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Zoo Interchange North Leg Project wins national safety award
WisDOT reported crashes on the Zoo Interchange fell by 50% over the past year.
WisDOT’s year in review touts interchange completion, infrastructure dollars
WisDOT's achievements included completion of part of the Zoo Interchange project, multiple Wisconsin highways and the influx of federal funding to more local projects.
Safe, modern I-94 East-West Corridor closer to reality
Wisconsin is one step closer to a safe, modern I-94 East-West Corridor
Crews remove railroad bridge as part of Zoo Interchange’s ‘north leg’ (PHOTOS)
State officials closed down Interstate 41/U.S. Highway 45 between Watertown Plank Road and Burleigh Street last weekend to allow crews to remove the former Union Pacific Railroad bridge.
Work begins Sunday on Zoo Interchange’s north leg
Crews plan to begin work Sunday on the reconstruction of the North Leg of Milwaukee's Zoo Interchange, the final piece of the $1.5 billion reconstruction project.
Driver survives 70-foot plunge off Wisconsin interchange (VIDEO)
A driver survived when his pickup truck plunged about 70 feet (21 meters) off a slippery interchange exit ramp in Wisconsin.
Michels Corp. wins $160M job for ‘north leg’ of Zoo Interchange (UPDATE)
The Wisconsin Department of Transportation awarded Michels Corp. a $160.6 million contract on Monday to build the north leg of Milwaukee's Zoo Interchange.
Business leaders support I-94 East-West modernization plan
It is well past time to modernize the I-94 East-West Corridor, which is vital to Southeast Wisconsin and the entire state's economy.
WisDOT seeks to complete last bit of Zoo Interchange without meeting 70% federal funding rule
The Wisconsin Department of Transportation is seeking permission to pay for the final stretch of the Zoo Interchange project without meeting a statutory requirement that at least 70% of the work be paid for with federal money.
WisDOT wins pair of America’s Transportation Awards
The Wisconsin Department of Transportation has won two America’s Transportation Awards, an initiative sponsored by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, the American Automobile Association and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
Groups again questioning I-94 expansion plans, other projects
Various environmental and civil-rights groups are calling on the state Legislature to abandon plans for a long-proposed expansion of Interstate 94 west of downtown Milwaukee and other big highway projects.
BUDGET ANALYSIS: Evers’ plan would prioritize rehab over southeast megaprojects
Wisconsin's state highway rehabilitation program would see a boost while spending on major highway projects in Southeast Wisconsin would suffer, under Gov. Tony Evers' executive budget proposal.
Today’s News
- 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
- Madison roofer’s catastrophic fall flew under the radar
- WisDOT says veterans’ graves won’t be moved during I-94 expansion
- Wisconsin Laborers union launches peer support group
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)