By Brian Johnson Dolan Media Newswires Minneapolis — Summer should be a hot time for sales at Alex Used Cars. But that’s not the case this year, as a major street reconstruction project on Chicago Avenue in Minneapolis makes access ...

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By Paul Snyder Madison traffic planners are backing off a directive to the University of Wisconsin-Madison to rebuild streets and intersections surrounding the Charter Street power plant. But Bryan Walker, the city‘s engineering program specialist, said the university and city ...

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By Sean Ryan The impending Zoo Interchange reconstruction is leaving officials and gubernatorial candidates wondering where the state will get the money for the job. Some legislators are searching for ways to raise more money to pay for the project, ...

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By Sean Ryan Wet dirt could make it difficult and costly for contractors to meet a December deadline to rebuild a segment of Interstate-94. The contract for the I-94 reconstruction in Milwaukee County between College and Howard avenues is out ...

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By Sean Ryan Business owners on Second Street in Milwaukee disagree over the balance of driving lanes and sidewalks that will best lure customers. A city plan supported by most of the business owners would reduce the number of traffic ...

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Paul Snyder [email protected] The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has $1 to show for a busted dike and a repair bill that could reach $1.8 million. “It’s kind of a situation,” said Tom Nigus, a DNR area wildlife supervisor, “where ...

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Sean Ryan [email protected] The state stifled debate about the Zoo Interchange by forcing people to comment one-on-one with court reporters rather than in public hearings, a group opposing the project says. During public hearings in June, the Wisconsin Department of ...

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Paul Snyder [email protected] The Union South construction site at the University of Wisconsin-Madison already has 8-foot perimeter fences, signs, flags, barrier walls and locked gates for security. That, apparently, was not enough to prevent a pedestrian from plummeting almost 40 ...

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Richard Lardner AP Writer Washington — In Iraq, even the successful reconstruction projects aren’t trouble-free. Questionable payments, incomplete or missing paperwork and weak contract management marred the building of a hotel near the Baghdad airport, according to a new report ...

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Sean Ryan [email protected] The Wisconsin Department of Transportation is caught in the crossfire of three cities with differing opinions about how the Zoo Interchange should be rebuilt. Milwaukee aldermen want the zoo rebuilt with six lanes instead of eight. That ...

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