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Wisconsin tribes receive $1.8M in federal grants to boost road safety
Five Wisconsin tribes have been awarded nearly $1.8 million in federal grants to improve road safety through a Federal Highway Administration program, part of a $21 million nationwide investment.
Wisconsin senator urges Trump administration to review Buy America standards
Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., urged the President Donald Trump administration to conduct a new review of enforcement of the Build America, Buy America Act, which sets domestic requirements for materials used in federally supported projects.
I-94 expansion to start this month in Milwaukee
The Interstate 94 East-West project will span 3.5 miles and cost around $1.7 billion. The state announced the first $121 million contract will start this fall.
Senator urges Trump administration to enforce Buy America rules on federal highway projects
U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin is urging the Trump administration to enforce Buy America requirements on federal highway projects, as contractors warn of rising costs and delays.
States rethink a long-held practice of setting speed limits based on how fast drivers travel
Road safety activists and some states are pushing to depart from a longstanding rule that sets speed limits in the United States based largely on how fast drivers actually travel.
Milwaukee groups sue to stop Interstate 94 expansion
Plaintiffs had concerns about the project's environmental impact and effects on nearby communities' mobility.
Wisconsin hopeful for federal bridge money as 2023 funds roll out
State officials remain hopeful to receive federal grants for local bridge projects.
RESCISSION RESCINDED: Trump undoes provision that could have cost Wis. $217M in road money
Wisconsin won’t miss out on $217 million in federal-spending authority after federal legislation passed to kill a $7.6 billion rescission that was to take effect next year.
With election looming, reckoning with Wisconsin’s crumbling roads may wait
With seven weeks to go in a competitive governor’s race, it’s unlikely voters will get a glimpse of a plan to repair Wisconsin’s much-maligned roadways before election day. A Wisconsin Department of […]
Two federal awards top $100 million for highways, bike and pedestrian trails
Wisconsin will receive more than $100 million worth of federal money for transportation projects big and small around the state through two grants from the Federal Highway Administration.
US Senate spending plan includes $62 million for Wis. infrastructure
A bipartisan spending bill passed by the U.S. Senate this week would put $62 million toward Wisconsin road, rail and bridge projects.
Trump administration spending on infrastructure goes more to rural areas
Forget about bike-share stations in Chicago or pedestrian walkways in Oakland. That's so Obama.
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- Trump announces $19M modernization of coal plant near Portage
- Wauwatosa shops for specialty grocer
- Wisconsin allocates nearly $50M in tax credits for housing projects
- Contractors eager to fill positions as open construction jobs tick up to 259,000
- Wisconsin awards $130,000 for construction and trade worker training
- Milwaukee manufacturer plans expansion with data center growth
- Megaprojects push Milwaukee construction costs above U.S. average
- Brown County drops data center moratorium proposal
- Cobalt Partners share North Shore Library development plans
- Zignego Co. scores $45M highway contract at start of construction season
- New Berlin residents cold on Rockwell Automations plan
- TOP BIDDERS: The biggest recent winning bids from around Wisconsin | June 1
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)