Articles tagged with highway

Wed, May 23, 2012

Progress on highway bill but Keystone unresolved: senator

By Roberta Rampton

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Lawmakers on a U.S. Senate-House committee are making progress on finalizing a transportation spending bill, Senator Barbara Boxer ...

Mon, May 21, 2012

Closed lanes on Highway 52 in Wausau today

WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) – Expect some delays on Wausau's west side to start the week as construction starts up.

The D-O-T says they'll ...

Fri, May 18, 2012

DOT reminding Wisconsinites it's illegal to put political signs on highway rights of way

MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - Don’t take your political disputes to the streets.

State transportation officials are reminding Wisconsinites that it’s against the law ...

Fri, May 18, 2012

Police arrest suspect in Mississippi highway shootings

TUPELO, Mississippi (Reuters) - Mississippi police have arrested a man they believe is responsible for two highway killings this month, the Department of Public Safety ...

Sun, May 13, 2012

Forty-nine headless corpses found in Mexico

By Luis Ochoa

CADEREYTA JIMENEZ, Mexico (Reuters) - Suspected drug gang killers dumped 49 headless bodies on a highway near Mexico's northern city of ...

Tue, May 08, 2012

Lawmakers face speed bumps on highway bill

By Roberta Rampton

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Congressional lawmakers launched efforts on Tuesday to forge a compromise on transportation spending, an uphill journey made even tougher ...

Sat, May 05, 2012

Two bombs explode on Damascus highway: residents

By Mariam Karouny

DAMASCUS (Reuters) - Two bombs detonated on a central Damascus highway on Saturday, destroying nine cars, residents said, in a further sign ...

Fri, May 04, 2012

Billboard company can file condemnation lawsuit

MADISON, Wis. (WSAU) - The Wisconsin Supreme Court unanimously agreed today that a billboard company can file a lawsuit to try and get a share ...

Fri, May 04, 2012

Two injured in Highway 29 rollover

HATLEY, Wis (WSAU) Two people are in the hospital after a rollover crash on Highway 29 in Hatley yesterday morning. Police say a pick-up ...

Mon, April 30, 2012

UPDATED: Victims identified in triple fatal

LINWOOD, Wis. (WSAU) – Authorities have identified three people killed in a car crash yesterday on Highway 66.

The driver was 29-year-old Scott Dean of ...

Fri, April 27, 2012

Prison ordered for drunken driver in high speed chase

NEILLSVILLE, Wis. (WSAU) – A Clark County judge has sentenced a Minneapolis man to a year-and-a-half in prison for his 6th drunken driving offense.

David ...

Wed, April 25, 2012

House Republican divide keeps lid on highway projects

By David Lawder

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Nearly every day, rush-hour traffic backs up for miles on both ends of the overburdened Brent Spence Bridge, which ...

Mon, April 16, 2012

Highway K detour starts today

TOWN OF MAINE, Wis. (WSAU) – A bridge replacement project will close one of the main roads from Wausau to Merrill for the next two ...

Fri, April 13, 2012

Man killed in Highway N rollover

RIB MOUNTAIN, Wis. (WSAU) – A 25-year-old Wausau man died in a rollover crash on Highway N in Rib Mountain early this morning.

The Marathon ...

Wed, April 11, 2012

FDL woman arrested for OWI after wrong-way driving on Highway 41

FOND DU LAC, WI (WTAQ) - A woman from Fond du Lac has been arrested for OWI after state trooper say she drove the wrong ...

Mon, April 09, 2012

Road work starts tomorrow on I-39, Highway 51

UNDATED (WSAU) – You can expect to see work crews along I-39 and Highway 51 over the next few weeks.

You'll see single lane ...

Thu, April 05, 2012

I-39 repaving starts next month

STEVENS POINT, Wis. (WSAU) – A stretch of Interstate 39 near Stevens Point will be repaved starting next month.

Governor Walker signed a contract for ...

Thu, March 29, 2012

December drunken driving chase leads to trial

NEILLSVILLE, Wis. (WSAU) – A Minneapolis man will stand trial on charges he led police on a drunken driving high speed chase in December on ...

Wed, March 28, 2012

Congress passes stopgap transport funding bill

By Donna Smith

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Congress averted a weekend shutdown of thousands of transportation construction projects on Thursday by passing a stopgap funding ...

Wed, March 28, 2012

Car fire on Highway 51

WAUSAU, Wis (WSAU) There was a car fire on Highway 51 last night.

44-year-old Randy Hoppe was traveling northbound through Wausau around 7pm. when ...

Sat, March 24, 2012

Local Highway Repairs Start Monday

WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) There will be single lane closures starting Monday on Highway 51 in the Wausau area.

The DOT says that repair work ...

Mon, March 19, 2012

Deadly highway incidents in SE Wisconsin Sunday

MILWAUKEE (WTAQ) - One man was shot to death while driving onto a Milwaukee freeway. And another person was killed and 11 others were hurt ...

