town of Lawrence in Brown County.
2. Upon receipt of sufficient contributions from interested parties, including any county, city, village, or town, to cover the costs of fabricating, erecting, and maintaining the signs specified in subd. 1. , the department shall erect and maintain the signs. No state funds, other than from the receipt of contributions under this subdivision, may be expended for the fabrication, erection, or maintenance of the signs.
(h)The department shall erect and maintain directional signs along I 41, USH 45, and STH 28 for the Wisconsin 9/11 Memorial and Education Center in the village of Kewaskum in Washington County, a facility serving to honor those who perished and as a space of reflection for the state of Wisconsin.
(i)The department shall erect and maintain 2 directional signs along eastbound and westbound USH 18 for the Mount Horeb Veterans Memorial.
(1m)Notwithstanding sub.
(1), the department shall place 100 signs near highways and in waysides that display a slogan or logo, or both, developed by the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection to promote Wisconsin agricultural products. The signs shall be placed in prominent locations where they are likely to be seen by tourists from other states, except that no sign may be placed in violation of federal law.