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WisDOT plans 400 highway projects in 2026
This construction season will include I-94 and I-41 megaprojects, bridge replacements and new culverts.
Next phase of Interstate 94 construction will start in February
The next phase of the $1.74 billion Interstate 94 expansion in Milwaukee County will start in February with the Early East Leg segment.
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.
$181 million in Interstate 94 work starting this year
The Wisconsin Department of Transportation has awarded a combined $181 million in work ahead of a federally approved project to expand Interstate 94.
Here’s what is in the new Wisconsin state budget
The incoming budget proposed increases to state highways, capital projects for the UW-System and funding for municipal water infrastructure.
$1.74B Interstate 94 expansion moves forward
Transportation officials called the $1.2 billion project an economic boon while environmentalists called it a bust.
I-94 East-West project gets federal approval
The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has given approval for the Wisconsin Department of Transportation’s recommended alternative for reconstructing I-94 in Milwaukee County.
What WisDOT’s $1.2B project to widen East-West Freeway corridor in Milwaukee means for the community
After Esther Grams purchased her first business, she thought 2020 would be her year. It wasn't.
WisDOT extends I-94 public comment period to end of January
Transportation officials extended public comments for an eight-lane highway west of Milwaukee to Jan. 31.
Safe, modern I-94 East-West Corridor closer to reality
Wisconsin is one step closer to a safe, modern I-94 East-West Corridor
Milwaukee County supervisors vote for ‘Fix at Six’ plan over WisDOT’s eight-lane I-94 project
Milwaukee County officials have recommended the upcoming Interstate 94 highway project stay at six lanes over the eight-lane alternative the Department of Transportation announced in November.
‘Diverging diamond’ interchange on I-94 near stadium would lower project costs
A rendering depicting the “diverging diamond” interchange Wisconsin Department of Transportation officials are considering for the interchange of Interstate 94 and State Highway 175 near American Family Field. WisDOT had originally proposed building a much larger interchange there, one that would cost between $70 million and $90 million more. (Rendering courtesy of WisDOT)
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- Bob Uecker mural going up in downtown Milwaukee
- Contractor teaches Milwaukee middle school students about construction careers
- Construction begins on Milwaukee’s 373-unit 100 East apartment conversion
- Wisconsin worker deaths slightly decline but remain high
- After neighbor concerns, Milwaukee alderwoman delays apartments review
- Dane County slaps solar company execs with theft by contractor charges
- Priciest option for Wauwatosa city hall and library project is $107M
- Residents TID petition seeks more oversight on public spending
- TOP BIDDERS: The biggest recent winning bids from around Wisconsin | May 19
- Judge orders partial pause on Line 5 construction in northern Wisconsin
- Backlash continues against Shorewood affordable housing proposal
- Worker hospitalized after 30-foot fall at Madison construction site
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)