Tue, March 13, 2012

Rollover crash in Highway N

MARATHON, Wis (WSAU) An Edgar man is recovering after his car overturned during a one-vehicle crash on Highway N near Marathon.

The cause of ...

Thu, March 08, 2012

Keystone oil pipeline bill fails in Senate

By Roberta Rampton and Jeff Mason

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Democrats on Thursday defeated a Republican proposal to give a permit to the Keystone XL ...

Wed, March 07, 2012

Senate to tackle highway bill amendments, House struggles

By David Lawder

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate leaders struck a deal on Wednesday to move forward on stalled transportation legislation that now will include votes ...

Wed, March 07, 2012

House speaker gives Republicans highway bill ultimatum

By David Lawder

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner implored fellow Republicans on Wednesday to pass a $260 billion transportation ...

Tue, March 06, 2012

Highway vote keeps Keystone fight alive in Senate

By David Lawder

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Republicans' push for a vote to authorize the $7 billion Keystone XL oil pipeline project gained momentum on ...

Mon, March 05, 2012

Tanker crashes, spills load on Highway 29

ABBOTSFORD, Wis. (WSAU) – A semi tanker full of tater tots and mozzarella sticks overturned on Highway 29 near Abbotsford this morning.

The driver was ...

Fri, February 24, 2012

Driver dead in Belle Plaine crash

SHAWANO, Wis. (WSAU) – One person died and another was injured in a head-on crash on Highway 22 in Shawano County today.

The sheriff’s ...

Fri, February 24, 2012

Truck crash on Highway 29

SHAWANO, Wis (WSAU) A truck overturned on Highway 29 near Shawano yesterday. It spilled a load of soybean meal onto the roadway.

A police ...

Tue, February 14, 2012

Drug shortage bill may ride U.S. highway legislation

By Anna Yukhananov

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The recent shortage of a critical medicine for childhood cancer has prompted U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar to attach ...

Tue, February 14, 2012

Drug shortage bill may ride highway legislation

By Anna Yukhananov

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The recent shortage of a critical medicine for childhood cancer has prompted Senator Amy Klobuchar to attach her bill ...

Mon, February 13, 2012

House Republicans look to amend highway bill

By John Crawley

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican leaders in the House of Representatives will consider removing a contentious funding provision in a multi-year $260 billion ...

Fri, February 10, 2012

Keystone backers try to hitch ride on Senate highway bill

By Roberta Rampton

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican senators who back the Keystone XL pipeline plan to file an amendment that would attach the project to ...

Fri, February 10, 2012

Car fire snarls traffic on Highway 51

ROTHSCHILD, Wis (WSAU) There was a car-fire in the southbound lanes of Highway 51 in Rothschild last night. It was reported around 9-30 last ...

Wed, February 08, 2012

Keystone could be part of Senate highway debate: Thune

By David Lawder

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The contentious Keystone XL oil pipeline could become part of the debate on the Senate floor over highway funding ...

Thu, February 02, 2012

Avalanche closes sole highway out of Anchorage

By Yereth Rosen

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - The sole highway leading south from Anchorage was closed on Thursday after an early-morning avalanche swept through the ...

Tue, January 31, 2012

Rockslide shuts highway in Tennessee, causing massive detour

By Tim Ghianni

NASHVILLE, Tenn (Reuters) - A rockslide has forced Tennessee to close a one-mile section of westbound Interstate 40 near the border with ...

Mon, January 30, 2012

Florida highway crash report details scary scene

By Barbara Liston

ORLANDO, Fla (Reuters) - A new report on the Florida highway pileup on Sunday that killed 10 people describes a frightening scene ...

Sun, January 29, 2012

Florida highway reopens after deadly pileup

ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) - A Florida highway near Gainesville reopened on Monday, more than 30 hours after a horrific pileup that left ten people dead ...

Sun, January 29, 2012

Keystone to be linked to U.S. highway bill: Boehner

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican lawmakers will try to force the Obama administration to approve the Canada-to-Texas Keystone XL pipeline by attaching it to a highway ...

Thu, January 26, 2012

High speed chase suspect charged

NEILLSVILLE, Wis. (WSAU) – A Minneapolis man has made his first court appearance on charges he led police on a drunken driving high speed chase ...

Tue, January 24, 2012

Republicans eye highway bill as vehicle for Keystone

By Richard Cowan

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - House of Representatives Republicans looking to force approval of the Canada-to-Texas Keystone XL oil pipeline that was blocked last ...

Thu, January 19, 2012

Fireplace ashes ignited Nevada fire that gutted 26

By Riley Snyder

RENO, Nevada (Reuters) - The careless disposal of hot fireplace ashes by an elderly man ignited the fierce brush fire that destroyed ...

Mon, January 16, 2012

Portage County names top highway, IT officials

STEVENS POINT, Wis. (WSAU) – There is about to be a new man in charge of road work in Portage County.

