Public pitches in on Harbor District redevelopment plans

April 27, 2017 2:26 pm Leave a comment

Big ideas are afloat for the Harbor District in southern Milwaukee, and the planners want to hear from the public before they put everything together in a water- and land-use proposal.

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WisDOT readies for final season of Hoan Bridge painting

March 24, 2017 12:43 pm Leave a comment

A crew prepares to paint a portion of the arch on the Hoan Bridge Tuesday, Oct 7 in Milwaukee.

Crews with the Wisconsin Department of Transportation are preparing to complete the final season of painting the Hoan Bridge in Milwaukee.

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Hoan Bridge and Lakefront Gateway: A beginning and an end

December 15, 2015 1:00 pm Leave a comment

Milwaukee officials and Gov. Scott Walker on Tuesday celebrated the substantial completion of one large project in the city’s downtown while breaking ground on another.

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State has apparent low bids for Hoan, I-794 ramp projects

November 10, 2015 12:41 pm Leave a comment

Two workers pause before returning to work under a large protective shroud while working on the Hoan Bridge arch Tuesday, Aug. 25 in Milwaukee. The bridge is being repainted as part greater Interstate 794 Lake Freeway/Hoan Bridge project which set to be done by the end of the year. (Staff photo by Kevin Harnack)

State transportation officials have announced apparent low bidders for a further round of repainting on downtown Milwaukee’s Hoan Bridge and the relocation of Interstate 794 ramps as part of the city’s Lakefront Gateway project.

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I-794 entrances, exits reopening near Hoan Bridge

August 31, 2015 2:34 pm Leave a comment

A crew from Kuakuana-based Highway Landscapers Inc. installs a barricade along an off-ramp from the westbound lanes of I-794 on Monday.

Several gateways to the Hoan Bridge in downtown Milwaukee will soon open to travelers again.

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Rock ‘n’ road: Getting to Summerfest could be a zoo this year

June 23, 2015 12:38 pm Leave a comment

Motorists weave their way through the construction zone which has over taken the Hoan Bridge Tuesday, June 23 and past the Summerfest grounds in Milwaukee. People headed to Summerfest which starts Wednesday will have several construction sites to pass through before making their destination. (Staff photo by Kevin Harnack)

With roughly 900,000 people expected to attend Summerfest this year, getting there could be a zoo ... specifically the Zoo Interchange.

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State’s building plans likely set through 2019

February 11, 2015 3:08 pm Leave a comment

Gov. Scott Walker’s proposal to not take on any new debt for building projects in the state’s next budgetary period, which is from July this year to June 2017. Walker has said any new bonding should be reserved for transportation and has proposed borrowing an additional $1.3 billion during the next two years to pay for reconstructions of Milwaukee’s Zoo Interchange and the Hoan Bridge. (Staff photo by Kevin Harnack)

State officials have enough building projects in their plans to keep them busy through Wisconsin’s next two budgets without having to add many, if any, new ones.

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Questions arise about governor’s proposed bonding for road projects (UPDATE)

February 3, 2015 10:37 pm Leave a comment

Members of the Legislature applaud Tuesday as Gov. Scott Walker delivers his state budget speech at the state Capitol in Madison. (AP Photo/Wisconsin State Journal, John Hart)

A top Republican lawmaker says his chief concern with the budget proposal released by Gov. Scott Walker on Tuesday is the more than $1 billion Walker wants the state to borrow for transportation projects.

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