Published: July 6, 2010
Tags: budget, Chippewa County, counties, Dane County, Fedderly, Kathleen Falk, Ramberg, roadwork, St. Croix County, Stelzner, Wisconsin County Highway Association
Comments: 2
By Paul Snyder
Wisconsin county highway commissioners, lacking federal stimulus money and local revenue, are facing the likelihood of fewer projects in 2011.
“When county budgets are tight and they’re looking for ways to save money, it becomes easy to say, ‘Let’s just cut a highway project or two,’” said Bruce Stelzner, Chippewa County Highway Commissioner.
Chippewa County [...]
Published: May 24, 2010
Tags: Construction Business Group, Geurts, Outagamie County, Outagamie County Board of Supervisors, Pleuss, prevailing wage, Reinemann, repeal, Robb Kahl, Wisconsin Counties Association, Wisconsin County Highway Association
Comments: 1
By Paul Snyder
Predicting a drain on their construction budget, Outagamie County officials are adding their voices to the chorus of boos directed at the state’s new prevailing wage law.
“We don’t have the authority to say we’re not going to abide by it,” said Jim Pleuss, chairman of the county’s Legislative/Audit and Human Resources Committee. “But [...]
Published: March 5, 2010
Tags: Dan Fedderly, I-94, Lake Wissota Business Park, Minnesota, northwest Wisconsin, Ramberg, Stelzner, transit, Twin Cities, Wisconsin County Highway Association, Wisconsin County Highway Association Inc., Wisconsin I-94 Corridor Commission
By Sean Ryan
Quick growth in northwest Wisconsin is overwhelming Interstate 94 with traffic congestion that threatens development and irks highway commissioners.
The I-94 corridor between Eau Claire and the Twin Cities connects bedroom communities in Wisconsin to jobs in Minnesota. But the corridor has no public transit links.
Tim Ramberg, St. Croix County highway commissioner, said the [...]
Published: February 8, 2010
Tags: biofiltration system, Botts, Department of Natural Resources, DNR, Fedderly, green space, McMahon Associates, roadwork, rule, runoff, Vande Hey, Wisconsin County Highway Association
By Sean Ryan
Public works directors are cringing over a proposed state rule revision that would drain money from local road projects to support water runoff work.
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is revising its runoff rule, and the proposal includes stricter runoff controls for road reconstruction projects. The DNR estimated the rule change could increase [...]
Published: October 2, 2009
Tags: barrel, bill, construction barrier, flashing lights, Mega Rentals Inc., Milwaukee Laborer’s Local 113, reflective strips, Wisconsin County Highway Association, Wisconsin Department of Transportation
Comments: 2
Paul Snyder
paul.snyder@dailyreporter.com
If Kevin Mallum could wrap himself in lights and shine like a midnight sun on road projects, he would.
“It just takes one person out of a million to hurt or kill you,” said Mallum, a member of Milwaukee Laborer’s Local 113 who worked as a foreman on the Marquette Interchange for two years. “Any [...]
Published: July 2, 2009
Tags: roadwork, Wisconsin County Highway Association, Wisconsin Transportation Builders Association
Paul Snyder
paul.snyder@dailyreporter.com
If county highway administrators refuse to admit they are snatching work away from road builders, industry groups will force their point in the state Legislature.
For now, the two sides will try to negotiate a fair split of road construction projects, giving counties the freedom to get work done and builders the security of knowing [...]
