An Analysis of the Wisconsin Department of Transportation's Strategies to Increase the Number of Disadvantaged Workers and Businesses on the Marquette Interchange Construction Project

his dissertation is a mixed-methodology design that demonstrates that infrastructure projects can aid the disadvantaged in cities when a comprehensive set of strategies are deployed. It also highlights opposing views about the role of Civil Rights in the highway construction industry, the impact of related landmark legislation on states' disadvantaged business enterprise (DBE) programs and provides an overview of Civil Rights Programs in Wisconsin with a focus on the approaches used to provide increased opportunities to the disadvantaged. The project is located in Downtown Milwaukee and was constructed for less than...