The county board will ...

Thu, January 12, 2012

Car, semi crash on Highway 80

TOWN OF REMINGTON, Wis. (WSAU) – A car crashed into a semi on Highway 80 in rural Wood County last night.

No one was injured ...

Wed, January 11, 2012

Man hurt in Highway 51 crash

MERRILL, Wis. (WSAU) – A car rear-ended a logging truck on Highway 51 this morning.

Paramedics took the driver of the car, David Theilman, to ...

Tue, January 10, 2012

Alaskan blizzard spawns avalanches, closes highway, tunnel

By Yereth Rosen

ANCHORAGE, Jan 10 - Alaska state officials closed the sole highway leading south out of Anchorage on Tuesday because of high winds ...

Wed, January 04, 2012

Two-car crash on Highway 52 parkway

WAUSAU, Wis (WSAU) There was a crash Tuesday afternoon on the Highway 52 parkway in Wausau. Two vehicles collided around 3pm. One overturned and ...

Mon, December 26, 2011

Little snow equals savings for road plows

UNDATED (WSAU) – Some county highway officials are cheering the lack of a white Christmas.

The lack of snow has saved already strapped county budgets ...

Tue, December 20, 2011

Leading Greenhill banker dies in NJ plane crash

By Greg Roumeliotis

(Reuters) - A senior Greenhill & Co Inc investment banker, an avid pilot who worked on some of his firm's biggest deals, was one of five people killed when his private plane crashed on a busy New Jersey highway on Tuesday.

Jeffrey Buckalew, 45, head of Greenhill's North American Advisory, was believed to have been traveling with his wife, Corinne, and their two children, Jackson and Meriwether, the boutique investment bank said in a statement.

Rakesh Chawla, 36, a Greenhill financial services sector banker, was also killed, the firm said in a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

The single-engine Socata plane took off from New Jersey's Teterboro Airport and was headed for DeKalb Peachtree Airport near Atlanta, Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Jim Peters said.

The causes of the accident are under investigation. Before the crash, the plane made contact with an air traffic controller asking for permission to seek higher altitude, which was granted, Peters said. Following this, the transmission became garbled and the plane fell off the radar, he added.

Buckalew, who joined Greenhill in 1996 from Salomon Brothers, was an experienced pilot with a passion for flying, Greenhill said.

Buckalew had advised on many of Greenhill's largest deals, including Delta Air Lines' $3.1 billion acquisition of Northwest Airlines and Roche's purchase of Genentech Inc for $46.8 billion.

Greenhill shares ended trading almost flat at $35.30, underperforming the Dow Jones U.S. Financial Services Index, which rose 3.8 percent on Tuesday.

"Jeff was one of the first employees of Greenhill. He and Rakesh were extraordinary professionals who were highly respected by colleagues and clients alike," Greenhill Chairman Robert Greenhill and Chief Executive Scott Bok said in a joint statement. "They will be sorely missed and our sympathies go out to their families and friends."

Chawla had joined the firm in 2003 from private equity firm Blackstone Group.

New Jersey State police Trooper Christopher Kay said five people were confirmed dead, but could not comment on their identities as the investigation was continuing.

Debris was sprayed across Interstate 287 near Morristown, New Jersey, as the plane hit the southbound lane on Tuesday morning and then travelled across into the northbound lane. Traffic was restored later in the day, Kay said.

(Reporting by Greg Roumeliotis in New York, additional reporting by Paritosh Bansal in New York and Jessica Hall in Philadelphia; Editing by John Wallace, Richard Chang, Gary Hill)

(This story was corrected in paragraph 9 to change ...

Tue, December 20, 2011

Small plane crashes on New Jersey highway, at least three dead

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A small plane crashed onto Interstate 287 near Morristown, New Jersey, on Tuesday, killing at least three on board, New Jersey ...

Mon, December 12, 2011

Report: Highway project over-budget

WAUSAU, Wis (WSAU) The seven-year project to rebuilt the highway 51-29 interchange in Wausau cost twice as much as the original estimate. A Gannet ...

Tue, November 29, 2011

Truck rolls on side, spills paper

MERRILL, Wis. (WSAU) – A semi truck carrying 45,000 pounds of large paper rolls rolled on its side today as it was turning from ...

Fri, November 25, 2011

Horse on highway causes crash involving infant in Grand Chute

GRAND CHUTE, WI (WTAQ) - Authorities near Appleton are trying to determine how a horse made it onto a highway, and was injured by a ...

Fri, November 18, 2011

New Mexico secretary of state strikes body on highway

By Dennis J. Carroll

SANTA FE, New Mexico (Reuters) - New Mexico Secretary of State Dianna Duran was one of at least three drivers who ...

Wed, October 26, 2011

Highway 64 will be closed for repairs

MERRILL, Wis. (WSAU) – Part of Highway 64 in Merrill will be closed for road work next week.

The highway will be closed next Wednesday ...

