Monday, March 18, 2013
Visitors and residents alike have positive thoughts on construction throughout the Village of Shorewood. Not only is it a sign of new business but a sign of a healthy economy.
Signs lined the streets of North Bartlett Avenue and East Kenmore place, outlining North Shore Presbyterian Church’s urban location Tuesday morning. “Absolutely No Construction Vehicle Parking Allowed At Any Time,” the signs threatened, warning violators of the $500 fine which may await them. Since its launch in March of 2012, the Church and Learning Center has neighbored the construction of a Mandel Group project: the Lighthorse 4041, a six-story apartment and retail development. “I appreciate what it will do for Shorewood,” said Amanda Singh, who frequents North Shore Presbyterian. “Construction is good to see, it is a sign of a good economy.” Local moms, Singh and Sara Abbass, have taken their children to Connie’s Sunshine Learning …
Friday, March 15, 2013
The one year marker has officially come and gone for the LightHorse 4041 apartments construction site. Construction site workers give their take on working in the area.
Construction workers flooded the corner of Oakland Avenue and East Kenmore Place in a familiar way Tuesday morning. Moving in, out and around the soon to be finished site of The Mandel Group’s LightHorse 4041 apartments, many of the workers have now been on the Shorewood site for a year. “They are all really nice here,” said Chenery Brothers, Toby Hess, of the site’s neighbors and businesses. “We just have to be careful of where we park.” Hess, 30, and Justin Jones, 28, are employed by the Chenery Brothers contracting company, based out of Grafton. Both were hired to work on the Mandel property. Hess, who has been in construction for 10 years, has been on the site since the project broke ground. Hess and Jones say their biggest …
Monday, August 20, 2012
Despite a new two-story parking structure behind the Shorewood grocery store available to customers, owner John Nehring says business has waned as a six-story apartment and retail development sprouts in his parking lot.
As a new apartment and retail development takes root in its parking lot, Sendik's in Shorewood has seen sales wane. "It has affected business, there's no doubt about it," said John Nehring, who co-owns the independent store with his wife Anne. A two-story parking structure constructed behind the grocery store — part of Milwaukee developer the Mandel Group’s new $34.8 million, six-story development — was supposed to help. But Nerhing said he saw a slight drop in business — somewhere between 5 to 10 percent — at that point. Then when construction moved to his parking lot at 4027 N. Oakland Ave., traffic into the store declined even more, though he couldn’t put a figure on the drop. Nehring said the transition just hasn't been as smooth as he…
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Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Village officials approve more than $550,000 in contracts to finish sewer upgrades from last summer, and line other sewer lines.
In the ongoing campaign to revamp Shorewood’s sewer system, village officials have awarded more than $550,000 in contracts on Monday to finish North Downer Avenue sewer work and conduct maintenance of other lines. Officials recently approved bidding out $4.4 million in sewer projects to start this summer in the western portion of the village, but actually started major sewer improvements last summer on North Downer Avenue and surrounding streets and roads. The $2.4 million project was coordinated with already scheduled surface road upgrades, but some of the work wasn't able to be bid out, with officials citing timing issues and the understanding they would rebid for work this summer. On Monday, trustees awarded a $294,492 contract to …
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Village receives final state aid payment of the year allocated toward maintaining local roads and bridges.
Shorewood will receive more than $150,000 in state aid this month to help defray the cost of constructing, maintaining, and operating roads, Gov. Scott Walker announced Monday. The $155,647 in general transportation aid is the final installment of four payments Shorewood was allotted this year. Wisconsin municipalities will share an estimated $446 million in transportation funds. October's checks totaled $111.5 million. Additionally, the village will receive $10,862 in connecting highway aid from the state Department of Transportation, reimbursing it for maintenance and traffic control of state highways. Local communities also receive state transportation fund revenues for public transit, elderly and disabled transportation, and airport …
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
Village, school officials agree to add $18,500 for contractors to move some unmarked underground electric lines running through the middle of a field.
Some unmarked underground electric lines found during playground renovations at Lake Bluff Elementary over the summer might cause some extra work, but are not enough to miss the completion deadline, one school official said Wednesday. Neither the village nor Diggers Hotline, a company which tracks underground lines, knew there were underground electric lines for nearby streetlights running down the middle of the field at Lake Bluff and officials said they need to be moved. School Board President Paul Zovic said the lines were put in so long ago, they weren't on anyone's radar. Superintendent Blane McCann said he'd like to avoid having to dig up the field after $500,000 in improvements, should the village need to get to the lines. Zovic …
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
The 'digital chevron' system installed will be a first in the state.
Commuters, take note: The Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) will implement a new technology in the Marquette Interchange from the I-94 eastbound ramp to northbound I-43 in starting July 12. The installation will close the right lane on I-94 eastbound between the 13th Street exit and the connector ramp to I-43 northbound from July 12-15 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. While travel times may be longer, John Oimoen, manager with WisDOT, said the operation will ultimately improve operations and safety on our transportation network.” He also said “a new dynamic chevron system is a cost-effective way to help motorists stay alert and monitor their speeds in this area.” This system is the first of its kind in Wisconsin and WisDOT said benefits…
Thursday, June 30, 2011
Despite higher gas prices, 720,000 motorists expected to travel across Wisconsin to Door County, Dells and other destinations.
Buckle up and get ready. It’s going to be very busy on the travel scene as we move into the Fourth of July holiday weekend. According to AAA, some 39 million people across the United States will be traveling more than 50 miles from their homes. Five out of six travelers - about 33 million people - will drive to their destinations. "Here in Wisconsin, we’re expecting about 826,000 people to travel for the holiday weekend,” said Pam Moen, spokeswoman for AAA Wisconsin. “The vast majority of those travelers will go by automobile, so roads will be very busy. But airports will also be very busy as we expect to see about a 9 percent increase in the number of people who are going to fly for the holiday as compared to last year.” The numbers of …
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
Here's a helpful list from DOT on what highways to avoid.
Traffic cones and construction crews can make getting to your Fourth of July celebration a little lengthy. While the Department of Transportation says some construction will be on hold due to the holiday weekend, there still might be lane restrictions leading to delays. “Most construction and repairs in work zones will cease by noon on Friday, July 1, and won’t resume until Tuesday, July 5,” said Don Greuel of the Wisconsin DOT Project Services Section. “However, the heavy traffic during the holiday weekend will make driving through work zones especially challenging. To prevent crashes, drivers must slow down, pay attention and allow a safety cushion when approaching and traveling through work zones. The most frequent crash in a work zone …
Thursday, April 7, 2011
Contractors will add some landscaping features, finalizing the massive reconstruction project on East Capitol Drive.
The Oak Leaf Trail bridge's concrete deck was poured Tuesday and is expected to be available by May 15, a construction official said Thursday. Construction workers are still installing railings, paving the path up to the bridge and finishing up other projects, said Trigg Knerr, who is overseeing the construction. Knerr said he hopes to open the bridge sooner than May 15. Bicyclists are no doubt anxious to venture over East Capitol Drive via the bridge as Lalonde Contractors had to push back the original completion date of mid-November. Dennis Shook, a spokesman for the Wisconsin Department of Transportation, blamed it on torrential rainfall in July and delays on the arrival of construction material. The bridge was part of a $12 million …
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2:57 pm on Wednesday, March 20, 2013
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