Greenfield Avenue

Jul 29, 2013

Cage match

Charles Zielinski, working for C&L Contracting Inc., Gillett, paints bolts on the Greenfield Avenue/Highway 59 bridge over Interstate 894/U.S. Highway 45 on Wednesday in West Allis.

May 24, 2013

A construction worker waits to unhook a concrete form from a crane while standing on a rebar column that will support the Greenfield Avenue/Highway 59 bridge over Interstate 894 on Monday in West Allis.

Sep 14, 2012

Highway 59 project starts this week ahead of Zoo Interchange project

A water main project on Highway 59 in advance of the Zoo Interchange reconstruction will begin next week and is expected to effect traffic through the middle of November, according to a Wisconsin Department of Transportation news release.

Aug 10, 2012

Crews to begin work on WIS 59 ahead of Zoo Interchange project

Work by Payne and Dolan Inc., Waukesha, to repave a 1.2-mile stretch of WIS 59 between 106th and 124th streets in Milwaukee County will begin Aug. 13 and is expected to last into November, according to the Wisconsin Department of Transportation.

Mar 18, 2011

In the loop

[caption id="attachment_66945" align="alignnone" width="565" caption="Chris Pries, an employee of Pieper Power Inc., Milwaukee, attaches a traffic detection loop Wednesday on 71st Street at Greenfield Avenue in West Allis. The state is paying for the improvement to help ease the traffic flow through the area as motorists look for alternate routes while Interstate 94 is resurfaced. (Staff photo by [...]

Sep 9, 2010

Valve job

[caption id="attachment_58165" align="alignnone" width="345" caption="City of Brookfield workers perform water valve maintenance Aug. 30 at Greenfield and Fairlane avenues in Brookfield. Darrell DeGrave (foreground), a water operator, uses a valve exerciser to make sure the valve opens and closes properly while Jerry Kosik, a operator-laborer, paints a marker on the roadway so the valve can be eas[...]

Jun 10, 2010

Water school design could exceed construction budget (VIDEO)

By Sean Ryan A $50 million budget the state approved for the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s School of Freshwater Sciences may not be enough to pay for the entire project. The […]

Apr 27, 2010

Roof collapse seals building’s fate

Sean Ryan [email protected] After years of seeking an affordable way to save a 165-year-old brick building in Milwaukee’s near south side, owner Cliff Gross’ decision was sealed over the weekend […]

Jan 18, 2010

High-risers

[caption id="attachment_38409" align="alignnone" width="357" caption="City of Milwaukee electrician Dave Stuczynski (left to right), worker Mel Rembert and electrician George Johnson install temporary traffic signals at Cesar E. Chavez Drive and National Avenue in Milwaukee. The temporary signals are part of preparation work for a repaving project of Cesar E. Chavez Drive from Pierce Street to Gre[...]

Dec 11, 2009

Contamination clouds Milwaukee water school (UPDATE)

By Sean Ryan Cleanliness comes before construction for those planning a University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee School of Freshwater Sciences project. But money comes first. “We have to find the money,” said […]