Published: May 22, 2013
Tags: I-94, Legislative Fiscal Bureau, Mark Gottlieb, Mike Pyritz, WisDOT
Fully modernizing a nearly 3-mile stretch of Interstate 94 in Milwaukee County will cost as much as $1.2 billion, according to a report released Wednesday by the nonpartisan Legislative Fiscal Bureau.
Published: March 21, 2013
Tags: budget, Craig Thompson, Hoan Bridge, Mark Gottlieb, Paul Hammer, Scott Walker, Transportation and Policy Commission, WisDOT, Zoo Interchange
Instead of heeding the recommendations of a transportation commission, Gov. Scott Walker’s proposed budget calls for an increase in borrowing for transportation projects in 2013-15.
Published: March 20, 2013
Tags: Hoan Bridge, Lake Interchange, Mark Gottlieb, Mike Huebsch, Scott Walker, WisDOT, Zoo Interchange
The amount of bonding called for in Gov. Scott Walker’s proposed budget would not cause the state to surpass a borrowing limit recommended in a report commissioned by the legislature.
Published: February 15, 2013
Tags: Mark Gottlieb, Scott Walker, WisDOT, Zoo Interchange
When Gov. Scott Walker introduces the state’s 2013-15 budget Wednesday, it’s expected to include $150 million to bring the Zoo Interchange reconstruction back on track for a 2018 completion.
Published: November 23, 2012
Tags: Mark Gottlieb, Milwaukee County Zoo, Milwaukee Zoo, Milwaukee Zoo Interchange, Wisconsin Department of Transportation, WisDOT, Zoo Interchange
State officials want to delay reconstruction on the busiest interchange in Wisconsin: the Zoo Interchange in the Milwaukee area.
Published: August 16, 2012
Tags: gas tax, Highway Trust Fund, highways, Mark Gottlieb, Scott Walker, Transportation Policy and Finance Commission, WisDOT
A group of state transportation leaders is wrestling with how to raise money to maintain, fix and expand Wisconsin’s aging, ailing network.
Published: August 15, 2012
Tags: Dave Cieslewicz, gas tax, highways, Mark Gottlieb, Paul Hammer, Scott Walker, Transportation Finance and Policy Commission, WisDOT
Wisconsin’s Transportation Policy and Finance Commission began grappling with a formidable question Wednesday: How to use contracting state funds to maintain, fix and expand the state’s highway network — not to mention local roads, railroads, airports, and bicycle paths?
Published: May 21, 2012
Tags: I-43, Interstate 43, Mark Gottlieb, U.S. 41, WisDOT
There are only positive consequences to converting the U.S. 41 freeway to interstate status. History tells us there will be benefits for drivers and businesses.
Published: March 13, 2012
Tags: highway, Jon Erpenbach, Julie Lassa, Mark Gottlieb, Mary Lazich, Robert Cowles, Steven Krieser, WisDOT
A bill that would eliminate the need for the state to conduct a cost comparison of highway project engineering work took an unexpected turn in the Senate Tuesday evening.
Published: March 9, 2012
Tags: Amtrak, DOA, Intermodal Station, John Oimoen, Joint Finance Committee, Marc Magliari, Mark Gottlieb, Mike Huebsch, Rail, Talgo, train sets, WisDOT
The Wisconsin Department of Transportation will seek $2.5 million for the final design of a Milwaukee train maintenance building rather than using an Illinois station for the service.
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