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Builders predict rising paint prices

Published: June 16, 2010
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The paint shortages hitting county highway crews also are affecting contractors rebuilding state highways. Paint shipments that used to arrive within a week of ordering now take about six weeks, said Bess Crowley, president of Crowley Construction Corp., a Wauwatosa-based painting contractor that works on state highway construction. Crowley said the state’s decision to approve [...]

State tabs alternative material for road striping as paint dries up (UPDATE)

Published: June 16, 2010
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By Sean Ryan Road paint shipments to Wisconsin are at a slow drip, leaving the state with few options but to approve a new type of material for limited use. The shortage of paint is affecting areas such as Trempealeau County, which cannot restripe state or county highways this week because there is no paint, [...]