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Vos rejects business leaders’ calls to save I-94 east-west project
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos is rejecting calls from a coalition of prominent business leaders who are pressuring the Legislature to ignore Gov. Scott Walker's call to halt work on the Interstate 94 east-west project.
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Read More »Suit over I-94 project cites consequences for minorities
The NAACP's Milwaukee branch and other groups say in a lawsuit that widening a portion of interstate in the city without investing in public transportation will hurt black and Latinos' employment opportunities.
Read More »Editorial: The world needs ditch diggers. Does it need politicians like Gov. Walker?
Fortunately for blue-collar workers in the U.S. and other wealthy countries around the world, the construction industry does not lend itself to outsourcing. Nor are robots likely to be found putting down pavement or putting up buildings anytime soon.
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Read More »Roads budget gets pushback from transportation advocates, unions 
A representative of the transportation industry is asking why bother even spending money on preliminary work for an expansion of a east-west running of section of Interstate 94 if it's not clear the state will have money for the project anytime soon.
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Read More »Walker wants I-94 expansion in next budget
Even as Gov. Scott Walker publicly calls for local roads and maintenance to take priority over mega projects in southeast Wisconsin, he is telling federal officials he plans to add lanes to an east-west running section of Interstate 94 in Milwaukee County.
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Read More »View from around the state: State falling short on roads
What will legislators do about transportation funding? And when will they actually do it? Those are two good questions that voters should be asking of every state representative and every state senator who faces election this fall.
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Read More »Zoo Interchange crews to install sections of new system ramp Sunday
Work on the Zoo Interchange project just west of Milwaukee will shut down the eastbound lanes in a section of Interstate 94 on Sunday as crews put up a new ramp, according to Wisconsin Department of Transportation officials.
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Read More »Industry waiting on road budget fallout
Road builders’ representatives are hoping that a transportation budget request coming this September will galvanize lawmakers into raising additional money for highways by making them aware of the consequences of doing nothing.
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Read More »WisDOT officials celebrate 60th anniversary of interstate system
In celebration of the 60th anniversary of the U.S. Interstate highway system, Wisconsin Department of Transportation officials recently highlighted some of the system’s contributions to the the state.
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