Transportation

The Portage Municipal Airport is set to receive $300,000 biennially over the next several years from the U.S. Bureau of Aeronautics. The decision comes just one year after the region’s common council discussed whether to close the airport.

Wisconsin is slated to receive nearly $18 million to replace older heavy-duty vehicles that run on diesel with newer zero-emissions vehicles.

In early 2025, Dane and Sauk counties are beginning construction on a recreational bridge over the Wisconsin River, near Sauk City.

Sean Duffy, the former Wisconsin congressman and current Fox Business TV host, has been nominated by President-elect Donald Trump to be next U.S. Secretary of Transportation.

To see how the drugs influence people behind the wheel, researchers at the UW-Madison are gearing up to administer set levels of delta-8 and delta-9 THC to people in a pilot study, and place them in a driving simulator. 

Chaya Milchtein has built her career on making the world of cars more accessible for women, people of color and members of the LGBTQ+ community. Her new book offers practical advice for everyday car owners.

An expert who’s long studied transportation locally and globally, Richard Stewart spoke with WPR’s Robin Washington on “Morning Edition” about transportation and supply chain scenarios and their local impact under the incoming Trump administration. 

Wisconsin will receive nearly $73 million in federal funding for a project that could allow for more passenger trains between Milwaukee and Chicago by creating a bypass for freight trains.

Federal funds will support 70 rural road projects across Wisconsin over the next five years. The Oneida County Highway Commissioner shares insight on road and bridge replacements in the northwoods.

Who swoops in when a self-driving semi truck needs help? Many years from now, it could be a remote driver.