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Thompson: WisDOT still coming to terms with COVID-19 aftermath
Wisconsin Department of Transportation Secretary-designee Craig Thompson said Friday that he and his colleagues are intent on maintaining the states’ existing infrastructure as it becomes clear how COVID-19 has already […]
WisDOT to plug budget hole with nearly $210M in federal aid
The Wisconsin Department of Transportation plans to use about $210 million worth of federal aid to close a budget deficit caused by COVID-19 and spend more on local roads and highway rehabilitation.
Tesla provisions win Wisconsin Senator’s budget vote
Wisconsin Republicans won a key legislator's support for the state budget Wednesday by inserting provisions in the spending plan that would allow the electric-car manufacturer Tesla to open dealerships in the state.
Highlights of Wisconsin’s proposed state budget
The Wisconsin Senate is expected to give final approval to the state budget on Wednesday.
Evers signals opposition to higher car-registration fees
Democratic Gov. Tony Evers is signaling he doesn't support Republican moves to raise car registration fees in the state budget.
Design-build in Republican transportation plan (UPDATE)
Wisconsin Republicans scrapped Gov. Tony Evers’ transportation budget Thursday and replaced it with a plan that would pay for road work using a combination of title- and registration-fee increases, an infusion of general tax dollars and new borrowing. The proposal also would allow the design-build delivery system to be tested out and make various other far-reaching changes to transportation poli[...]
Wisconsin Republicans searching for deal on road funding
Wisconsin Republicans are eyeing a $10 increase in the state's $75 vehicle-registration fee as part of a mix of ways to pay for roads in the state without raising the gas tax, Republican Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald said on Wednesday.
GOP Legislature circulating bills that would allow for design-build
Republican lawmakers on Wednesday began seeking sponsors for about a dozen transportation-related bills that could include an alternative to a gas-tax increase and allow for the use of the design-build system on highway projects.
VIEW FROM AROUND THE STATE: Wisconsin is finally serious about repairing roads
The short-term solution for better Wisconsin roads is a modest increase in the gas tax, which hasn't been raised in more than a decade.
Evers’ WisDOT pick likely to face resistance over road spending
A task force convened to solve Wisconsin's transportation woes had yet to begin its work on Thursday when the state's transportation chief suggested tax increases could be on the table.
Republican suggests income tax cut could offset gas tax increase (UPDATE)
A Republican chairman of the Legislature's budget committee says a $340 million reduction in income taxes could be used to offset any increase in gas taxes or other transportation-related fees to help pay for roads.
Roads remain concern in final poll before white-knuckle governor’s election
A Marquette University Law School poll released on Wednesday shows Gov. Scott Walker and his Democratic opponent, Tony Evers, remain locked in a dead heat with 47 percent support each just six days before the election.
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- Wauwatosa shops for specialty grocer
- Wisconsin allocates nearly $50M in tax credits for housing projects
- Contractors eager to fill positions as open construction jobs tick up to 259,000
- Wisconsin awards $130,000 for construction and trade worker training
- Milwaukee manufacturer plans expansion with data center growth
- Megaprojects push Milwaukee construction costs above U.S. average
- Brown County drops data center moratorium proposal
- Cobalt Partners share North Shore Library development plans
- Zignego Co. scores $45M highway contract at start of construction season
- New Berlin residents cold on Rockwell Automations plan
- TOP BIDDERS: The biggest recent winning bids from around Wisconsin | June 1
- WisDOT studying redesign of Walker’s Point interchange
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)