10.03.2025
USDOT’s new DBE rule removes all race, sex-based presumptions; calls for full recertification
Wisconsin may need to recertify all Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBEs) under a new rule the USDOT published Tuesday. The federal agency’s interim final rule on Sept. 30 essentially removes the automatic assumption that all DBEs…
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10.02.2025
Federal government shutdown won’t impact most civil highway construction work
The first federal government shutdown in nearly seven years grabbed headlines this week, but people who work in the transportation construction world shouldn’t see much of an impact with their jobs. The Highway Trust Fund’s…
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09.26.2025
Ready to Rise: Fall Meeting energizes WTBA members ahead of challenging future
MADISON -- The bitter cold, darkening skies, and howling snowstorms of winter will bring the 2025 construction season to an end all too soon. The industry’s work, however, is only beginning. “We do have big…
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09.25.2025
From quarry to plant to parking lot, Congressman Wied calls NEA visit a ‘top tour’
The asphalt paver surged forward a little faster than you’d expect from a skilled operator. No worries – Congressman Tony Wied was just starting to get a hang of the machine. “I was certainly concerned…
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