Wed, October 12, 2011

Highway 10 pileup causes injuries

TOWN OF LIND, Wis. (WSAU) – A minivan crashed into a semi truck as it was trying to turn on Highway 10 in Waupaca County ...

Mon, October 10, 2011

North Carolina highway reopens after Hurricane Irene

WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina (Reuters) - The highway linking North Carolina's Outer Banks to the mainland reopened on Monday, restoring traffic to parts of the ...

Fri, October 07, 2011

New highway funding plan to be hashed out for Wisconsin

MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - A new state commission will start meeting on October 25th to determine the best way to plan for new highway construction ...

Sat, October 01, 2011

Highway Crash Claims Life Near Antigo

ANTIGO, Wis (WSAU) One person is dead after a two vehicle crash on Friday afternoon. The accident happened near the intersection of Highway HH ...

Thu, September 15, 2011

Senate approves FAA, highway funding extensions

By John Crawley

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate approved legislation on Thursday to temporarily renew funding for airport and highway improvement projects, averting threatened shutdowns of ...

Tue, September 13, 2011

County re-hires former highway official

STEVENS POINT, Wis. (WSAU) – Portage County has re-hired its former assistant highway commissioner to fill the top job while it searches for a permanent ...

Mon, September 12, 2011

Hwy 10 bridge near Point closed this week

STEVENS POINT, Wis. (WSAU) – A bridge on Highway 10 will be closed today for road work.

The D-O-T plans to install antiskid treatment on ...

Mon, September 05, 2011

Highway 52 down to one lane

WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) – You’ll have to deal with a little more congestion as a road construction project in Wausau comes to a close ...

Fri, September 02, 2011

Highway closed by Southern California wildfire reopened

By Dan Whitcomb

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A major highway closed by a wildfire was reopened on Saturday but officials warned smoke or firefighting could ...

Tue, August 30, 2011

Highway overpass to open Friday

ROTHSCHILD, Wis. (WSAU) – The state transportation department will re-open a highway overpass on Friday that has been under construction for months.

The Foxglove Road ...

Tue, August 30, 2011

Highway 52 construction entering final stretch

WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) – Workers are nearly complete with construction on the Highway 52/17th Avenue project on Wausau's West side.

Project manager Mark ...

Tue, August 30, 2011

Paul Rudd Gets Picked Up on the Highway: Late Last Night

Last night, Paul Rudd appeared on The Late Show to discuss his recent hitchhiking venture, and to share his odd means of displaying gratitude ...

Mon, August 29, 2011

Paul Rudd Gets Picked Up on the Highway: Late Last Night

Last night, Paul Rudd appeared on The Late Show to discuss his recent hitchhiking venture, and to share his odd means of displaying gratitude ...

Sun, August 28, 2011

Paul Rudd Gets Picked Up on the Highway: Late Last Night

Last night, Paul Rudd appeared on The Late Show to discuss his recent hitchhiking venture, and to share his odd means of displaying gratitude ...

Sat, August 27, 2011

Paul Rudd Gets Picked Up on the Highway: Late Last Night

Last night, Paul Rudd appeared on The Late Show to discuss his recent hitchhiking venture, and to share his odd means of displaying gratitude ...

Tue, August 23, 2011

Bull semen spill causes scare, closes highway in Nashville

By Tim Ghianni

NASHVILLE, Tenn (Reuters) - A spill of frozen bull semen bound for a Texas breeder triggered a scare here early Tuesday that ...

Fri, August 19, 2011

Funding approved for Highway 64 project near Antigo

UNDATED (WSAU) Governor Scott Walker has given final approval to rebuilding a section of Highway 64 near Antigo. Road work will begin on August ...

Wed, August 17, 2011

Man shoots self while driving on highway in Tennessee

By Tim Ghianni

NASHVILLE (Reuters) - A 23-year-old man faced possible criminal charges on Wednesday after he accidentally shot himself in both legs when he ...

Fri, August 12, 2011

Flood damage to key Iowa highway a setback, engineers say

By David Hendee

OMAHA, Neb (Reuters) - This year's flooding along the Missouri River has eroded bridges and roadbed on Interstate Highway 29 in ...

Thu, August 11, 2011

Gaddafi vows fight as world backs new leaders

By Samia Nakhoul and Mohammed Abbas

TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Muammar Gaddafi urged his supporters from hiding to fight on as Libya's new interim rulers ...

Wed, August 03, 2011

Opposition to Highway 29 freeway proposal

UNDATED (WSAU) Many businesses and landowners are opposed to making Highway 29 a limited access freeway east of Wausau. The state D-O-T held a ...

Tue, August 02, 2011

Senate should act on highway bill after break: Reid

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate should take up legislation laying out how much money the country will spend on roads, bridges and highways when it ...

Mon, August 01, 2011

Bridge work on Highway 97 starts this week

ATHENS, Wis. (WSAU) – Expect some delays on Highway 97 in Athens this week as crews do some bridge work.

