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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.
Read More »Local officials: Unanswered questions about bridge plans part of pattern of silence at WisDOT
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.
Tagged with: bridges Dan Fedderly Gov. Scott Walker La Crosse Wisconsin Counties Association Wisconsin Department of Transportation
Read More »Cars plunge in Italian highway-bridge collapse; 20 killed
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.
Read More »Trump’s own tariffs making it harder to rebuild infrastructure
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.
Tagged with: aluminum bridges Donald Trump steel tariffs
Read More »Wisconsin Republicans reduce I-94 funding amid criticism (UPDATE)
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.
Tagged with: Alberta Darling bridges Foxconn Gov. Scott Walker Interstate 94 Joint Finance Committee roads
Read More »Wisconsin farmers face new bridge restrictions
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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Read More »Program dedicates $76.4 million for bridge projects across state
Gov. Scott Walker has announced $76.4 million for 113 bridge projects in Wisconsin, according to a news release Friday.
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Read More »Climate change raises new risk: Are inland bridges too low?
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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Read More »Chippewa Falls students build toothpick bridges
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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Read More »Study finds nearly 9 percent of state’s bridges ‘structurally deficient’
Nearly 9 percent of Wisconsin's 14,230 bridges are considered to be "structurally deficient," according to a report from a national road builders' group.
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