10.01.2024
Walbec Group’s freeway paving “blitz” pays off on I-894
MILWAUKEE -- On paper, the idea sounds like a commuter’s worst nightmare: fully close one direction of interstate that carries about 128,000 vehicles a day around Milwaukee for an entire weekend to repave it. Then……
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DBE Roundtable provides valuable insights, connects primes with up-and-comers
WISCONSIN DELLS, Wis. -- The timing of a federal court ruling against the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) program four days earlier was purely coincidental, but it generated buzz among people gathered in Wisconsin Dells for…
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Federal judge rules against DBE program; broad effects remain unclear
A federal judge this week ruled against the federal government’s Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) program following a lawsuit by a conservative Wisconsin-based organization. The Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty (WILL) lawsuit in the Eastern…
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New TRIP report: 18% of state’s rural roads in poor condition
There’s nothing lucky about Wisconsin’s 13th-worst ranking among states for rural road conditions. TRIP, the non-profit organization that studies surface transportation across the country, released its Rural Roads & Bridges reportThursday morning. It found 18%…
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