Both the Highway 97 bridge ...

Thu, July 28, 2011

DOT considers limited access to Highway 29

UNDATED (WSAU) The State DOT is studying a proposal to make Highway 29 a limited access freeway between Ringle and Wittenberg. There are currently ...

Mon, July 25, 2011

West side road project half over

WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) – The road work headaches are half over for drivers on Wausau's west side.

A state transportation official says the department ...

Tue, July 12, 2011

Farm Tech Days closes part of Highway 97

MARSHFIELD, Wis. (WSAU) – You'll need to find another way around Farm Technology Days as parts of Highway 97 are closed this week.

Crews ...

Mon, July 11, 2011

Man injured in rollover

MERRILL, Wis. (WSAU) – A 21year-old Eau Claire man was seriously injured when he rolled his car over on Highway 51 just north of Highway ...

Wed, July 06, 2011

Maryland highway reopens, armed man still on run: police

By Molly O'Toole

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Maryland reopened a major north-south highway on Wednesday as police continued the search for an armed suspect spotted ...

Wed, July 06, 2011

One dead in Highway 51 accident

WOODRUFF, Wis. (WSAU) – One person died and several others were injured in a multi-car accident on Highway 51 in Woodruff.

Police say a northbound ...

Fri, July 01, 2011

Camper catches fire on Highway 51

MERRILL, Wis. (WSAU) – A camper caught on fire on Highway 51, delaying some holiday travelers during their commute north.

The Lincoln County sheriff’s ...

Tue, June 28, 2011

State budget prohibits cooperation between county highway departments

MADISON, Wis. (WSAU) - Wisconsin counties can no longer work with each other to improve their highways.

The new state budget signed by Governor Scott ...

Thu, June 16, 2011

Utility emergency shuts down Highway 64

ANTIGO, Wis. (WSAU) – Authorities shut down part of Highway 64 this afternoon to repair a gas line that ruptured near Poplar Road.

Traffic was ...

Sat, June 11, 2011

Mysterious mountain lion killed in Connecticut

By Lauren Keiper

BOSTON (Reuters) - A mountain lion was killed just 70 miles from New York City early on Saturday morning and officials were ...

Thu, June 09, 2011

Pick-up vs tractor crash shuts down Highway 52

TOWN OF WAUSAU, Wis (WSAU) A pick-up truck and a tractor crashed on Highway 52 in the Town of Wausau yesterday. For a time ...

Wed, May 18, 2011

Truck loses cargo on highway

PINE RIVER, Wis. (WSAU) – Two people were injured when a shower basin flew off of a truck on Highway 51 yesterday afternoon.

The accident ...

Thu, May 05, 2011

Adopt A Highway Volunteers Needed

ST. PAUL, Min. (MNN) -  The state Department of Transportation is looking for volunteers to help pick up litter along the highways. Around 45-hundred groups ...

Wed, May 04, 2011

Crash on Highway 29

WESTON (WSAU) There's been a crash on Highway 29 eastbound in Weston. It happened east of Highway J last night.

Everest Metro police ...

Tue, May 03, 2011

Highway 41 May Become an Interstate

Green Bay, Wis.(WHBL-Learfield) - Governor Scott Walker will announce an effort today to make Highway 41 an Interstate from Milwaukee-to-Green Bay. Will Dorsey of ...

Tue, May 03, 2011

Highway work starts in Point

STEVENS POINT, Wis. (WSAU) – Get ready for some road work if you're driving near Stevens Point over the next couple of days.

The ...

Mon, May 02, 2011

DOT starts Highway 52, other road projects

WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) – Work begins today on a project to replace the pavement on and traffic signals along Highway 52 on Wausau's west ...

Wed, April 27, 2011

Highway lane closures start tonight

ROTHSCHILD, Wis. (WSAU) – The D-O-T will shut down part of I-39 over the next two nights to remove bridge beams from the Foxglove Road ...

Mon, April 18, 2011

Red River flooding closes key Manitoba highway

By Rod Nickel

WINNIPEG, Manitoba (Reuters) - The main highway between North Dakota and the flooded Canadian province of Manitoba was set to be closed ...

Fri, April 15, 2011

Blizzard temporarily shuts Nebraska highway

OMAHA, Nebraska (Reuters) - A spring blizzard dumped up to 16 inches of snow in Nebraska, stranding dozens of motorists and forcing the closure of ...

Thu, April 14, 2011

Portage County highway department makes purchases from supervisor-owned company

STEVENS POINT, Wis (WSAU) The Portage County highway department has been buying equipment and supplies from a company that's owned by a county ...

Wed, April 13, 2011

Business Highway 51 re-open to traffic

ROTHSCHILD, Wis. (WSAU) - Authorities have re-opened two major roads that had been closed due to flooding.

The Marathon County highway department removed the barriers ...

Wed, April 13, 2011

West side businesses prepare for HWY 52 repaving

WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) – Local businesses and the city of Wausau are trying to work out ways to help Stewart Avenue businesses survive the upcoming ...

