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MnDOT wage rule draws lawsuit from trucking company
A St. Cloud-based trucking company has filed a lawsuit to stop the Minnesota Department of Transportation from enforcing a new prevailing-wage mandate that requires contractors on MnDOT projects to reimburse workers for food, lodging and travel costs beyond their basic wage and benefit rates.
Chao on infrastructure: Trump plan out in weeks (UPDATE)
WASHINGTON (AP) — Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao said Monday that the Trump administration’s infrastructure plan will be out in a few weeks and will call for $200 billion in taxpayer […]
State adds nearly 30 roundabouts as lawmakers renew call for limits
The Wisconsin Department of Transportation added nearly 30 new roundabouts last year, according to the department's latest stocktaking.
Walker, Fitzgerald oppose separating roads budget
Gov. Scott Walker joined Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald on Thursday in denouncing separating transportation funding from the state budget, saying there's no reason to take that unusual approach to break an impasse in the Republican-controlled Legislature over how to pay for roads.
Republicans no closer to road-funding deal
Republican legislative leaders appeared to be no closer to an agreement Wednesday over how to solve Wisconsin's road-budget shortfall, with the Senate GOP leader discounting a sweeping tax-reform plan released by the Assembly last week.
Milwaukee County hopes new application will yield federal money for rapid transit project
Milwaukee County officials working on a proposed $45 million bus rapid-transit system say they have high hopes that a revised application for the project will secure them a federal grant later this year.
Senate passes tougher cost-estimate requirements for roads
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The state Senate has passed a bill setting up stricter cost reporting requirements for road projects. The bill comes after a state audit in January revealed […]
Construction group cites study finding no connection between high wages, project prices
A group of construction businesses are touting a new study contending that highway costs are lower in Wisconsin than most states and that higher construction wages do not necessarily equate to more expensive projects.
Gov. Walker doesn’t support Assembly GOP gas tax changes
TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Assembly Republicans’ plan to pay for Wisconsin roads by applying the sales tax to gas has run into a roadblock in Gov. […]
Assembly wheel tax proposal gets mixed review from local-government officials
Under normal circumstances, county officials would be sounding off if told that any plan they have to adopt a wheel tax would first have to win voters’ approval. But with such a […]
Walker declines to comment on Assembly GOP road plan
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Scott Walker is declining to comment on Assembly Republicans’ new road-funding proposal. Walker told reporters during a visit to Discover Mediaworks in Madison on Friday […]
Transportation groups largely mum on Assembly roads plan
Transportation groups in Wisconsin aren’t saying much yet about the new Assembly Republican plan to pay for roads. The far-reaching plan would reduce income taxes to move toward a flat […]
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- Marquette professor wins Milek Fellowship with ‘Goldilocks’ solution to an earthquake engineering problem
- Big Bend planners recommend permit for athletic complex’s 1st phase
- Wisconsin Pre-Bid Meetings – Week of April 20, 2026
- $3M commitment boosts Milwaukee plan for nearly 100 affordable homes
- Where Wisconsin governor candidates stand on data center construction
- Marshfield plans $7.6 million youth center at former J.C. Penney building
- Milwaukee convention hotel plan advances with possible $500 million financing
- 49 townhomes set for downtown Milwaukee’s north edge
- The Brewers’ roof is leaking. But it could be worse
- Wisconsin Supreme Court holds Pabst liable for asbestos exposure at Milwaukee brewery
- Colliers brokers $9.5M sale of Milwaukee townhome community
- BUILDING BLOCKS: Pomp’s Tire Service in DeForest
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)