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Some cities could be left behind on lead pipe replacements
In many cities, no one knows where the lead pipes lie underground. That's important because lead pipes contaminate drinking water.
State offering help for replacing lead service lines
Responding in part to concerns that Milwaukee was being stiffed by a plan to give homeowners and others loans to replace lead drinking-water lines, state officials have increased the maximum amount the city can receive to help homeowners.
Crews investigating gasoline odor in Kenosha
Emergency crews have been investigating numerous reports of a strong odor coming from an abandoned sewer line in Kenosha.
Minn. man charged with flushing nails down toilets
Authorities have charged a man who they say flushed pounds of nails down toilets in eastern Minnesota.
Milwaukee won’t appeal sewer backup judgement
The Milwaukee Common Council won't appeal a jury’s finding that the city is liable for sewer backups in more than 100 homes in 2008.
Franklin flips tax lawsuit on resident
A Franklin resident who is the plaintiff in an illegal taxation lawsuit is now a defendant as well.
Flooding verdict stalled by cost debate
A dispute over court costs is stalling a verdict awarding more than $548,000 to 181 Milwaukee residents whose homes were flooded with raw sewage in 2008.
Milwaukee to consider costs for another round of projects
Milwaukee’s Public Works Committee gave initial approval Wednesday to spend $10.3 million on engineering and construction costs for several projects scheduled to be finished in 2014 and 2015.
Milwaukee water rate increase in the works
Milwaukee Water Works wants state approval for a rate increase that would raise $10 million, enough to start to catch up on water main replacements.
Milwaukee to spend $10.7M on street, sewer, water main improvements
The Milwaukee Common Council on Wednesday unanimously approved spending about $10.7 million on engineering and construction costs for street, sewer and water main improvements.
West Allis to propose sewer program
A proposed program to repair and replace aging private sewer laterals across West Allis will go before the Common Council on Tuesday.
Milwaukee committee votes to spend $9M on sewer projects
A Milwaukee Common Council committee gave initial approval Wednesday to spend $9,049,000 on sewer and water main construction.
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- 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)
