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Road work to be topic at Democratic Convention

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It seems like orange barrels and construction cones are everywhere.

"I'm getting pretty tired of it," said Robert Pamperin of Green Bay.

Pamperin says the cones just never go away.

"It's frustrating when they start projects like this without managing any way how they're going to finish them," said Pamperin.

That frustration from voters is making road work a topic at this weekend's democratic convention.

"The condition of our roads if they keep deteriorating only is going to risk you know the public and projects as they get delayed are going to get more expensive down the road," said democratic representative Gordon Hintz of Oshkosh.

The highway 441 construction project already has been delayed an extra year as both sides of the aisle argue over funding and how to pay for construction costs, which could put a halt on road projects.  Governor Scott Walker saying in a statement:

"I'm not going to add the overall tax burden on the hardworking people of the state."

However, not all those on the right side of the aisle agree with the Governor.

"He thinks that we can postpone any revenue increases until we can offset them somewhere else in the budget, it's just something that's a critical need right now throughout the state," explained republican representative Jim Steineke of Kaukauna.

For drivers like Pamperin however, the construction headache continues to grow.

"I'm ready for the cones to be gone," said Pamperin.

Some of the other topics expected to be addressed besides road work at the Democratic Convention are public education, the UW-System and natural resource concerns in the state.