Mon, April 11, 2011

Water floods Business Highway 51

ROTHSCHILD, Wis. (WSAU) – The Marathon County highway department has closed part of Business Highway 51 near the Cedar Creek Mall in Rothschild because of ...

Tue, April 05, 2011

Highway funding to increase

UNDATED (WSAU) Governor Scott Walker’s proposed state budget adds $317-million for new-and-improved highways over the next two years. And one of Walker’s ...

Mon, April 04, 2011

Road work means Highway 51 lane closures

WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) – More road work gets underway today along parts of Highway 51.

You will find single lane daytime closures between Bridge Street ...

Tue, March 22, 2011

Brush fire closes 10-mile stretch of Florida highway

ORLANDO, Fla (Reuters) - Interstate 95 on Florida's east coast was closed early Tuesday near Cocoa as firefighters battled a new brush fire, according ...

Mon, March 21, 2011

Jan highway travel up 0.2 percent vs year ago: Government

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. highway travel increased 0.2 percent in January from a year earlier, rising 500 million miles, the U.S. Transportation ...

Tue, March 08, 2011

Gas tanker overturns on Connecticut highway

BOSTON (Reuters) - A gasoline tanker overturned on Interstate 91 in North Haven, Connecticut on Tuesday, shutting down traffic in both directions and snarling the ...

Tue, March 08, 2011

Gasoline tanker overturned on Connecticut highway

BOSTON (Reuters) - A gasoline tanker overturned on Interstate 91 in North Haven, Connecticut on Tuesday, shutting down traffic in both directions and threatening to ...

Tue, March 08, 2011

Smoldering Florida brush fire closes major highway

By Barbara Liston

ORLANDO, Fla (Reuters) - The smoldering remains of a 16,000-acre brush fire near Cape Canaveral, Florida temporarily closed Interstate 95 again ...

Fri, March 04, 2011

Neo-Nazi "adopted" highway may be named for Holocaust survivor

KANSAS CITY, Missouri (Reuters) - Missouri lawmakers will back a plan to name a stretch of highway for a Holocaust survivor, three years after a ...

Thu, February 17, 2011

One person dead, ten injured in highway crashes

UNDATED (WSAU) – A number of crashes across the area have claimed one life and injured 10 others.

In Wood County, alcohol is a factor ...

Tue, February 15, 2011

Dalai Lama's nephew killed on Florida highway

By Barbara Liston

ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) - The 45-year-old nephew of the Dalai Lama was struck and killed on Monday night on Florida's coastal ...

Mon, February 14, 2011

Highway repairs scheduled this week

WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) – You will find more daytime single lane closures on Wausau area highways this week.

The D-O-T will finish repairing some beam ...

Thu, February 03, 2011

South Dakota reopens highway closed by snow drifts

MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) - South Dakota reopened late Thursday afternoon an interstate where up to 200 vehicles, some with small children inside, were stranded for hours ...

Tue, February 01, 2011

Semi rolls over on Highway 51

RIB MOUNTAIN, Wis. (WSAU) – For the second day in a row, an accident involving a semi truck has snarled traffic on Highway 51 in ...

Mon, January 31, 2011

Small plane makes emergency landing on New Jersey highway

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A small plane suffering mechanical trouble made an emergency landing in an express lane on New Jersey's busy Interstate 80 ...

Mon, January 31, 2011

Crash snarls traffic on Highway 51

RIB MOUNTAIN, Wis. (WSAU) – A driver suffered serious injuries this morning after a crash with a semi truck on Highway 51 in Rib Mountain ...

Mon, January 31, 2011

One injured in car-semi accident on Highway 51

RIB MOUNTAIN, Wis. (WSAU) – A driver suffered serious injuries this morning after a crash with a semi truck on Highway 51 in Rib Mountain ...

Mon, January 31, 2011

One dead in Highway U crash

WAUSAU, Wis (WSAU) There was a fatal crash Sunday morning around 3am just north of Wausau. It happened near the intersection of Highway U ...

Tue, January 25, 2011

Man dies after rollover on Highway 45

BEAR CREEK, Wis. (WSAU) – A 78-year-old rural Shawano County man has died from injuries he suffered in a rollover crash on Highway 45 in ...

Thu, January 20, 2011

Analysis: Traffic jams unlikely on Cuban data highway

By Esteban Israel

HAVANA (Reuters) - A Venezuelan fiber optic cable should plug Cuba into high-speed Internet within months, but it may not immediately bring ...

Thu, January 20, 2011

Truck crash on Highway 29

TOWN OF FRANKFORT, Wis (WSAU) A semi-truck driver crashed into a horse that got loose along Highway 29 in western Marathon County yesterday morning ...

Fri, January 14, 2011

Three injured in Highway 29 crash

STETTIN, Wis. (WSAU) – The Marathon County sheriff's department believes alcohol was a factor in a crash on Highway 29 near Stettin this morning ...

