Various environmental and civil-rights groups are calling on the state Legislature to abandon plans for a long-proposed expansion of Interstate 94 west of downtown Milwaukee and other big highway projects.

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The $103.9 million apparent low bid from the joint venture of Hoffman Construction and PCI Roads blew past MnDOT’s estimate of $75 million to $85 million for the project, which will rebuild and expand 14 miles of I-94 between Monticello and Clearwater. Shafer Contracting, $108.7 million, and Michels Corp., $113.85 million, also put in bids.

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Racine County officials say a drunken driver crashed through a barricade and drove the wrong way into a section of Interstate 94 that had been closed for construction early Monday morning.

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Wisconsin's state highway rehabilitation program would see a boost while spending on major highway projects in Southeast Wisconsin would suffer, under Gov. Tony Evers' executive budget proposal.

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A team formed by Hoffman Construction and PCI Roads is the apparent winner for a contract to expand Interstate 94 between St. Michael and Albertville, one of three big projects coming up in the I-94 corridor northwest of the Twin Cities.

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The road builder Hoffman Construction has joined forces with a competitor to reel in a nearly $127 million highway project in the state’s December letting.

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On Friday, Gov.-elect Tony Evers announced his nominee for secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Transportation is Craig Thompson, who is now executive director of the Transportation Development Association of Wisconsin. This appointment is subject to the advice and consent of the Senate, and my vote for confirmation will be based on a few considerations.

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Gov. Scott Walker wants to halt big Milwaukee-area road projects if he's re-elected in November, and spend more on small road work and maintenance.

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As vertical construction begins on Foxconn Technology Group’s Mount Pleasant complex, the lead contractors on the massive project are advertising another slew of work. Officials gathered at the Foxconn project’s site on Thursday to celebrate as construction started on actual buildings ...

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The Wisconsin Department of Transportation has picked 12 subcontractors that are certified as Disadvantaged Business Enterprises to rebuild a leg of Interstate 94 in connection with the factory that Foxconn Technology Group is building nearby in Mount Pleasant.

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