It’s unclear which statewide road projects would be affected if money is used instead to improve roads in Racine County.

But fiscal bureau analyst John Wilson-Tepeli explained in the memo that because the roads in Racine County were local roads when the 2017-19 budget was adopted it is “unlikely” that the work was accounted for in the state highway rehabilitation fund during the budget debate.

“Therefore, the use of state highway rehabilitation funding to complete this work near the Foxconn site would likely result in the delay of other, previously planned rehabilitation projects on state highways,” Wilson-Tepeli wrote.

‘Ahead of the curve’

Walker spokesman Tom Evenson said the funding for Racine-area roads near Foxconn would come from savings from other highway projects being completed ahead of schedule.

He said the state has freed up more than $100 million for additional highway projects due to cost savings and better-than-anticipated revenues. Walker plans to announce Monday one of the state’s major highway projects will be completed ahead of schedule, resulting in cost savings, he said.

“Thanks to these savings we are ahead of the curve,” Evenson said.