Published: March 11, 2010
Tags: bankruptcy protection, Chapter 11, International Union of Operating Engineers Local 139, Kerkman, Kerkman & Dunn, Local 139, McGowan, PLC, Powers Lake Construction, reorganization, Wanta, Wisconsin Department of Transportation, Wisconsin Underground Contractors Association
By Paul Snyder
Twin Lakes-based Powers Lake Construction Co. Inc. has filed for reorganization under Chapter 11 of the federal bankruptcy code.
Jerry Kerkman, an attorney with Milwaukee-based Kerkman & Dunn representing Powers Lake Construction, said the construction and excavating contractor expects to know by July the details of a proposal to restructure more than $7 million [...]
Published: March 10, 2010
Tags: Broderick, Dave Hansen, Heroux, Rosner, Wisconsin Department of Transportation, WisDOT
By Paul Snyder
A Pound family’s change of heart could force the northern Wisconsin town to return a $500,000 state grant for a road extension project.
And a state bill that would let Pound spend the money on any other road construction project might not mean much because town leaders cannot find a worthy replacement.
“I say let’s [...]
Published: March 8, 2010
Tags: butterfly habitat, campus, Dennik, Innovation Park, Jim Schmitt, Lawrence Kean, McCulloch, Regional Medical Center, Watertown Plank Road, Wauwatosa, Wisconsin Department of Transportation, WisDOT, Zoo Interchange
Comments: 1
By Sean Ryan
The first public hearing on the Innovation Park plan showed the contrast between big-picture economic development and concerns about how development affects people’s daily lives.
“We have to make sure that everybody gets a piece of the pie,” said Jim Schmitt, Milwaukee County supervisor, “that everybody has their say.”
Supporters of the proposed $250 million [...]
Published: March 8, 2010
Tags: meeting, Winnebago Drive, Wisconsin Department of Transportation, WisDOT
The Wisconsin Department of Transportation on Thursday, March 11, will hold a public information meeting about the reconstruction of Winnebago Drive from Luco Road to Sandy Beach Road in Fond du Lac.
The meeting will begin at 7 p.m. in Room A 102/A 103 of Moraine Park Technical College in Fond du Lac.
WisDOT staff will provide [...]
Published: March 3, 2010
Tags: bill, Bruenig, expansion, Highway 12, Hilgenberg, Merrimac, Richard Marks, Sauk City, Schultz, utility, Wisconsin Department of Transportation, WisDOT
By Paul Snyder
Sauk City refuses to let the state expand Highway 12 within village borders until someone comes up with more than $1 million to move the sewer, water and electric lines under the road.
“We feel if the state is going to do this project and come in and tell us it’s going to be [...]
Published: March 2, 2010
Tags: Amtrak, Antonio Perez, Doyle, high-speed rail, Madison, manufacturing, Marcoux, Milwaukee, Rail, Talgo, Tower Automotive, train, Trowbridge, Wisconsin Department of Transportation, WisDOT
Comments: 1
By Sean Ryan
Milwaukee won the competition for Talgo’s Wisconsin manufacturing plant, but the company still is considering Milwaukee and Madison for a train maintenance building.
The $810 million federal grant to build a Madison-to-Milwaukee high-speed rail line includes $41.7 million for a building to maintain the trains once they are in service.
Talgo, which would do the [...]
Published: February 24, 2010
Tags: Bechtel Corp., Beyer Construction, Brewery Project LLC, Cardinal Capital Management, CH2M Hill, Dan McCarthy, Eckstein Hall, Empowerment Village, Empowerment Village National LLC, Focus on Greater Milwaukee, Ganey, Grisar, HNTB Corp., Johnston Center Residences, Kahler Slater Architects, Kapur & Associates, KBS Construction, Keen, KM Development, Korb Tredo Architects, Kuklinski, Madison Gas & Electric, Manthey, Marquette University, Marquette University College of Engineering Discovery Learning Complex, Mercy Housing Lakefront, Milwaukee, Milwaukee Constructors LLC, Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design, Oak Creek power plant, Opus Architects & Engineers, Opus Corp., Reichl Construction, Shepley Bullfinch Richardson & Abbott, U.S. Bank parking structure, Ulrich, US Bank, Wisconsin Department of Transportation, Wisconsin Energy, WisDOT, WPPI Energy, Zilber, Zoo, Zoo Interchange
A sampling of construction projects in greater Milwaukee:
Project: Eckstein Hall
Owner: Marquette University, Milwaukee
Lead contractor: Opus Corp., Minneapolis
Lead architect/engineer: Shepley Bullfinch Richardson & Abbott Inc., Boston, in partnership with Opus Architects & Engineers, Minneapolis
Completion date: July 2010
Cost: $85 million
Location: Milwaukee
Project challenge: “It’s a signature building on a signature site,” said Marquette University Architect Tom Ganey. “The [...]
Published: February 24, 2010
Tags: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, bid openings, BidBlog, bids, blog, construction obstruction, Knoedler, lettings, SERL, Special Economic Recovery Lettings, Wisconsin Department of Transportation, WisDOT
Comments: 1
By Ann Knoedler
Each month when the Wisconsin Department of Transportation releases its list of statewide highway projects scheduled to bid the following month, I like to see if any of those “construction obstruction” projects will affect where I live, work and play.
Since last April, it also has me thinking about the economy.
For as long as [...]
Published: February 22, 2010
Tags: bridge, high-speed rail, John DeWitt, Madison to Milwaukee, Rail, Waterloo, Wisconsin Department of Transportation
Comments: 13
Sean Ryan
sean.ryan@dailyreporter.com
The Madison-to-Milwaukee high-speed rail line will split Waterloo in half, reducing property values and isolating residential neighborhoods, said a Waterloo alderwoman.
To offset the negatives, the Wisconsin Department of Transportation should spend more money on roads, bridges and aesthetics in Waterloo, said Alderwoman Laura Cotting. She suggested the state spend more than $10 million, a [...]
Published: February 19, 2010
Tags: Kapanke, lawsuit, McFarland Brooks, Michael Davis, Minnesota Department of Transportation, MnDOT, Rickard, Sierra Club, St. Croix River, St. Croix Valley Interstate Group, Stillwater Bridge, U.S. Department of Transportation, Wisconsin Department of Transportation, WisDOT
By Paul Snyder
The Stillwater Bridge project, already in the shadow of an environmental lawsuit, missed out on $300 million in stimulus money that would have fueled a construction start this year.
Instead, the Minnesota and Wisconsin departments of transportation will continue planning for a 2013 start, said MnDOT spokeswoman Mary McFarland Brooks. The bridge spans the [...]
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