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March 6, 2026
Stating Their Case: Baas, Hahn meet with Duffy in D.C. to talk transportation funding
By Lane Kimble
WASHINGTON -- Steve Baas has made this trip many times before. Still, this year’s annual flight to Washington, D.C. early Wednesday morning carried some added weight for WTBA’s Executive Director, with a significant goal in…
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March 5, 2026
NEW PODCAST Annual Convention keynote speaker teaches ‘Extreme Ownership’
By Lane Kimble
If you’ve ever felt like the world is against you, nothing is going your way, and things are falling apart, Rob Jones would like a word or two. Jones lost both his legs when he…
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January 23, 2026
Newly projected $2.4 billion General Fund surplus could boost transportation funding
By Lane Kimble
A better than expected forecast may mean a somewhat easier time for lawmakers to close a more than $1 billion transportation funding shortfall in the next state budget. Late last week, the Legislative Fiscal Bureau…
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January 16, 2026
Elkhorn high school student who took Work Zone Safe despite already having license wins monthly $500 scholarship
By Lane Kimble
Jonah Wehmeier and his mom, Jenny, couldn’t avoid it on their way up to Wisconsin Dells from Elkhorn Thursday afternoon. They drove by the multi-year Wisconsin River Bridge replacement on I-39/90/94, which slows traffic from…
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November 20, 2025
State awards two communities Transportation Economic Assistance grants to pay for construction, spark growth
By Lane Kimble
Two eastern Wisconsin communities will see improved roads and, with them, more jobs thanks to state grants. Gov. Tony Evers and WisDOT announced a more than $700,000 Transportation Economic Assistance grant for Saukville. The community in…
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November 14, 2025
‘It’s going to take all of us’: Baas helps detail transportation funding campaign at TDA Annual Meeting
By Lane Kimble
MADISON -- Whether he realized it or not, WTBA Executive Director Steve Baas found symmetry between a pop culture reference and the need to solve a more than $1 billion transportation funding shortfall. “When you…
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November 14, 2025
Evers receives ‘Transportation Service Award’
By Lane Kimble
It’s easy to make a promise on the campaign trail. It’s a lot harder to actually deliver on them. Then-candidate Tony Evers famously quipped Wisconsin would “fix the damn roads” under his watch while running for…
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November 1, 2025
WTBA’s Nelson, Jensen testify in support of Design Build bill during dual committee hearings
By Lane Kimble
MADISON -- The state of Wisconsin may soon add another tool in the overall construction industry toolbox thanks to years of work and collaboration between WTBA, WisDOT, and partners. A bill that would launch a…
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October 29, 2025
Injured Arrow-Crete worker shares heartbreaking story, emotional plea for work zone safety on WTMJ radio
By Lane Kimble
MILWAUKEE -- Five surgeries down with more to come, fixing broken ankles, dislocated knees, a fractured hip, and road rash. Those are just the physical scars that will stay with Kyle Perkins for years. Then,…
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October 24, 2025
Feelin’ the Love: Packers jersey helps American Heart Association raise $19,000 for worksite CPR training
By Lane Kimble
As soon as the signed number 10 jersey came out, the auction paddles started flying. All you need is Love to open your heart–and your pocketbook–after all. More than 40 bids came in on the…
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October 15, 2025
Something in the water in Milton… District earns fourth Work Zone Safe Wisconsin scholarship
By Lane Kimble
Kids attending school in Milton, Wis. make up only about fourth-tenths of 1% of all K-12 students statewide. Milton can proudly say its students taking driver’s education make up 25% of all Work Zone Safe…
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October 10, 2025
Baas talks WTBA work zone efforts to national audience
By Lane Kimble
There isn’t a one-size-fits-all solution to protecting construction workers and drivers. It’s why WTBA has invested in a “three-pronged approach,” which is getting some national attention this week. Executive Director Steve Baas detailed the association’s…
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October 1, 2025
PODCAST: Life’s ‘Option C’ leads to rewarding career for NEA’s safety-minded area manager
By Lane Kimble
Sometimes life doesn’t go as planned. Taylor Tauer’s Plan A was to be the next great quarterback of the Green Bay Packers. Plan B was to follow in his father’s footsteps and join the Marine…
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September 26, 2025
August Work Zone Safe scholarship winner honored during Fall Meeting
By Lane Kimble
For a kid wanting to pursue a career in politics, 17-year-old Isaac Pedersen found himself in the right room Thursday. Pedersen listened as WTBA Board President Dan Zignego rattled off the list of guests and…
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September 25, 2025
From quarry to plant to parking lot, Congressman Wied calls NEA visit a ‘top tour’
By Lane Kimble
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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September 9, 2025
WTBA signs coalition letter supporting I-94 expansion study in western Waukesha County
By Lane Kimble
Glance at either side of I-94 in western Waukesha County and you’ll quickly notice there’s been a massive amount of growth. There’s a Fleet Farm, a Roundy’s distribution hub, large scale housing projects, a major…
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September 2, 2025
Larger than Life: WTBA’s work zone safety billboard featuring paving foreman’s kids gets TV attention
By Lane Kimble
KAUKAUNA, Wis. -- Bob Ritter–like any dad with young kids–seems larger than life to his family. Now, Ritter’s sons can say the same of themselves. Since late-July, two 14x48-foot billboards along I-41 near Appleton featuring…
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August 26, 2025
Highway 28 tour gives WTBA members chance to touch base with Sen. LeMahieu, Rep. Brill
By Lane Kimble
SHEBOYGAN COUNTY -- The fresh asphalt radiated heat, temping at more than 200 degrees moments after the paver rolled by. State Sen. Devin LeMahieu bent down and gently placed his palm on the surface. “I’ve…
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July 25, 2025
Evers decides not to run for re-election, leaving legacy of strong transportation support
By Lane Kimble
The 2025-27 state budget, which provided about $200 million in new transportation revenue and kept some hugely significant construction projects on schedule, will be Gov. Tony Evers’ final one. The two-term governor announced Thursday he…
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July 16, 2025
‘A huge undertaking’: WTBA members’ work celebrated with I-43 North-South ribbon cutting
By Lane Kimble
RIVER HILLS, Wis. -- You kind of assume a massive 14-mile freeway expansion would require a lot of people and companies to get the job done. Indeed, the I-43 North-South project "thank you" sheet proudly…
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