Dive Summary:

• The Wisconsin Public Service Commission hinted at its intention to have the city of Milwaukee share the cost of moving utility lines with utilities; despite the inference, the commissioners delayed action on the final issue.
• The utility lines need to be moved to accommodate the planned Milwaukee Streetcar line, which the city has allocated $64.6 million to build.
• Local utility companies estimate that moving their lines to facilitate the streetcar could equal or exceed the rest of the costs and the project could be scrapped entirely if these expenses increase the cost of the project too drastically.

From the article:

The state's Public Service Commission appears likely to require the city and utilities to share the costs of moving utility lines out of the way of the planned Milwaukee Streetcar line.

Commissioners delayed action Thursday on a final ruling on the issue, although their comments indicated what their eventual decision could look like. That was enough for streetcar opponents to declare victory. ...