In taking up Gov. Tony Evers' transportation budget on Tuesday, legislative Republicans approved long-standing plans to widen and rebuild of Interstate 94 East-West and Interstate 43 north of Milwaukee.

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The Wisconsin Department of Transportation has awarded Waukesha's Zenith Tech a $57.6 million contract for a bridge-replacement project in Milwaukee as part of the state'sApril letting, which put more than $120 million worth of work out to bid.

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Zenith Tech, of Waukesha, has presented the apparent low bid for a proposed $57.6 million bridge replacement that's part of more than $120 million worth of work in the Wisconsin Department of Transportation's April bid letting.

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Wisconsin Department of Transportation officials want to pick up where the state's transportation policies were left off — four years ago.

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Gas taxes would increase but the cost to fill up could actually drop, Wisconsin's right-to-work law would be repealed and its former prevailing-wage requirements reinstated and income taxes would be cut for the middle class, all under Democratic Gov. Tony Evers' first budget.

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When it comes to reasons for not raising the state’s gas tax, lawmakers are fast running out of excuses.

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The Wisconsin Department of Transportation plans to close off the northbound lanes of Interstate 43 on Thursday night near Muskego to inspect a bridge that was damaged in a recent collision.

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When William Ludwig saw that floodwaters had submerged a quarter of his property in the town of Vernon, his experience as a plumber told him to start looking for a drain tile that might have been clogged by nearby highway work.

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Dirt falls free from an auger as Steve Cooper, an employee of Gillen Foundations Inc., Milwaukee, checks the hole for a sound barrier footing along westbound Interstate 94/43 on May 31 in Milwaukee.

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Ramp closures off Interstate 43 in Waukesha County will affect traffic Thursday and Friday.

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