Fri, January 14, 2011

South Texas highway crew shot at from Mexico side of border

SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) - Highway construction crews doing road work on a highway near the Rio Grande river border with Mexico were shot at by ...

Wed, December 22, 2010

UPDATE: Highway 41 Back Open After Closure

WINNEBAGO COUNTY, Wis. (WTAQ) - A section of Highway 41 near the Winnebago/Fond du Lac county line is back open after closing due to ...

Wed, December 15, 2010

Two charged in highway drug bust

WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) – Two Chicago residents are facing drug charges after police found nearly 10 ounces of cocaine during a high-speed chase Friday night ...

Fri, October 29, 2010

Crash on Highway F

LITTLE CHICAGO, Wis (WSAU) There was a two-truck crash on Highway F near Little Chicago yesterday. It happened around 11-30 AM near the intersection ...

Mon, October 25, 2010

DOT crews start road work on Highway 51 in Brokaw

BROKAW, Wis. (WSAU) – Department of Transportation work crews will be starting work to refinish a stretch of Highway 51 north of Wausau today

Construction ...

Wed, October 20, 2010

Interstate highway expansion approved

UNDATED (WSAU) A long-proposed expansion of the Interstate south of Madison took a big step forward yesterday. The state Transportation Projects Commission recommended adding ...

Wed, October 20, 2010

Appleton, Southern WI Highway Expansions Endorsed

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - A long-proposed expansion of the Interstate south of Madison took a big step forward Tuesday.

The state Transportation Projects Commission recommended ...

Tue, October 05, 2010

Top U.S. Highway Official Visiting Madison

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - The nation’s top highway official will visit Madison this week to see how an expansion of Interstate 94 is doing ...

Tue, October 05, 2010

Feedback wanted on Highway 45 corridor study

ANTIGO, Wis. (WSAU) – If you've got an opinion about sight lines, passing concerns or traffic congestion along Highway 45, the state transportation department ...

Thu, September 23, 2010

Public hearing tonight on Highway 54 project

PORT EDWARDS, Wis. (WSAU) – You can weigh in tonight on plans to realign parts of Highway 54 near Port Edwards.

The state transportation department ...

Mon, September 20, 2010

WATCH: Highway 51-29 interchange project officially open

WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) – A $309 million project that will make it easier for you to travel through the Wausau area on two major state ...

Sat, September 11, 2010

Man Injured In Highway Crash

Kronenwetter, Wi (WSAU) A 53 year old Weston Man was seriously injured in a one-car crash on I-39 Friday afternoon. The accident happened around ...

Tue, September 07, 2010

High speed chase ends on Highway 29

BONDUEL, Wis. (WTAQ) – Shawano County sheriff’s deputies stopped a high-speed chase that began in Green Bay early this morning.

Police say it all ...

Mon, August 23, 2010

Construction starts today on Highway 29 in Schofield

UNDATED (WSAU) New road work begins in Marathon County today.

On Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday westbound Highway 29 will be down to one lane ...

Sat, August 21, 2010

Gates Installed in Highway On-Ramps For Dangerous Conditions

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - On ramp gates are being installed on entrances to state highways and the interstate system as part of an effort to ...

Fri, August 06, 2010

Expect lane closure on Highway 29 this weekend

WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) – The D-O-T will close one of the eastbound lanes on Highway 29 between Highway O and 72nd Avenue near Wausau this ...

Thu, July 29, 2010

Driver in Highway 29 Crash Dies

SHAWANO COUNTY, Wis. (WTAQ) - The driver who allegedly caused a two-car crash near Bonduel has died from his injuries. 

On Monday night, 86-year-old Paul ...

Thu, July 22, 2010

Adopt-A-Highway volunteer killed

BROWN COUNTY, Wis. (WSAU) - An Adopt-A-Highway volunteer loses his life on Highway 41 Wednesday night.

Just before 6:30 p.m., a female driver ...

Sun, July 11, 2010

Arrest in Highway 64 hit-and-run

ANTIGO, Wis. (WSAU) – The State Patrol arrested a 30-year-old Wausau area man Saturday night in connection with the hit-and-run of an Antigo bicyclist last ...

Sun, July 11, 2010

Gov. Doyle: Federal Highway Cash Not Headed to Hoan Bridge

MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WTAQ) - Wisconsin Governor Jim Doyle says he'll try to keep a major Milwaukee bridge operating safely, but he says a pool ...

Tue, June 22, 2010

DOT hold public meeting on Highway 10 project tonight

AUBURNALE, Wis. (WSAU) – DOT managers will be giving Portage and Wood County residents an update on the Highway 10 project tonight in Auburndale.

Project ...

Mon, June 21, 2010

Construction starts on Highway 97 in Marathon County

MARSHFIELD, Wis. (WSAU) – A $2.5 million dollar road work project is scheduled to start in Marshfield on Highway 97 today.

