Wisconsin not alone in trying to derail high-speed rail
By ?SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — High-speed rail projects in Wisconsin and Ohio appear close to derailment, with Wisconsin’s outgoing governor saying Monday he’ll leave the future […]
High-speed trains pick up more federal money (UPDATE)
By Justin Kern Special to The Daily Reporter A second federal payout toward the $817.6 million high-speed rail line between Milwaukee and Madison is accelerating debate among the state’s gubernatorial […]
Doyle, LaHood to make high-speed rail announcement
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Jim Doyle and U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood say they’ll make a major announcement in Watertown on Thursday about the state’s planned high-speed rail line. […]
State DOTs get $48.8 billion in highway funds
U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced Wednesday that $48.8 billion in highway funds is now available to state departments of transportation for federal projects through the Hiring Incentives to Restore […]
2,000 transportation workers idled over impasse
By STEPHEN OHLEMACHER Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Jobless benefits suddenly ended for some laid-off workers, Medicare payments to doctors were delayed and 2,000 federal transportation workers were sent […]
DOT bans commercial drivers from texting (1:51 p.m. 1/26/10)
By Joan Lowy AP Writer Washington — The U.S. Transportation Department is prohibiting truck and bus drivers from sending text messages while operating commercial vehicles, according to the department. The […]
Unions prod Obama to fix ailing airline industry (6:53 a.m. 11/12/09)
By JOAN LOWY Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Three decades of airline deregulation have helped make air travel more accessible to consumers through lower fares. Now labor unions are […]
Stimulus package sparks $20 billion investment in transportation projects (10:38 a.m. 11/4/09)
By Paul Snyder [email protected] U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced Wednesday that the Federal Highway Administration’s transportation investments crossed the $20 billion mark this week. The money is […]
Today’s News
- Milwaukee Mayor’s $1.9B budget proposal has infrastructure boost
- As employers face labor shortages, Biden administration rolls out playbook for training workers
- Wisconsin Senate committee votes against confirmation for four DNR policy board appointees
- October proclaimed Architecture Awareness Month in Wisconsin
- Pre-Bid Meetings – Week of October 2, 2023
- Corn mill owners plead to federal charges in fatal explosion, will pay $11.25 million
- BUILDING BLOCKS: Second phase of Lower Yahara River Trail construction
- Sky-high mortgage rates leave homes unaffordable for more buyers, sending new home sales tumbling
- Forecast: Economic challenges ahead as rates rise and labor shortages remain
- CBRE opens office on 18th floor of Milwaukee BMO Tower
- Former inmate able to rebuild life through work in construction trades
- Zignego to lead $60M I-894 improvement project
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)