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Seven University of Wisconsin System building projects Gov. Scott Walker delayed in the current budget to limit borrowing now cost $30 million more, according to the state’s nonpartisan budget office.

The UW System is requesting the state borrow $257.3 million for the building projects in its 2017-19 capital budget request. That’s up from $227.6 million it requested for the same projects two years ago.

Walker rejected the UW’s new building borrowing request in his previous budget proposal to keep overall borrowing costs down. He also requested a record $1.3 billion in new borrowing for road projects, though the Legislature slimmed that down to $850 million while adding $101 million in new borrowing for buildings, mostly for the UW System.

The fiscal bureau computed the increased cost at the request of Rep. Gordon Hintz, D-Oshkosh, a member of the Joint Finance Committee.

“Republicans have refused to make the hard decisions when it comes to investing in our infrastructure,” Hintz said. “In order to put our roads on the credit card, Gov. Walker and Republicans put a halt on our whole capital budget. However, as this memo shows, those needs don’t go away.”