WELCOME RAM and SWEF SERVICE PROVIDERS:

Information About the Rest Area Maintenance (RAM) and Safety Weight Enforcement Facilities Maintenance (SWEFM) Programs:

• The Rest Area Maintenance program has been in existence since 1987
• The Safety Weight Enforcement Facilities Maintenance program has been in existence since 2001
• Emphasis of both programs is to provide work opportunities to individuals with varied abilities
• Both programs are 100% funded from WisDOT program revenue dollars (fuel taxes, license/registration fees)
• There are currently 132 properties and 22 service providers in the programs
• WisDOT owns the sites
• WisDOT’s Bureau of Highway Maintenance (BHM) manages the sites
• BHM contracts with service providers to do the work at sites
• BHM contracts with DSPN Roadside Facilities (RF) to provide program management services for both programs

Please e-mail rfwi@dspn.org if you need a User Login to the Roadside Facilities website. Remember to include First and Last Name, Organization, Title, and work e-mail. We welcome suggestions on things you would like to have included in this area. Please submit your ideas to rfwi@dspn.org.

Resources:

LP Vendors

CONVENTION & VISITOR BUREAU SITES (CVBs)

CVBs are located at five roadside facilities sites
The space is provided by WisDOT Bureau of Highway Maintenance (BHM)
Visitor Bureau areas are cleaned and maintained by service provider staff
DSPN Roadside Facilities manages provided services, resolves issues, and facilitates CVB advisory group meetings

Rest Area Advisory Group (RAAG)
This forum is intended to be an open exchange between key stakeholder management to foster improved communications among the parties to improve relationships, identify concerns, create mutually acceptable solutions tempered by funding availability.

Following is a list of the Rest Area Advisory Group:

WisDOT

Dan Mulder (CHAIR)

WisDOT, BHM Section Chief

608.234.7257

Daniel.Mulder@dot.wi.gov

Biren Patel

WisDOT Rest Area Engineer

608.699.1837

biren.patel@dot.wi.gov

AJ Koch

WisDOT Engineer