Long and winding road: Highway 41 projects meet interstate standards

Audit shows US housing agency faces $16.3B losses (UPDATE)

Published: November 16, 2012
Tags: Department of Housing and Urban Development, FHA, HUD

A federal agency that insures mortgages for millions of low- and middle-income borrowers is facing losses of $16.3 billion and might require taxpayer support, according to an independent audit released Friday.

US sues Wells Fargo over FHA-insured loan defaults

Published: October 9, 2012
Tags: FHA, mortgages

The federal government has sued Wells Fargo Bank in New York, blaming the nation’s largest originator of home mortgages for thousands of loan defaults over the last decade.

House passes bill to strengthen FHA

Published: September 11, 2012
Tags: FHA, homebuyers, mortgage

The House has passed legislation to strengthen the financial position of the Federal Housing Administration, a key source of financing for low-income and first-time homebuyers.

Builders push for toll roads

Published: November 4, 2011
Tags: Bob Brendel, Dan Thompson, Federal Highway Administration, FHA, highway projects, League of Wisconsin Municipalities, Nancy Singer, Pat Goss, toll road, Transportation Development Association of Wisconsin, U.S. Tolling Coalition, Wisconsin Transportation Builders Association, WTBA
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The biggest battle might be waiting at home for a Wisconsin road builders group leading the charge for Congressional approval of interstate highway tolls.

Bicyclists peddle Hoan Bridge path

Published: August 23, 2011
Tags: ADA, Americans with Disabilities Act, bicycle, Brian Roper, Christine Sinicki, Federal Highway Administration, FHA, Hoan Bridge, I-794, infrastructure, Interstate 794, Kevin Hardman, Mark Gottlieb, Scott Walker, Wisconsin Department of Transportation, WisDOT

By James Briggs Bicycle advocates Tuesday planned to lobby the state Department of Transportation for a bike and pedestrian path to be included in the reconstruction of Milwaukee’s Hoan Bridge. The bike path is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to connect Milwaukee’s downtown to its south side and suburbs for bicyclists, said Kevin Hardman, executive director of [...]

State gets $4.5M from feds for highway upgrades

Published: August 18, 2011
Tags: Cutler Road, Door Country Coastal Byway, Federal Highway Administration, FHA, grants, Great River Road Byway, Interstate 94, SR 65, St. Croix County

Wisconsin will get more than $4.5 million in federal grants for highway improvement and planning. The money will be used for highway-related efforts, including $3.75 million for the reconstruction of the I-94/SR 65 interchange in St. Croix County. Other projects include: $216,800 for the construction of more parking and pathways to increase accessibility for travelers [...]

Lunda’s parent co. eyes world’s largest deep bore shaft

Published: August 16, 2011
Tags: Federal Highway Administration, FHA, Lunda, Lunda Construction, Tutor Perini

By Katie Zemtzeff Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce Seattle (AP) — Seattle Tunnel Partners, the state’s contractor on the Alaskan Way Viaduct Replacement, is preparing to build what will be the world’s largest deep bore tunnel, with an outside diameter of 56 feet. But before construction can start, the team needs to get a record [...]

US considers turning foreclosures into rentals

Published: August 15, 2011
Tags: Fannie Mae, Federal Housing Administration, Federal Housing Finance Agency, FHA, foreclosure, foreclosures, Freddie Mac, Obama

By Derek Kravitz Associated Press Washington — The Obama administration could turn thousands of government-owned foreclosures into rental properties to help boost falling home prices. The Federal Housing Finance Agency said it was seeking input from investors on how to rent homes owned by government-controlled mortgage companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and the Federal [...]

Wisconsin gets $2.4 million in federal Scenic Byway grants

Published: May 12, 2011
Tags: Door County Coastal Byway, Federal Highway Administration, FHA, grants, Great River Road National Scenic Byway, National Scenic Byway Program, WIS 35, WIS 42, WIS 57
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Wisconsin is getting federal money for construction projects due to a grant from the Federal Highway Administration’s National Scenic Byway Program. More than $2.4 million in federal money will go toward two projects along the Great River Road National Scenic Byway (WIS 35) in western Wisconsin and a project along the state-designated Door County Coastal [...]