Road crews will ...

Tue, June 01, 2010

Highway message board hacked

STEVENS POINT, Wis (WSAU) The Wisconsin D-O-T is investigating how hackers were able to reprogram an electronic sign near a construction zone on Highway ...

Mon, May 24, 2010

Highway 29 buckles under heat

ATHENS, Wis. (WSAU) – Hot temperatures Monday caused the pavement to buckle along parts of Highway 29 in central Wisconsin.

Crews have made emergency pavement ...

Fri, May 14, 2010

Lawmakers want McGwire's name stripped from highway

ST. LOUIS (Reuters) - Missouri legislators want to give the boot to former home run king Mark McGwire's name on a St. Louis highway ...

Sat, March 27, 2010

Highway 45 Bridge Closed in Milwaukee Area

WEST ALLIS, Wis. (WTAQ) - The Wisconsin Department of Transportation says it’s closing a bridge in the Milwaukee area to keep drivers safe. The ...

Mon, March 22, 2010

Highway travel down for first time in a year

By Ayesha Rascoe

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Americans drove less in January, marking the first monthly decline in 12 months as revised data showed travel did ...

Wed, March 10, 2010

City finalizes Highway 51/U/K interchange compromise

WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) – Wausau has finalized a compromise with the state transportation department over a controversial highway reconstruction project.

The City Council voted 10-2 ...

Tue, March 02, 2010

Senate works to restore jobless, highway aid

By Andy Sullivan

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Congressional Republicans, nervous over the fallout from an impasse over jobs legislation, said on Tuesday they were nearing a ...

Mon, March 01, 2010

States meet deadline for U.S. highway stimulus funds

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - All of the $26.6 billion in U.S. stimulus money for highway projects has been obligated, or committed to specific projects ...

Mon, March 01, 2010

Highway 51-29 road work resumes today

WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) – Construction begins today on the final part of the Highway 51-29 interchange project.

The DOT will build a flyover bridge this ...

Thu, February 25, 2010

Highway, jobless aid halt; Congress talks jobs

By Andy Sullivan

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Unemployment benefits for hundreds of thousands of jobless people ran out on Monday and highway programs across the United ...

Wed, February 24, 2010

Highway U compromise draws city support

WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) – Wausau appears ready to accept a compromise from the DOT over a controversial highway reconstruction project slated to happen in 2013 ...

Mon, February 22, 2010

DOT to show off Highway 51 road work plans tomorrow

ROTHSCHILD, Wis. (WSAU) – Get ready for more ramp closures and detours in 2011.

The DOT will hold a public meeting tomorrow night in Rothschild ...

Thu, February 18, 2010

Crews begin repaving part of Highway 29

MARATHON CITY, Wis. (WSAU) – Road crews will repave parts of Highway 29 between Wausau and Marathon City over the next two weeks.

Work began ...

Wed, February 17, 2010

Highway 51 road work scheduled today

WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) – Highway 51 will be reduced to one lane in each direction near Wausau today.

Crews need the space so they can ...

Mon, February 08, 2010

Highway 51 road work rescheduled to Wednesday

WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) - Some road work that was supposed to happen on Highway 51 in Wausau today and tomorrow has been pushed back to ...

Wed, January 20, 2010

November highway travel up 1.4 percent vs. year ago

By Jasmin Melvin

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. highway travel was up 1.4 percent in November from a year earlier, the U.S. Transportation ...

Thu, January 14, 2010

Truck, car collide on Highway 41

WAUSAU, Wis (WSAU) A semi-truck and a car collided on Highway 51 in Wausau last night. It happened around 7pm in the southbound lanes ...

Tue, December 22, 2009

U.S. October highway travel off 0.5 pct from year ago

By Tom Doggett

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. highway travel fell in October by 0.5 percent from a year earlier, the first decline in ...

Fri, December 04, 2009

Highway deaths near historic lows for November

UNDATED (WSAU) The number of deaths on area roads is near a historic low in Wisconsin.

Around the state, 54 people were killed in ...

Fri, November 27, 2009

Possible link between holiday highway fatalities and vision-test requirements for drivers licenses

MADISON (WRN) Federal statistics report Thanksgiving is the most dangerous holiday period for deaths occurring on the roads. Ed Greene, CEO of the Vision ...

Fri, November 20, 2009

Highway travel rises as economy recovers

By Timothy Gardner and Tom Doggett

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. motorists drove more miles for the fourth month in a row, which could indicate ...

Fri, November 20, 2009

DOT: Finished Highway Projects Means Easier Holiday Travel

MADISON (WRN) - The state DOT says most of this year’s highway projects are done – and that should make things easier for Thanksgiving travelers ...

Fri, November 06, 2009

Highway 29 communities ask for Wausau's water

WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) – Six communities along Highway 29 in western Marathon and eastern Clark County want to tap into Wausau’s water supply.

The ...

Wed, September 23, 2009

Highway travel rises in July