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[KevinKorell]

Progressive Railroading, 8/24/16:

Milwaukee taps Kiewit to build streetcar line

The Milwaukee Department of Public Works has selected Kiewit Infrastructure Co. to build the first phase of the city's streetcar line, as well as the Lakefront Extension and an operations and maintenance facility.

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[KevinKorell]

Milwaukee, WI Journal-Sentinel, 2/17/17:

 

 

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Milwaukee Streetcar route construction to begin in April

 

After months of planning, construction of the Milwaukee Streetcar is on track to begin in April.

 

Route construction — the laying of rails on city streets — will begin on W. St. Paul Ave. in early April, officials said Friday during a streetcar committee meeting at City Hall.

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[Sloan]

New rails [from Arcelor Mittal in Steelton, PA?    ] arrive as shown in the video below:

 

http://www.wisn.com/...lwaukee/9149948

Edited by Sloan, 11 October 2017 - 02:21 PM.

[Sloan]

 

 

Streetcar rail lines downtown streets in waiting

Text and video are here:

 

http://www.tmj4.com/...eets-in-waiting

[KevinKorell]

Milwaukee, WI Journal-Sentinel, 7/21/17:

 

 

Milwaukee streetcar project on track for hiring and contracting goals

 

The Milwaukee streetcar project — formally launched three months ago — is set to meet goals for hiring city residents and contracting with minority construction firms.

 

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[KevinKorell]

On Milwaukee 8/2/17:

 

 

Mayor walks streetcar route section with workers who are building it

 

As part of his Walk 100 Miles in 100 Days Challenge, which takes Mayor Tom Barrett on strolls in neighborhoods around town, Barrett walked a section of the Milwaukee Streetcar route Wednesday morning with some of the construction workers who are building it

 

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[KevinKorell]

WISN-TV, Channel 12 in Milwaukee, WI, 9/29/17:

 

 

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Despite calls to derail Milwaukee Streetcar, mayor confident in long-term funding

 

Immediately after Mayor Tom Barrett released his 2018 municipal budget that included a reduction in police and fire protection, many argued that Milwaukee's Streetcar project was siphoning funds that could be used to pay for emergency services.

 

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[KevinKorell]

WTMJ-TV, Channel 4 in Milwaukee, WI, 10/10/17:

 

 

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It's OK, you can drive on the streetcar tracks

 

The City of Milwaukee has nearly completed the roadway portion of the streetcar construction on Broadway in downtown Milwaukee. But the nearly finished product is confusing some drivers. 

 

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[KevinKorell]

Daily Reporter, 12/15/17:

 

 

 

90 percent of Milwaukee streetcar tracks completed

 

 

 

Ninety percent of the Milwaukee streetcar tracks have been put in place, thanks in part to favorable weather conditions in recent months, say officials involved with the 2.5-mile construction project.

 

During a Friday meeting of an ad-hoc committee charged with overseeing the $124 million project, city officials praised the aggressive pace at which construction has progressed on the streetcar.

 

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[KevinKorell]

WDJT-TV, Channel 58 in Milwaukee, WI, 2/8/18:

 

Special Report: Making the Milwaukee Streetcar

 

Milwaukee’s first streetcar is scheduled to arrive next month. The company making it let CBS 58 inside on Thursday so we could show it to you.

 

See it here.