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March 29, 2024
Interchange with Integrity: How WTBA members are tackling key deadline head-on
By Lane Kimble
LODI, Wis. -- It feels a bit like deja vu for Becky Woller’s Integrity Grading & Excavating crews: shift interstate traffic to the other side of the freeway, tear down a bridge, and build a…
Read MoreMarch 13, 2024
Operating Engineers Local 139 tour shows importance of strong partnership with contractors
By Lane Kimble
COLOMA, Wis. -- Carved out of the woods and sandy soils of central Wisconsin, the Operating Engineers Local 139 Training Center has stood for nearly 50 years. Last Friday marked the first time the center…
Read MoreFebruary 23, 2024
“We are so strong as one”: Memorable Annual Convention jump starts 2024 season
By Lane Kimble
CHARLOTTE HARBOR, Fla. -- The theme may have been “Build the Road Tour,” but the 2024 WTBA Annual Convention built something even greater: strength and unity. “You come together as one, we are so powerful……
Read MoreJanuary 19, 2024
C-E Conference draws huge crowd thanks to strong agenda, networking opportunities
By Lane Kimble
WISCONSIN DELLS, Wis. -- The view from the podium was truly impressive: a sea of people crowded into a huge ballroom with their attention on the stage. It’s the kind of audience WisDOT Secretary Craig…
Read MoreDecember 5, 2023
First-ever PAC Pheasant Hunt generates momentum for legislative efforts
By Lane Kimble
JOHNSON CREEK, Wis. -- You don’t need to break the bank in order to help WTBA maintain a strong presence representing transportation construction builders in the state Capitol. In fact, you don’t even need to…
Read MoreNovember 10, 2023
A ‘critical artery’ now complete: State cuts ribbon on massive Zoo Interchange project
By Lane Kimble
WAUWATOSA, Wis. -- With eight lanes of traffic flowing smoothly over his shoulder, Tony Straseske used a fitting noun to describe the Zoo Interchange project. “People have sacrificed a lot… to deliver this big animal,”…
Read MoreNovember 3, 2023
WTBA members’ work crucial to making northeast Wisconsin corridor safer
By Lane Kimble
HORTONVILLE, Wis. -- There was almost a collective sigh of relief to go along with the applause at a ribbon cutting ceremony in Outagamie County late last week. For a long time, it seemed like…
Read MoreOctober 20, 2023
Retreating Forward: Associate Council Red Crown event inspires attendees to tackle workforce challenges head-on
By Lane Kimble
ARBOR VITAE, Wis. -- What is the single most important thing you did in the last year to make your team better? It’s a question Mike Carr encouraged WTBA Associate Council Fall Retreat attendees to…
Read MoreSeptember 14, 2023
“They have to get on the machines”: Brooks Tractor’s Demo Day provides techie test drives
By Lane Kimble
MOUNT PLEASANT, Wis. -- Contractors from across southeastern Wisconsin got the chance to test drive new tech this week, thanks to a WTBA Associate member. Tuesday, Brooks Tractor’s Mount Pleasant location hosted a Demo Day…
Read MoreSeptember 1, 2023
“Thank you for fixing these roads”: Farmer grateful for state’s significant transportation investments
By Lane Kimble
MONROE, Wis. -- Many of the roads around Wisconsin’s farms are filled with potholes, crumbling pavement, and provide precious few feet for tractors and trucks to maneuver. That will soon start to change. “It is…
Read MoreAugust 28, 2023
“All-hands-on-deck effort”: WisDOT, WTBA members stress work zone safety at two events
By Lane Kimble
“In Gottes Namen.” It’s a phrase Jim Griesbach picked up from his grandfather – an old German farmer – who uttered those words every time he entered a field. “Every day, when I walk through…
Read MoreAugust 18, 2023
Political Paving: State lawmaker gets first-hand experience with Northeast Asphalt
By Lane Kimble
HORTONVILLE, Wis. -- She could’ve simply showed up, walked around, and posed for a few pictures. Instead – Rachael Cabral-Guevara put on a safety vest and eagerly climbed into the driver’s seat of an asphalt…
Read MoreAugust 2, 2023
Safer Skies: Central Wisconsin Airport project takes flight thanks to WTBA members
By Lane Kimble
MOSINEE, Wis. -- Most job sites that Nate Swanke drives onto don’t require special authorized clearance through securely locked gates, but this one does for good reason. “It’s definitely weird the first time you come…
Read MoreJuly 20, 2023
Keeping Work Zone Awareness top-of-mind, WisDOT holds Northeast Region event
By Lane Kimble
GREEN BAY, Wis. -- Drivers passing construction workers along Highway 172 in Brown County this summer may not recognize the men and women working behind the cones. However, Jon Leach certainly does. “It’s very much…
Read MoreJune 23, 2023
Michels goes Mega: Reconstruction expanding I-43 near Grafton
By Lane Kimble
GRAFTON, Wis. -- The people in charge of Michels Road & Stone’s mega project along I-43 in Ozaukee County will tell you: it’s not a particularly complicated job, but it sure is challenging. “It’s just…
Read MoreJune 16, 2023
Young Gun: Rep. Dallman, 31, fighting for rural roads during second elected term
By Lane Kimble
When State Rep. Alex Dallman talks about his childhood career goals, he’s speaking of relatively recent history. At just 31 years old, Dallman is halfway through his second term in state office. “I told myself…
Read MoreJune 9, 2023
Sen. Wimberger hopeful budget includes significant bridge project
By Lane Kimble
State Senator Eric Wimberger knows a heck of a lot about a proposed bridge project in his home district. “The Southern Bridge in De Pere, that is my baby,” Wimberger told WTBA. “Hopefully we get…
Read MoreJune 7, 2023
FARM FOCUS: WTBA Board gets firsthand look at dairy’s link to transportation during tour
By Lane Kimble
EVANSVILLE, Wis. -- You don’t need to wait long to spot a tanker truck hauling milk out of Larson Acres farm in Evansville. Five of them – totaling about 25,000 gallons – make the 16-mile…
Read MoreJune 2, 2023
“The need is great”: Speed networking event connects contractors with job seekers
By Lane Kimble
Transportation contractors often tell Lorie Thompson the same thing: They can teach a person the skills to do the job, but they can’t teach them to show up and be passionate about the work. That’s…
Read MoreMay 25, 2023
Sen. Stroebel on transportation: “The vitality of our state… Roads are a huge part of that”
By Lane Kimble
State Senator Duey Stroebel isn’t afraid to share his opinion – and he has a lot to say. Whether it’s his reason for running for office in 2011 (“Maybe we just need a little more…
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