Legal conflict looms despite what county official calls generous peace offering

In an effort to defuse a looming legal battle with the Town of Saukville, County Board Chairman Robert Brooks has offered to discuss concessions that include donating land to the town and paving its roads in exchange for the ability to expand the county’s gravel mining operation in the town without a fight, he said Tuesday... Read More

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Gov. Scott Walker is touting new positive jobs numbers he says is a more accurate reflection of how the state’s economy is turning around. Democratic challenger Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett says Walker is cooking the books by releasing the figures before they have been reviewed by the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics.

The figures based on a census of businesses released Wednesday, May 16th show Wisconsin gained 23,300 public and private jobs in 2011. Previous totals based on a smaller survey of businesses showed the state lost 33,900 jobs over the year.

State Highway 33

Weather permitting, the paving crews will begin their work to place the base layer for the remainder of the project starting May 10th, and project a completion date of Saturday May 12th. It is planned to move the traffic to the north lanes and the roundabouts will become operational the week of May 14th.

Please review the interactive roundabout tutorial video link found at the top of this page. 
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I-43

This project continues to go well, though a few days were lost due to the wet weather.

As always, motorists are cautioned to watch for flagmen, dump trucks, and heavy equipment leaving and entering the work zones.

Questions/Concerns should be directed to Wis DOT Field Representative Paul Piccione, 262-235-4000.