"Planning in 2017 was delayed by a year while the state debated whether to fund the program with state or federal funds. Thus, when it was restarted in 2018, the state decided to go with a four-year planning window rather than the five-year window used the previous two cycles," DOT said in a statement. "In doing so, it may appear that funding was left out of 2018 in the new plan; yet the funds were already covered under the previous plan and were allocated according to that plan."

The Federal Highway Administration did not immediately respond to requests for information Monday afternoon.

Democrats seized on the complaints, arguing that they are a part of a broader pattern of mismanagement at the DOT under Walker.

"It fits a pattern ... it makes our jobs quite difficult. You need to have some certainty, you need to have transparency," said Tom Nelson, during a press call Monday hosted by the Democratic Party of Wisconsin. Nelson, the Outagamie County Executive, said his region is suffering under Walker's transportation policies. He cited Walker's about-face on the need to expand Interstate 41 from four to six lanes.