Wis. firms get $664K from Minn. government shutdown

On the move

Published: June 11, 2013
Tags: Edward Kraemer & Sons, Harnack, I-94, Rawson Avenue Bridge

Edward Kraemer & Sons Inc.’s Jeff King finishes concrete on one of two bridge spans that will be joined to form the Rawson Avenue Bridge over Interstate 94 on May 7 in Oak Creek.

Commentary: WisDOT to put on slideshow act

Published: May 24, 2013
Tags: Cota, Edward Kraemer & Sons, I-94, Rawson Avenue, Self-Propelled Modular Transporter, WisDOT

A big top won’t be going up over Rawson Avenue and Interstate 94, but the roadwork team at that site still is preparing for the industry’s version of a circus.

Crews ramping up work on St. Croix Crossing

Published: May 20, 2013
Tags: C.S. McCrossan, Dave Solberg, Edward Kraemer & Sons, MnDOT, St. Croix Crossing, St. Croix River, Stillwater Lift Bridge, WisDOT

Aside from a lone fisherman south of Stillwater’s Lift Bridge, all was quiet on the St. Croix River. But the calm isn’t going to last.

Kraemer & Sons on alert for zebra mussels

Published: May 6, 2013
Tags: DBE, DNR, Edward Kraemer & Sons, Lunda Construction, MnDOT, St. Croix River Crossing

The discovery of dead zebra mussels on six barges used for the St. Croix Crossing project has led contractor Edward Kraemer & Sons Inc. to seek help from a third-party inspector to prevent a repeat.

Zebra mussels halt work on St. Croix bridge

Published: May 3, 2013
Tags: Bob Beckel, Edward Kraemer & Sons, Lunda Construction, St. Croix River Crossing, Stillwater Lift Bridge

Work on a new four-lane highway bridge over the St. Croix River connecting Minnesota and Wisconsin has been halted after dead zebra mussels were found on six construction barges headed for the waterway.

Zenith Tech turns in low bid for St. Paul Avenue bridge

Published: April 18, 2013
Tags: Edward Kraemer & Sons, St. Paul Avenue bridge, Zenith Tech

Waukesha-based Zenith Tech Inc. made the apparent low bid Thursday to rehabilitate Milwaukee’s St. Paul Avenue Lift Bridge.

Kraemer & Sons low bidder on St. Croix Crossing foundation project

Published: March 4, 2013
Tags: Edward Kraemer & Sons, Lunda Construction, Stillwater Lift Bridge St. Croix Crossing

Plain-based Edward Kraemer & Sons Inc. is the apparent low bidder for the first of two major contracts to be awarded for the construction of the new four-lane bridge over the St. Croix River between Oak Park Heights and St. Joseph, Wis.

Gimme a lift

Published: September 20, 2012
Tags: bridge, Edward Kraemer & Sons, Harnack, Juneau Avenue bridge

Construction workers build a new Juneau Avenue bridge using lifts over the Milwaukee River on Monday in Milwaukee.

Boat to work

Published: August 13, 2012
Tags: Edward Kraemer & Sons, Harnack, Juneau Avenue bridge

A crew from Edward Kraemer & Sons Inc., Plain, passes two people paddling kayaks while work continues Thursday on the Juneau Avenue bridge over the Milwaukee River in Milwaukee.