Officials behind the $124 million streetcar project in downtown Milwaukee said they will be ready to start laying down track in just a couple of months.
Read More »Milwaukee procuring streetcars for transit project
Milwaukee is seeking contractors to supply streetcars for the city's recently approved downtown streetcar project.
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Read More »Milwaukee looking for water main, roads repair coordination
Work on Milwaukee's water-main lines often comes at the expense of the city's roads, which are not normally paved according to a schedule that has been coordinated with the repairs.
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Read More »Milwaukee seeking bids for rehab of Becher bridge
Milwaukee's Department of Public Works is seeking bids for the rehabilitation of the West Becher Street Bridge over the Kinnickinnic River.
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Read More »Milwaukee moves forward on multimillion dollar stormwater project
A city of Milwaukee committee gave the initial green light Wednesday to a joint project with the Metropolitan Milwaukee Sewerage Commission to mitigate flooding along the 30th Street Corridor.
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Read More »SBE requirement increased for water plant roof project
A Milwaukee Water Works roofing project bid request has been amended again, bumping the small-business enterprise requirement back up to its original 20 percent.
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Read More »Milwaukee emergency water main repairs could top $760K
Milwaukee will spend an estimated $760,000 to repair water main breaks after a leaky pipe forced the city to close one of its two treatment plants.
Tagged with: DPW Ghassan Korban Milwaukee Water Works
Read More »Milwaukee panel OKs hiring 25 workers to fill potholes
A Milwaukee panel gave preliminary approval Wednesday to a proposal to use federal money to hire 25 people to help fill city potholes.
Read More »Milwaukee trying to bridge money gap
Increased competition for state grants has forced the city of Milwaukee to pay more for bridge projects.
Tagged with: bridges Capital Improvements Committee Craig Liberto DPW Ghassan Korban WisDOT
Read More »Milwaukee solar plan faces hurdles
Potential costs and organizational hurdles could overshadow a Milwaukee effort to generate electricity to power streetlights and traffic controls.
Tagged with: DPW electricity energy Matt Howard PSC renewable energy Robert Bauman We Energies
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