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(PHOTOS) Milwaukee’s Hoan Bridge lit up safety barrel orange for work zone awareness
Milwaukee’s Daniel Hoan Memorial Bridge lit orange to promote work zone safety amid rising crashes and injuries during road construction season. Last year, there were seven work zone crash fatalities.
Interstate 41 project ramps up in northeast Wisconsin
Full steam ahead on the Interstate 41 mainline project in Appleton as new interchanges, ramps and buildings are constructed.
Drive safe and slow down is the message to motorists as construction season picks up
In Wisconsin, more than 2,100 crashes happen in work zones each year, WisDOT data showed.
Transportation builders launch work zone safety website
Work Zone Safe Wisconsin will feature both current laws and modern signage on the road, but the stories of the men and women in work zones as well.
Construction firms benefit by a culture of safety. It starts with a safety program
Work zones – for road and bridge construction – are a hazard to drivers and workers alike, and 2,336 accidents occurred in Wisconsin during 2022.
How following work zone safety guidelines keeps everyone safe
It’s summer, when everyone’s out and about in cars, on bikes and on foot, and the weather is also ideal for road repairs after a long, hard winter. It’s also the season when the most roadway accidents occur, making awareness of the dangers of work zones a priority – especially for construction firms and their workers.
Today’s News
- US existing home sales unexpectedly fall in June
- Milwaukee Water Street nightlife locations for sale
- Milwaukee mayor favors improving I-794 freeway over removal
- Wisconsin Pre-Bid Meetings – Week of July 13, 2026
- 200-unit apartment project wins 2nd city endorsement
- ON THE LEVEL: Josh Brown takes the torch at Bliffert Lumber
- BUILDING BLOCKS: Tom’s Drive In nears completion in Fond du Lac
- Computing facility dropped from Midtown Center redevelopment in Milwaukee
- Delayed Bay View development reaches Milwaukee Common Council
- TOP BIDDERS: The biggest recent winning bids from around Wisconsin | July 6
- Energy plant pinned to Milwaukee County courthouse project
- Wisconsin Pre-Bid Meetings – Week of July 6, 2026
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)