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Evers urges Congress to pause 18-cents-a-gallon gas tax
Governors Tony Evers and Gretchen Whitmer joined four other Democratic governors Tuesday in urging Congress to pause the 18.4-cents-a-gallon federal gasoline tax for the rest of the year to alleviate pump prices that exceed $4 a gallon.
Payne & Dolan wins $19.8M contract for I-43 project
State officials awarded Payne & Dolan a $19.8 million contract to rebuild Interstate 43 between the Mitchell and Marquette Interchnges in Milwaukee as part of the Wisconsin Department of Transportation's February letting.
Biden EPA proposes stronger heavy truck pollution limits
The Biden administration is proposing stronger pollution regulations for new tractor-trailer rigs that would clean up smoky diesel engines and encourage new technologies during the next two decades.
Public transit gets $3.7B to woo riders, adopt green fleets
Public transit systems straining to win back riders after being crushed by the COVID-19 pandemic are getting a $3.7 billion boost to stay afloat and invest in new fleets of electric buses.
Throughout state, industry sees opportunity in infrastructure bill’s outlays for electrical vehicles
Construction interests are preparing for a big push for electric vehicles and the infrastructure needed for them in anticipation of spending authorized by the federal $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill passed last year.
Biden, Cabinet fan out around nation to sell domestic agenda (UPDATE)
President Joe Biden and top administration officials fanned out across the country the day after his State of the Union address as Democrats try to build momentum ahead of November's midterm elections.
BUILDING BLOCKS: Lake Country Trail Underpass at State Highway 67
LOCATION: The intersection of State Highway 67 and Oconomowoc Parkway in Waukesha County COST: Waukesha County has received $2.28 million for the project SIGNIFICANCE OF PROJECT: A concrete tunnel for […]
Buttigieg curbs funds for widening roads, citing safety
The federal government has a fresh warning to states seeking billions of dollars from President Joe Biden's infrastructure law to widen roads: Protect the safety of pedestrians and bicyclists or risk losing money.
DOL: Many infrastructure bill projects will come under Davis-Bacon
With the adoption of the roughly $1 trillion infrastructure bill last year, federal officials are now eager to ensure contractors know how to comply with the prevailing wage rules that […]
WisDOT awards Mashuda I-90 bridge job in February letting
The Wisconsin Department of Transportation awarded Princeton-based Mashuda Contractors a $29.4 million bridge reconstruction job on Friday, signing a contract for the largest project up for grabs in the agency’s […]
US ports to get $450M to speed flow of goods, lower prices
Clogged U.S. ports are being given access to nearly $450 million in federal money from President Joe Biden's infrastructure law as part of the administration's recent stepped-up efforts aiming to ease supply chain congestion and lower prices for American consumers.
Wisconsin bill reveals fight over control over electric vehicles
Kari Lydersen Energy News Network A bill progressing through the Wisconsin Legislature was meant to spur the extension of electric vehicle charging by confirming that private businesses can sell electricity […]
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)