The Wisconsin Department of Transportation has secured a $6.75 million federal grant for the final phase of a project to rehab the Merrimac Bridge between Columbia and Sauk Counties.

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Uncertainty over federal money for transportation projects amid a partial government shutdown is forcing some states to delay contracts for new road and bridge work.

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Local office holders say they have been waiting for weeks for answers to questions about a Wisconsin Department of Transportation plan calling for historically high spending on state bridges.

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A bridge on a main highway linking Italy with France collapsed on Tuesday in the Italian port city of Genoa during a violent storm, sending vehicles plunging 45 meters into a heap of rubble.

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President Donald Trump wants to rebuild the country's transportation system. He also wants to strengthen the U.S. steel industry by placing tariffs on imports.

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The Wisconsin Legislature's budget committee took a detour on Thursday from Gov. Scott Walker's road-funding plan, directing more money toward local road projects amid criticism from Democrats who argued against spending anything more on a stretch of Interstate 94 running near the massive Foxconn Technology Group project.

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Wisconsin farmers and truckers are being forced to take long detours and haul half-filled loads to get their products to market as new weight restrictions take effect for nearly 200 bridges.

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Gov. Scott Walker has announced $76.4 million for 113 bridge projects in Wisconsin, according to a news release Friday.

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Climate change is often seen as posing one of the greatest threats now looming over coastal areas. But the risks don't stop there.

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Seventh-grader Jacoby Yliniemi dropped a bowl of sand into the bucket being held up by his group's toothpick bridge, bit his lip and then relaxed.

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