public works

Jun 29, 2011

Glendale residents want to plug public works project

By James Briggs Residents of a Glendale subdivision are threatening to sue the city to block a planned public works project. Glendale plans to remove grass swales from the Alberta […]

Apr 7, 2011

Lawmakers brace for road worries

As lawmakers begin traveling Wisconsin to solicit feedback on Gov. Scott Walker’s proposed two-year budget, some anticipate questions about why Milwaukee roads are more important than streets in the rest of the state.

Mar 16, 2011

Sinkhole near Milwaukee’s Humboldt Bridge to be repaired by next week

Milwaukee Water Works staff has investigated the water main break that caused Saturday’s 10-foot deep, 625-square-foot sinkhole near the Humboldt Bridge in Milwaukee. According to staff, the main was split […]

Dec 20, 2010

Light snow

[caption id="attachment_62489" align="alignnone" width="400" caption="Dan Holl, of the West Bend Department of Public Works, uses a makeshift windshield scraper taped to a long pole to clear snow from the stop light along Paradise Drive and Highway 45 in West Bend recently. More snow is expected across the state on Monday. (AP Photo/Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, Rick Wood)"][/caption]

Nov 29, 2010

Fear of debt puts roadwork at risk

By Joe Lanane The ax hanging above New Berlin’s roster of 2011 road projects will fall unless city officials buy the argument that this is the ideal time to take […]

Mar 8, 2010

Contractor warns county of the price of preference

By Sean Ryan A contractor is warning Milwaukee County that paperwork, oversight and program management are unavoidable costs of a local hiring preference for projects. “It might not cost bids, […]

Feb 17, 2010

Reporting snafu delays three county projects in Waupaca County (UPDATE)

By Paul Snyder The state’s new prevailing wage threshold slipped the minds of Waupaca County planners, leaving them with no choice but to postpone an estimated $151,000 worth of projects. […]

Feb 11, 2010

Local preference fight fails again

By Sean Ryan Contractors trying to win public works contracts in Milwaukee are continuing their attempts on multiple fronts to overturn the city’s local preference law. American Sewer Services Inc., […]

Feb 5, 2010

Precision cut

[caption id="attachment_39373" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="Andrew Moore of Hard Rock Sawing & Drilling Specialists Co., Keshena, positions a saw for a cut on North 44th Street and Brewers Way in Milwaukee. The work will help give city of Milwaukee Public Works crews access to water mains beneath the street in order to repair, cut off and reroute the water supplies. A city of Milwauk[...]

Nov 19, 2009

Nice and smooth

[caption id="attachment_35551" align="alignnone" width="359" caption="Village of Butler public works laborers Jim Bremberger (foreground) and Brad Klein finish concrete at 129th Street and Hampton Road in Butler after repairs were made to an underground water valve. (Photo by David La Haye)"][/caption]

Nov 16, 2009

Engineers cope with rising tide of rain (UPDATE)

By Sean Ryan Increased intensity and frequency of rainstorms has researchers in the state considering more storm-water regulations. The so-called 100-year storms, which dump roughly six inches of rain in […]

Aug 6, 2009

Slow rebound continues for job market

Christopher S. Rugaber AP Economics Writer Washington — The number of newly laid-off workers seeking unemployment benefits fell last week, the government reported Thursday, a sign that the job market […]