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Roadbuilding
Wisconsin governor announces additional funding to complete street improvement projects in the state
Wisconsin residents should prepare for more road work ahead. On April 27, Gov. Scott Walker announced the availability of additional funding to complete street improvement projects throughout the state. The Daily Cardinal reports the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) will administer a total of $12.9 million in state funds for 42 projects through a road-improvement fund. The […]
May 3, 2016
Roadbuilding
ARTBA report highlights structurally deficient bridges in Wisc., warrants more and better funding
A report by the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) shows a need to change how Wisconsin funds highway and bridge projects. According to wrn.com, the study found that approximately 9 percent of Wisconsin’s bridges are structurally deficient. Wisconsin Transportation Development Association President Jerry Derr tells the news agency that the state does an excellent job of […]
April 15, 2016
Roadbuilding
Wisconsin governor approves $15 million for improvements on I-43
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker approved a $15 million rehabilitation project to improve a section of Interstate 43 in Manitowoc County. According to the Wisconsin Department of Transportation, the project is set to get underway March 28 and wrap up by November. Greenville, Wisconsin contractor NE Asphalt Inc. is the contractor on the project. The project is […]
March 24, 2016
Safety
Trench collapse claims life of Wisconsin worker
A Wisconsin worker was killed in a trench collapse earlier this month in a tragic accident that occurred while working with his father. According to a report from WBAY TV, 46-year-old Scott Krepline had not been seen for about 30 minutes the afternoon of November 10 when the fire department was called to a jobsite […]
November 30, 2015
Business
Wisconsin contractor is a role model for the industry and his community
Although different contractors can have vastly different motivators, the successful ones all share a similar internal drive – one that spurs them on to not only provide a comfortable life for themselves and their families, but to also be at the top of their game. For Sean McDowell of McDowell Construction in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, […]
November 17, 2015
Roadbuilding
Widow of Wisconsin road worker calls for drivers to be more careful in work zones
Karen Burkhalter’s husband was working on a Wisconsin highway back in April when he was struck by a driver. It marked Calumet County’s first highway department death. Burkhalter’s husband Derrick was recently honored at a ceremony announcing there would be a memorial set up in the worker’s honor, according to WBAY. The fallen DOT worker was […]
November 4, 2015
Roadbuilding
Wisconsin raises speed limit to 70 mph on some non-Interstate freeway segments
Nine non-Interstate sections of freeways across Wisconsin will see speeds rising in the coming weeks. The Wisconsin Department of Transportation has begun installing 70 miles per hour speed limit signs on certain highways in the state where the department has determined the higher speed is needed. The speed limit will be raised on 161 miles of Wisconsin […]
November 3, 2015
Roadbuilding
Wisconsin sees vehicle miles traveled increase 9% to 60 billion miles in 2014
Drivers in Wisconsin spent so much time on the roads last year, they could have traveled to the sun and back to Earth 322 times. According to the Wisconsin Department of Transportation, drivers clocked a high of 60 billion vehicle miles traveled in 2014. That’s 550 million miles, or 9 percent, more than in 2013. WisDOT attributes […]
November 1, 2015
Construction Equipment
Caterpillar to shutter global mining HQ, move jobs to South Milwaukee
Just weeks after Caterpillar announced a massive cost reduction plan and the departure of its top mining executive, the equipment manufacturer has decided to close down its global mining equipment headquarters in Oak Creek, Wisconsin. The good news for the employees at the $8.6 million Oak Creek facility is that all 250 jobs at the location will transitioned to a […]
October 9, 2015
Roadbuilding
Forklift accident claims life of teenage construction worker on Bong Bridge
An 18-year-old Wisconsin construction worker died Monday following a forklift accident on the Bong Bridge, which connects Wisconsin and Minnesota. The Duluth News Tribune reported that Kelsey Hagenson died at the hospital after suffering “multiple blunt force injuries” in an accident involving a pedestrian and a forklift. Another was injured during the accident at 7 a.m. on […]
September 23, 2015
Roadbuilding
Wisconsin sheriff calls for legislation against driving with pets following highway worker’s death
A Wisconsin highway worker was killed in May after he was hit by a vehicle driven by an inattentive driver. But the driver wasn’t texting or drunk, he had a dog in his lap and another on his shoulder. WBAY reported that Derek Stempa was working as a flagger during a county highway project when […]
September 10, 2015
Safety
Worker dies after fall from 60 feet in Wisconsin
A construction worker was killed last week after suffering a high fall on a Wisconsin jobsite. According to a report from WKOW TV, 25-year-old Christopher Lord fell from a height of about 60 feet on the morning of August 17. The Wisconsin State Journal reports Lord was working as a framer at the site where an apartment […]
August 26, 2015
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