Milwaukee Water Works Superintendent Karen Dettmer has taken over as interim commissioner of the city's Department of Public Works.

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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.

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Milwaukee is seeking contractors to supply streetcars for the city's recently approved downtown streetcar project.

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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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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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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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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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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.

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A Milwaukee panel gave preliminary approval Wednesday to a proposal to use federal money to hire 25 people to help fill city potholes.

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Increased competition for state grants has forced the city of Milwaukee to pay more for bridge projects.

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