March 25, 2026
By Lane Kimble
MILWAUKEE — There’s never a shortage of topics to discuss, problems to solve, and choices to weigh when the WTBA Consultant Council convenes.
Just take a look at what their agenda covered Tuesday afternoon for the Council’s first quarterly meeting of 2026.
- A look at the political landscape inside a soon-to-be changing state Capitol and what it means for our industry
- An update on coordination between WTBA and like-minded partners
- The latest on the critical I-94 East-West project and the importance of keeping it on schedule
- Claims reform
- Work zone safety and awareness plans for 2026
- Environmental and regulatory guidance
- Design-Build’s permanent addition to state law, offering a new tool for better-designed, faster moving projects
- Setting future meetings and adding new members to replace outgoing ones
All that in a 90-minute meeting. Not too shabby from the Council and new chairman Jeff Bauer, who hosted the group in Jacobs’ Milwaukee offices.
The WTBA Consultant Council is a board of nine members from various engineering firms overseen by Director of Engineering Matt Grove. They meet quarterly, with the Consultant Council chairman serving on the full WTBA Board of Directors.
