Published: June 29, 2010
Tags: Highway 172, Highway 41, I-94, Interstate 94, road construction, Wisconsin Department of Transportation, WisDOT
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Most major road construction projects are being put on hold over the long 4th of July holiday weekend, according to the Wisconsin Department of Transportation.
There will still be lane restrictions on Interstate 94 south of Milwaukee, I-94 east of Madison and highways 41 near Oshkosh and 172 at Green Bay.
Most roadwork [...]
Published: May 3, 2010
Tags: bid, Herculean, highway, Kenosha County, local road, Michael Lewis, Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, road construction, Ruekert & Mielke, Schaejbe, Sipsma, stimulus, surplus, Takerian, West Allis, Wisconsin Department of Transportation, WisDOT, Wontach
By Sean Ryan
Low bids for local road projects are reversing the flow of stimulus payments as cities and counties kick surplus federal money back to the state.
“I don’t know what they’re going to be doing with that money this year because I know that there are a lot of projects that are being underbid,” said [...]
Published: April 21, 2010
Tags: close, downsize, Hoffman Construction, Pagel, Pagel Construction, road construction
Comments: 1
By Sean Ryan
Instead of competing against each other for earthmoving contracts, Pagel Construction Co. Inc. and Hoffman Construction Co. are now sharing the equipment sales market.
Pagel, based in Almond, is closing and trying to unload 21 vehicles, said co-owner Alan Pagel.
Hoffman, based in Black River Falls, is staying open but trying to sell 35 to [...]
Published: April 9, 2010
Tags: Blueprint for Change, Craig Thompson, Jeff Stone, Pat Goss, road construction, Sinicki, toll, Traas, Transportation Development Association of Wisconsin, Wisconsin Transportation Builders Association, Wisconsin Way, WTBA
Comments: 3
By Paul Snyder
A coalition of state organizations wants tolls to pay for road construction.
But recommendations and reports are not enough to drum up legislative support.
“I’d want to see the plans for where they would go and how they would be used,” said state Rep. Christine Sinicki, D-Milwaukee, a member of the Assembly Committee on Transportation. [...]
Published: December 21, 2009
Tags: 2010, Associated Builders & Contractors of Wisconsin Inc., Associated General Contractors of Wisconsin, Barker, Dennis Lynch, John Mielke, Johnson Controls Inc., Joint Committee on Finance, Mark Wagner, Miron Construction Co. Inc., road construction, stimulus, weatherization
Comments: 1
By Paul Snyder
Contractors disagree over what federal stimulus money will mean to the industry in 2010.
“Most contractors are feeling the pain right now,” said Bob Barker, executive vice president of the Associated General Contractors of Wisconsin Inc. “Some are doing better than others and have been able to take advantage of opportunities with renovating multifamily [...]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Department of Transportation said most road construction projects in the state are done for the year, which should ease travel over the Thanksgiving holiday.
The department said Thursday that the project that will most affect travel is work along Interstate 94 in the northbound lanes from the Illinois state line [...]
Published: October 1, 2009
Tags: budget, Dane County, Homburg Contractors Inc., Kathleen Falk, road construction
Paul Snyder
paul.snyder@dailyreporter.com
Road builders hungry for work will find little to sustain them in Dane County’s proposed 2010 budget.
“With the downturn in commercial work, a lot more road builders have been relying on public works projects,” said Chris Homburg, owner of Monona-based Homburg Contractors Inc. “And we’ve had more road builders around this year than ever [...]
Published: September 25, 2009
Tags: contractors, elected, federal stimulus, road construction, Transportation
By David Winzelberg
Dolan Media
When Long Island was shortchanged by a lack of federal stimulus dollars for transportation projects, local roadway contractors and elected officials complained bitterly. And that’s no surprise, since cash from projects paid for with public money keeps both groups afloat.
There’s a lot of money in roads. They’re expensive to build, costly [...]
Published: September 22, 2009
Tags: Associated General Contractors of America, bridges, Congress, Federal Aviation Administration, road construction, spending, tax
Jim Abrams
AP Writer
Washington — The Democratic-led Congress’ determination to do something about health care this year has slowed legislation affecting the safety of almost every traveler in America.
Barring some miracle, lawmakers acknowledge, they don’t have the time or the political capital to act on new bills bringing major improvements and more money to overworked infrastructure [...]
Published: September 14, 2009
Tags: Minnesota, Minnesota Department of Transportation, road construction, road repairs, The Road Information Program
Brian Johnson
Dolan Media Newswires
Minneapolis — Minnesota’s roads are deteriorating, congestion is getting worse, safety is an increasing concern, money is lacking and crumbling infrastructure is hitting state residents in the pocketbook, according to a new report from The Road Information Program.
TRIP, a Washington, D.C.-based transportation research group, found that “many sorely needed transportation projects” in [...]
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