News Clips - Transportation & Infrastructure

AAA: Gas prices continue to climb, not stopping anytime soon

WSAW, July 7, 2021

OWI on ATVs, boats, and snowmobiles are now considered separate offenses, but a new bill could change that

WKOW, July 7, 2021

Wisconsin bridges in poor condition; Several in Milwaukee County

Fox 6, July 7, 2021

New transportation program connects workers to ‘last mile’ of employment

Wisconsin Public Radio, July 6, 2021

I-94 East-West expansion approved in legislature-passed budget

Fox 6, July 2, 2021

House to vote on $715 billion transportation bill amid infrastructure push

CBS, July 1, 2021

Locks and dams, bridges top list of tri-state infrastructure needs

Telegraph Herald, June 27, 2021

Wisconsin Assembly passes bill allowing drivers to get instruction permit at age 15

News 8000, June 22, 2021

‘Risky behavior’ on roads has Wisconsin safety officials concerned

Wisconsin Public Radio, June 22, 2021

Gov. Evers approves Highway 29 improvements in Shawano County

WSAW, June 18, 2021

Where traffic deaths surged in Wisconsin during the pandemic

June 17, 2021

I-94 EB reopens at WIS 175 after shots fired report: Milwaukee Co. Sheriff

TMJ 4, June 15, 2021

Trucking companies look to change perception of industry amid driver shortages

June 15, 2021

Milwaukee streetcar struggles to rebound, bleeds red ink

Fox 6, June 9, 2021

Proposal to make driver test for teens permanently waived receives mixed reaction

NBC 15, June 9, 2021

68 pavement buckles already reported on Wisconsin roadways this year

Fox 11, June 8, 2021

Buchanan may get sued over its transportation utility fee

Post Crescent, June 8, 2021

Crashes have killed nearly as many people so far this year as they did in 2020 or 2019

WEAU, June 7, 2021

Legislative Republicans vote to expand I-94 west of downtown Milwaukee and to cut transit funding

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, June 8, 2021

Milwaukee cracking down on unlicensed vehicles

TMJ 4, June 4, 2021

GOP balks at Biden’s revised infrastructure plan

Politico, June 3, 2021

Gas prices in Wisconsin up 50% over Memorial Day weekend last year

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, May 27, 2021

Bill proposes direct sales of electric vehicles in Wisconsin

Wisconsin Public Radio, May 28, 2021

DMV considers making road test waiver permanent

WEAU, May 27, 2021

Bipartisan highway bill advances in Senate, offering a path through infrastructure morass

Politico, May 26, 2021

WisDOT seeking input for I-94 construction project

HNG News, May 24, 2021

Growth without traffic? Madison traffic management plan aims to curb congestion, pollution

Wisconsin State Journal, May 14, 2021

Because of COVID-19, 16- and 17-year-olds don’t need road tests to get driver’s licenses. The DMV wants to make that permanent.

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, May 12, 2021

Gas prices rising in Wisconsin, but not because of pipeline cyberattack

Wisconsin Public Radio, May 10, 2021

Mitchell Airport passenger volumes up 85% from February to March

Milwaukee Business News, May 6, 2021

Gov. Evers announces WisDOT grant for job growth in Marinette

NBC 26, May 6, 2021

In a rare split with the Evers administration, Mandela Barnes says he opposes I-94 expansion

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, April 29, 2021

Nationwide trucker shortage has companies searching for applicants

WEAU, April 28, 2021

DOT Sec. Pete Buttigieg on federal infrastructure upgrades in Wisconsin

TMJ 4, April 26, 2021

WisDOT announces weight limit removals for some North Central Region state highways

April 23, 2021

Department of Transportation plans train expansion

WQOW, April 22, 2021

Freeing up the freeway: Wisconsin DOT adds ‘flex lane’ to the Beltline

WMTV, April 19, 2021

Harley-Davidson says EU tariff ruling threatens European sales

Wisconsin Public Radio, April 19, 2021

Wisconsin DOT has 40 new projects to improve road infrastructures

WJFW, April 19, 2021

DOT opts for more study of I-94 east-west expansion, adding up to a year to planning

April 15, 2021

Five Midwest mayors urge federal officials to support Amtrak expansion

The Capital Times, April 15, 2021

I-94 expansion put on hold as DOT opts for more research

Wisconsin Public Radio, April 15, 2021

Wisconsin given a ‘C’ on White House infrastructure report card

CBS 58, April 12, 2021

State municipalities receive $99 million in second quarter transportation aid

Lodi Enterprise, April 10, 2021

Amtrak wants to add new passenger line between Milwaukee, Chicago and Twin Cities

TMJ 4, March 31, 2021

CN reaches deal to sell 650 miles of railroad track in northern Wisconsin and the U.P. to WATCO

WXPR, March 30, 2021

Milwaukee airport reports over 60% decline in passenger totals in February

March 30, 2021

DOT looking for insight on second train going through Columbus, Dells and Portage

Portage Daily Register, March 29, 2021

Southwest Airlines adds nonstop flights from Milwaukee to Florida

Milwaukee Business News, March 30, 2021

Streetcar rides, once at 2,100 per day before pandemic, now just 516

March 25, 2021