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Highway funding impasse hits home in Milwaukee
Governing the States and Localities - For years, the Republicans who control Wisconsin’s state government have been hopelessly split on how to pay for road improvements. Things got so bad earlier this year that the [...]
I-94 East-West safety problems and congestion remain after Milwaukee expansion abandoned
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - Freeway safety and congestion problems that prompted state transportation officials to plan the reconstruction of I-94 between 16th and 70th streets in Milwaukee will not be dealt with now that the [...]
Abandoned I-94 project kicks costs down the road
Wisconsin Radio Network - What’s next, now that the state has pulled the plug on the I-94 project in Milwaukee County? The state Department of Transportation this week asked the Federal Highway Administration to withdraw authorization [...]
Statement: Coalition of Milwaukee-Waukesha Business and Community Leaders urge WisDOT to reconsider position on I-94 East-West
The I-94 East-West Econ Connect Coalition released the following statement on the Wisconsin Department of Transportation’s recent letter to the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) about the I-94 East-West project in Milwaukee: “I-94 East-West Econ Connect, a [...]
Wisconsin abandons I-94 East-West project in Milwaukee County for lack of funds
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - Gov. Scott Walker’s administration is giving up on reconstructing I-94 in Milwaukee between the Marquette and Zoo interchanges in the near term. The about-face from Walker’s team came two weeks after federal [...]
GOP budget deal would delay major Milwaukee-area freeway work
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel – A Republican budget deal on transportation would delay two massive construction projects in Milwaukee, impose a $75 surcharge on hybrid vehicles and for the first time apply to the federal government to [...]
A push to pay for the project: Farrow, other officials call for funding I-94 East-West Corridor reconstruction
Waukesha Freeman — Waukesha County officials are rallying behind the planned reconstruction project for the Interstate 94 east/west corridor that was cut from the state’s proposed biennial budget by Gov. Scott Walker. Waukesha County [...]
Waukesha County Executive Farrow joins regional business leaders in call to keep I-94 East-West project moving forward
Waukesha County Executive Paul Farrow today joined members of I-94 East-West Econ Connect, a coalition of Waukesha and Milwaukee County businesses, organizations and institutions working to keep Wisconsin’s economy strong, in calling on lawmakers to [...]
As Madison considers delaying critical fix yet again, Waukesha County Executive Paul Farrow joins regional business leaders in call to keep I-94 East-West reconstruction – and Wisconsin’s healthy economy – moving forward
MILWAUKEE – Waukesha County Executive Paul Farrow today joined members of I-94 East-West Econ Connect, a coalition of Waukesha and Milwaukee County businesses, organizations and institutions working to keep Wisconsin’s economy strong, in calling on [...]
New radio ad urges legislators to finish the job, spend wisely and keep I-94 East-West reconstruction on track
I-94 East-West Econ Connect – a coalition of Waukesha and Milwaukee County business, organizations and institutions working to keep Wisconsin’s economy strong – today launched a radio campaign urging lawmakers to include funding in the [...]