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Milwaukee airport Amtrak project cost doubled since groundbreaking
The Milwaukee Airport Railroad Station expansion near Mitchell International Airport now costs $23.5 million, doubling since its 2017 estimate.
MARK Rail plan would require major upgrades along Milwaukee-Chicago route
Revival of the Milwaukee, Racine and Kenosha passenger rail line will need an extensive list of projects, including new tracks and stations, additional traffic control devices and signals and a host of bridge improvements.
Cudahy joins line of Milwaukee-Chicago passenger rail plan supporters
Cudahy was the latest city to join an initiative to build a lakefront passenger rail line from Milwaukee to Chicago.
Wisconsin cities advance passenger rail plan to Chicago
Southeast Wisconsin leaders will hold the first MARK Commission meeting to advance a Milwaukee-Racine-Kenosha passenger rail link connecting to Chicago.
Federal government to markedly increase number of inspectors trained to spot rail bridge concerns
DOT will train 163 track inspectors to increase the number of people who know how to spot critical problems with railroad bridges, but the railroads themselves will still be responsible for inspecting their own bridges.
Commission pitched for southeast Wisconsin passenger rail study
Milwaukee, Kenosha and Racine will consider an intergovernmental agreement which will will open up federal support explore the potential of future passenger rail service in southeastern Wisconsin.
Wisconsin wins $4.1 million for rail crossing safety improvements
The city of Wauwatosa will use a DOT grant to eliminate the Union Pacific crossing on Walnut Road and potentially replace it with an underpass.
(UPDATED) Milwaukee rail yard project receiving $73M in grant funding
The $72.8 million will support a rail yard project to boost freight capacity and increase passenger rail trips.
Local leaders praise federal funding for Wisconsin passenger rail studies
The passenger rail studies would extend the Amtrak Hiawatha service to Green Bay and add stops between western Wisconsin and Minnesota.
Biden administration announces $1.4B to improve rail safety and boost capacity in 35 states, including Wisconsin
The Biden administration announced Monday that it has awarded more than $1.4 billion to projects that improve railway safety and boost capacity, with much of the money coming from the 2021 infrastructure law.
Zenith Tech awarded $17.2M contract for new platform, pedestrian bridge at Milwaukee airport Amtrak station
The project is part of a WisDOT plan to build infrastructure for more Hiawatha trains and reduce conflicts with elongated freight trains
Railroads show little progress on key safety technology
Many commuter and freight railroads have made little progress installing safety technology designed to prevent deadly collisions and derailments despite a mandate from Congress, according to a government report released Wednesday.
Today’s News
- $24M mixed-use development breaks ground
- Supervisor calls for referendum on Milwaukee County Courthouse revamp
- $19M mixed-use project tackles city’s biggest issues
- US existing home sales unexpectedly fall in June
- Milwaukee Water Street nightlife locations for sale
- Milwaukee mayor favors improving I-794 freeway over removal
- Wisconsin Pre-Bid Meetings – Week of July 13, 2026
- 200-unit apartment project wins 2nd city endorsement
- ON THE LEVEL: Josh Brown takes the torch at Bliffert Lumber
- BUILDING BLOCKS: Tom’s Drive In nears completion in Fond du Lac
- Computing facility dropped from Midtown Center redevelopment in Milwaukee
- Delayed Bay View development reaches Milwaukee Common Council
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)