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Dettmer named interim DPW commissioner
Milwaukee Water Works Superintendent Karen Dettmer has taken over as interim commissioner of the city's Department of Public Works.
Milwaukee streetcar contractor expects to begin laying tracks in April
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.
Milwaukee procuring streetcars for transit project
Milwaukee is seeking contractors to supply streetcars for the city's recently approved downtown streetcar project.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Milwaukee trying to bridge money gap
Increased competition for state grants has forced the city of Milwaukee to pay more for bridge projects.
Milwaukee solar plan faces hurdles
Potential costs and organizational hurdles could overshadow a Milwaukee effort to generate electricity to power streetlights and traffic controls.
Long winter brings salt shortage, steeper prices
As piles of snow grow taller during this seemingly endless winter, the mounds of salt for spreading on the nation's icy, slushy roads are shrinking, forcing communities to ration supplies or try exotic new ice-melting substances.
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- BUILDING BLOCKS: Second phase of Lower Yahara River Trail construction
- Sky-high mortgage rates leave homes unaffordable for more buyers, sending new home sales tumbling
- Forecast: Economic challenges ahead as rates rise and labor shortages remain
- CBRE opens office on 18th floor of Milwaukee BMO Tower
- Former inmate able to rebuild life through work in construction trades
- Zignego to lead $60M I-894 improvement project
- Minnesota approves giant solar energy project near Minneapolis
- Veterinary center wants to build $13M clinic in Pewaukee
- TOP BIDDERS: The biggest recent winning bids around the state
- OSHA targets silica dust for engineered stone industry
- Biden administration announces $1.4B to improve rail safety and boost capacity in 35 states, including Wisconsin
- Dane County pledges $1.5M boost Madison homeless shelter
Project Profiles
- First prefabricated bridge in US installed in Eau Claire County
- Illinois developer worked with Wisconsin contractor to build 258-unit Wauwatosa apartment complex
- VJS Construction raises the roof for Bruce Guadalupe Community School expansion project
- Microgrid pilot project will store energy for village affected by outages
- Dane County sees uptick in highway work zone crashes, on track to exceed last year
- The Hop streetcar will debut newest service route in fall with limited service
- FPC Live slims venue proposal to 1 downtown building
- Children’s Hospital urgent care center in Milwaukee gets first round of city approval
- With Sonag Construction shut down, feds move to block indicted owner from collecting leftover assets
- Four contractors selected to build border wall prototypes
- UW-Milwaukee’s Greenstreet shaping minds (and the city)
- Turning the Corner(s) (PHOTO SLIDESHOW)
