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Sep 29, 2023

Milwaukee Mayor’s $1.9B budget proposal has infrastructure boost

Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson’s $1.9 billion city budget proposal for 2024 includes millions of dollars for capital projects, including resurfacing cracked city streets and demolishing abandoned property. Johnson on Sept. […]

Sep 15, 2023

Improving transportation keeps Wisconsin competitive

It is vital that we maintain our roads and bridges in good repair.

Aug 29, 2023

Report: Contractors facing fewer supply chain issues compared to peak pandemic, some items still struggle

An AGC analysis reported infrastructure projects jumped up in values while residential and nonresidential starts slid.

large-scale traffic disruptions
Jul 3, 2023

How transportation agencies plan for large-scale traffic disruptions

Twelve days after a portion of Interstate 95 collapsed in north Philadelphia during a truck fire, officials opened a temporary six-lane roadway to serve motorists while a permanent overpass is rebuilt. This was a major success after the June 11 disaster was predicted to snarl traffic for months.

Apr 13, 2023

Biden infrastructure focus turns to celebrating new bridges in Madison

The Biden administration is closing out a three-week push to highlight the benefits of infrastructure investments in local communities by awarding nearly $300 million to help repair or replace more than a dozen bridges across the country.

Wisconsin Broadband
Apr 10, 2023

WRTP | BIG STEP to develop workforce ahead of $1B broadband investment

Josh Morby and WRTP | Big Step will put together a workforce for a federal billion-dollar investment to expand high-speed internet access across the state.

UW-Madison Engineering Building
Mar 16, 2023

Editorial: Use state surplus for infrastructure

Gov. Tony Evers’ proposed $3.8 billion capital budget for the next two years is a heady package indeed and would mark an historic investment package in Wisconsin’s infrastructure needs – much of it going to the University of Wisconsin System.

Feb 3, 2023

Wisconsin gets $6M from feds to make roads, streets safer

Wisconsin will get traffic safety improvement grants through a Bipartisan Infrastructure Law program.

Should federal grants favor highway repair over expansion?
Jan 30, 2023

Should federal grants favor highway repair over expansion?

The historic federal investment in infrastructure has reenergized dormant transportation projects, but the debate over how to prioritize them has only intensified in the 14 months since President Joe Biden signed the measure.

Jan 10, 2023

Wisconsin hopeful for federal bridge money as 2023 funds roll out

State officials remain hopeful to receive federal grants for local bridge projects.

Fox Valley, Green Bay leaders push for Amtrak line to Milwaukee
Jan 6, 2023

Fox Valley, Green Bay leaders push for Amtrak line to Milwaukee

Leaders of Green Bay and Fox Valley cities advocated for extending Amtrak services to their region as federal infrastructure law promises $66 billion in railroad funding.

Jan 3, 2023

Biden’s new year pitch focuses on ‘good-paying jobs – jobs that don’t require a four-year degree’

President Joe Biden and top administration officials will open a new year of divided government by fanning out across the country to talk about how the economy is benefiting from his work with Democrats and Republicans.

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