Capitol cut
[caption id="attachment_67848" align="alignnone" width="635" caption="Joe Kurth of Crowley Construction Corp., Wauwatosa, cuts a piece of preformed plastic Wednesday during a road project at North Bartlett Avenue and East Capitol Drive in Shorewood. The crew was expecting to work in the area of Capitol Drive for several more weeks, placing the markings as part of the road improvement. LaLonde Cont[...]
Bridge builder
[caption id="attachment_61155" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="Jason Last of Radtke Contractors Inc., Winneconne, works on the metal structure Friday that will make up the Oak Leaf Trail pedestrian bridge and will span Capitol Drive in Shorewood. The 197-foot-long, 130,000-pound bridge is being assembled on the ground before it is lifted in place in one piece. LaLonde Contractors Inc., Milw[...]
Roadway removal
[caption id="attachment_55200" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="Andy Jacobson, an operator with LaLonde Contractors Inc., Milwaukee, removes chunks of pavement June 16 in the 1700 block of West Fond du Lac Avenue in Milwaukee. (Photo by David La Haye)"][/caption]
Road building bill stalling at the starting line (UPDATE)
By Paul Snyder Introduction of a bill that would tap sales taxes to pay for state road construction is the first step toward a possible solution to a $30 million […]
State approves high-speed rail spending (UPDATE)
By Paul Snyder Wisconsin will accept $810 million in federal stimulus money to build high-speed rail between Milwaukee and Madison despite the annual drain on a crippled transportation budget. The […]
Today’s News
- Youth apprenticeships and new industries helped drive Wisconsin apprenticeships to record numbers
- EPA offers $2B to develop clean energy in disadvantaged communities
- Prices rise, but mass timber’s appeal remains
- BUILDING BLOCKS: Keller Inc. head of Switchgear Power Systems expansion
- Wisconsin bill wants to expand refunds and awards for youth and registered apprentices
- Plans for parking structure would ease pressure on Milwaukee timber tower
- Milwaukee airport concourse roof project will get $5.1M from feds
- TOP BIDDERS: The biggest recent winning bids around the state
- Milwaukee wants to join an EPA initiative to replace lead service lines
- Evers vetoes $2 billion tax cut, calls Republican plan ‘completely unserious’
- Nevada judge dismisses tribe’s lawsuit over contested lithium mine
- Energy Department tries to boost US battery industry with another $3.5 billion in funding
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)