Mar 9, 2026

MARK Rail plan would require major upgrades along Milwaukee-Chicago route

Revival of the Milwaukee, Racine and Kenosha passenger rail line will need an extensive list of projects, including new tracks and stations, additional traffic control devices and signals and a host of bridge improvements.

Jun 11, 2025

First phase of Harbor District Riverwalk breaks ground in Milwaukee

Construction of a significant extension of Milwaukee‘s Riverwalk has started. The city of Milwaukee and the Harbor District on Wednesday broke ground on the nearly $30 million Harbor District Riverwalk, […]

Apr 17, 2018

$3M federal grant funds Milwaukee wetland overhaul

A federal grant announced Tuesday will help Milwaukee restore one of the last remaining wetlands in the city, a long-neglected site in the industrial Harbor District.

Apr 10, 2018

Report: Wisconsin rivers among most endangered

A new report from an environmental advocacy group lists two rivers in Minnesota and one in Wisconsin as among the most endangered rivers in the country.

Mar 17, 2015

Zenith Tech turns in lone bid for Milwaukee bridge project

Waukesha-based Zenith Tech Inc. has submitted the lone bid for a project to rehabilitate the West Becher Street Bridge over the Kinnickinnic River.

Feb 16, 2015

Milwaukee seeking bids for rehab of Becher bridge

Milwaukee's Department of Public Works is seeking bids for the rehabilitation of the West Becher Street Bridge over the Kinnickinnic River.

Jan 27, 2014

Bids due for Milwaukee bridge rehab

Bids are due at 10 a.m. Feb. 27 for the rehabilitation of the city of Milwaukee’s South First Street fixed bridge over the Kinnickinnic River.

Sep 17, 2013

Milwaukee bridge repair costs up in the air

The city of Milwaukee might have to come up with more than the estimated $15.5 million to fix its shabbiest movable bridge if the state rules the span is historically significant.

Apr 26, 2011

Dirt devil

[caption id="attachment_68289" align="alignnone" width="630" caption="Anthony Hull of J & A Pohl Inc., Brookfield, cleans up around a portion of cracked concrete that was removed Monday on the Sixth Street Bridge over the Kinnickinnic River in Milwaukee. The crew was expecting to be done with the work by the end of the day, but the bridge will be closed for the rest of the week. (Staff photo b[...]

Apr 22, 2011