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Wisconsin expands recertification process for DBE firms
The state transportation agency is expanding its process for Disadvantaged Business Enterprise firms to recertify to the program, after the USDOT's policy change over race- and sex-based requirements.
Interstate 41 work continues with $167M contract
One construction company was awarded more than $167 million to work on part of the billion-dollar Interstate 41 widening project.
Sixth Street roundabout in Milwaukee could be reworked (UPDATED)
The city of Milwaukee wants to rebuild the Walker's Point roundabout after numerous crashes. Project financing could include $17.2 million from the Reed Street Yards tax incremental financing district.
Local costs a factor in I-794 removal proposal
Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson is supporting a proposal to reconfigure part of I-794 but leave the elevated freeway intact.
Milwaukee mayor favors improving I-794 freeway over removal
Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson supports improving the I-794 freeway rather than removing it, citing traffic and development concerns.
WisDOT says veterans’ graves won’t be moved during I-94 expansion
Veterans from the Civil War and more buried alongside I-94 near the Brewers stadium won’t be moved from their final resting places as the freeway expands, according to WisDOT.
Milwaukee airport Amtrak project cost doubled since groundbreaking
The Milwaukee Airport Railroad Station expansion near Mitchell International Airport now costs $23.5 million, doubling since its 2017 estimate.
Zignego Co. scores $45M highway contract at start of construction season
Zignego Co. will rebuild a 350-foot median in a busy Wisconsin Dells intersection as part of a $45 million WisDOT contract.
WisDOT studying redesign of Walker’s Point interchange
WisDOT is studying four design concepts of a freeway interchange in the Walker's Point neighborhood in Milwaukee.
Truck driver moves barrier, runs into wet concrete in Milwaukee County interchange
A truck driver in Milwaukee County removed a road closed barrier and drove into wet concrete at the Interstate 41/894/U.S. 45 and National Avenue interchange.
I-794 bridge improvements starting in Milwaukee
Repairs will start on different bridge sections of Interstate 794 in Milwaukee. The project is expected to be completed at the end of 2027.
Milwaukee to Madison train line to cost $200M with state help
A planned Milwaukee-Madison passenger rail service would cost more than $200 million to build, with Wisconsin taxpayers providing a share of that amount and an annual operating subsidy.
Today’s News
- Steve Curry of Knutson Construction dies at 74
- Key Milwaukee approval opens new home construction
- TOP BIDDERS: The biggest recent winning bids from around Wisconsin | Aug. 3
- Michigan Supreme Court blocks approval of Line 5 tunnel project
- Medical College of Wisconsin breaks ground on $70M student housing complex
- Wisconsin Pre-Bid Meetings – Week of Aug. 3, 2026
- Irgens starts apartment construction at Milwaukee County Research Park
- ABC of Wisconsin hits membership milestone
- More construction unions get behind Crowley
- Appeals Court restores Act 10 collective bargaining law
- Land use, zoning changes approved for Rockwell Automation in New Berlin
- $61M corporate headquarters planned in Brookfield
Project Profiles
- First prefabricated bridge in US installed in Eau Claire County
- Illinois developer worked with Wisconsin contractor to build 258-unit Wauwatosa apartment complex
- VJS Construction raises the roof for Bruce Guadalupe Community School expansion project
- Microgrid pilot project will store energy for village affected by outages
- Dane County sees uptick in highway work zone crashes, on track to exceed last year
- The Hop streetcar will debut newest service route in fall with limited service
- FPC Live slims venue proposal to 1 downtown building
- Children’s Hospital urgent care center in Milwaukee gets first round of city approval
- With Sonag Construction shut down, feds move to block indicted owner from collecting leftover assets
- Four contractors selected to build border wall prototypes
- UW-Milwaukee’s Greenstreet shaping minds (and the city)
- Turning the Corner(s) (PHOTO SLIDESHOW)