Milwaukee’s Highland Pedestrian Bridge closed until March 5

We Energies restores power after underground explosion (UPDATE)

Published: February 11, 2013
Tags: accident, Brian Manthey, DPW, We Energies

We Energies crews hope to determine the cause of an underground explosion that knocked out power in the area around the Pfister Hotel in downtown Milwaukee on Sunday.

Pleasant Street Lift Bridge to close for restoration Sept. 4

Published: August 28, 2012
Tags: DPW, Pleasant Street Lift Bridge, Zenith Tech

The Pleasant Street Lift Bridge over the Milwaukee River will be closed for restoration starting Sept. 4, according to a Department of Public Works news release.

Zenith Tech wins Milwaukee bridge project

Published: August 2, 2012
Tags: DPW, Pleasant Street Lift Bridge, Zenith Tech

Zenith Tech Inc.,  Waukesha, has been awarded a contract for a rehabilitation project on the Pleasant Street Lift Bridge in Milwaukee.

Work to close Water Street Bridge in Milwaukee Tuesday night

Published: July 16, 2012
Tags: DPW, Water Street bridge

Milwaukee’s Water Street Bridge on Tuesday will be closed to street and pedestrian traffic for maintenance work, according to a news release from the city’s Department of Public Works.

Milwaukee to evaluate City Hall’s foundation, 8th floor

Published: July 10, 2012
Tags: City Hall, DPW, foundation, Public Works Committee

Milwaukee’s Public Works Committee on Wednesday will consider hiring a consultant to study City Hall’s foundation and come up with a plan to repair it.

Inspection finds Milwaukee sewers exceeding flow rates

Published: July 9, 2012
Tags: Capital Improvements Committee, DPW, metersheds, Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District, MMSD, sewer, Tim Thur

Sixteen of Milwaukee’s sewer systems are exceeding their designated flow rate, according to a report from Milwaukee’s Department of Public Works presented Monday to the Capital Improvements Committee.

Bids are out for Pleasant Street bridge rehab

Published: June 14, 2012
Tags: DPW, Pleasant Street Lift Bridge

The Milwaukee Department of Public Works is set to begin rehabilitation work on the Pleasant Street Lift Bridge over the Milwaukee River.

Crews to continue investigation of Milwaukee City Hall terra cotta

Published: May 10, 2012
Tags: City Hall, DPW, Milwaukee Department of Public Works, terra cotta

A third investigation of Milwaukee’s City Hall terra cotta is scheduled to begin Monday, according to a Milwaukee Department of Public Works news release.

Milwaukee’s Highland Pedestrian Bridge reopens

Published: March 1, 2012
Tags: Department of Public Works, DPW, Highland Pedestrian Bridge, Juneau Avenue bridge

The Highland Pedestrian Bridge in Milwaukee has re-opened to pedestrian traffic for the first time since Feb. 15.