Building Commission Approves Projects
MADISON — Today the State of Wisconsin Building Commission approved a total of approximately $73.8 million in key projects across the state. Highlights include:
- Construction of the Steam Turbine Rebuild project at the Department of Corrections‘ Central Generating Plant in Waupun;
- Construction of an upgrade to the WPNE-TV and WHLA-TV transmitter systems in Brown and La Crosse Counties, respectively, to expand the statewide AMBER/Emergency Alert System (EAS) delivery network;
- Construction of the new engineering building, Sesquicentennial Hall, at University of Wisconsin-Platteville; and
- Various maintenance and repair projects located in four counties across the state for the University of Wisconsin System.
Office of the Governor
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