The U.S. Department of Transportation has rejected Milwaukee's request for additional federal money to expand a proposed downtown streetcar system.

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The state Department of Transportation on Tuesday awarded a $177,316 state grant to the village of Minong to help Link Snacks Inc. expand its manufacturing building.

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A plan to build a bridge over the St. Croix River between Wisconsin and Minnesota took a step forward after the U.S. Senate unanimously approved a bill clearing the way for the new span.

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Milwaukee’s Hoan Bridge reconstruction will not include a bike path, the state Department of Transportation announced Friday.

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A commission tasked with studying Wisconsin’s transportation finance and policy issues finally has its members.

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St. Paul, Minn. (AP) — Ramsey County Charter commissioners say voters, not state lawmakers, should decide whether a countywide sales tax should be levied to help pay for a new Minnesota Vikings stadium in Arden Hills. The commission went on ...

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By James Briggs Wisconsin could become a Midwest black hole of modern train travel after the U.S. Department of Transportation’s decision Monday to award more than $400 million to the Badger State’s neighbors for rail projects. Passenger train lines throughout ...

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Gov. Scott Walker is considering voluntary toll lanes as part of a $715 million expansion of Interstate 39/90 between Madison and the Illinois border.

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By James Briggs Gov. Scott Walker has signaled a firm commitment to trains in Wisconsin — just not the kind people can ride on. At a time when state aid is being slashed across the board, Walker’s proposed budget would ...

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By James Briggs A proposed freight rail project in eastern Wisconsin could fall through if the communities in line to benefit from the work can’t raise about $2.5 million by June 30. Wisconsin in 2009 allocated $12 million for a ...

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