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WisDOT awards Michels $107.4M contract for I-43 expansion
The Wisconsin Department of Transportation has awarded Michels Corp. a $107.4 million contract to widen and rebuild Interstate 43 between Mequon and Grafton.
Michels submits $107M low bid on I-43 overhaul
Michels Corp. this week submitted a $107 million low bid for a large part of a project to widen and resurface Interstate 43 between Mequon and Grafton.
GOP lawmakers advance transportation plan with I-94 East-West, I-43 work intact
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.
Zenith Tech wins $57.6M contract for I-43 project in Milwaukee
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.
Zenith Tech offers $57.6M low bid for I-43 project in April WisDOT letting
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.
At DOT, Thompson sets priority on Zoo Interchange, I-43 north of Milwaukee
Wisconsin Department of Transportation officials want to pick up where the state's transportation policies were left off — four years ago.
Evers wants to increase gas taxes, reinstate prevailing wages
Gas taxes would increase but the cost to fill up could actually drop, Wisconsin's right-to-work law would be repealed and its former prevailing-wage requirements reinstated and income taxes would be cut for the middle class, all under Democratic Gov.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.
EDITORIAL: Lawmakers running on empty for reasons to put off raising gas tax
When it comes to reasons for not raising the state’s gas tax, lawmakers are fast running out of excuses.
WisDOT closing part of I-43 to inspect damaged bridge
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.
Board hears dispute between plumber, WisDOT
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.
Sound check
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.
WisDOT to close I-43 offramps
Ramp closures off Interstate 43 in Waukesha County will affect traffic Thursday and Friday.
Today’s News
- $24M mixed-use development breaks ground
- Supervisor calls for referendum on Milwaukee County Courthouse revamp
- $19M mixed-use project tackles city’s biggest issues
- US existing home sales unexpectedly fall in June
- Milwaukee Water Street nightlife locations for sale
- Milwaukee mayor favors improving I-794 freeway over removal
- Wisconsin Pre-Bid Meetings – Week of July 13, 2026
- 200-unit apartment project wins 2nd city endorsement
- ON THE LEVEL: Josh Brown takes the torch at Bliffert Lumber
- BUILDING BLOCKS: Tom’s Drive In nears completion in Fond du Lac
- Computing facility dropped from Midtown Center redevelopment in Milwaukee
- Delayed Bay View development reaches Milwaukee Common Council
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)