Traffic Engineering

Traffic Pattern Changes for John Nolen Drive Project

As of April 23, South Broom Street is fully closed between W Wilson Street and John Nolen Drive, as part of the next phase of the John Nolen Drive reconstruction project.  Additional updates will post as they come.

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Image description: S Broom Street, between Wilson Street and John Nolen Drive, is closed to traffic 5am, April 23 until Early-June.

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The Draft Safe Routes to School Strategic Plan is Ready to Review!

The Draft Safe Routes to School Strategic Plan presents a vision for increasing walking, biking, and taking the bus to school and provides program and policy recommendations to provide safe streets, safe campuses, safe behaviors. Comments will be accepted until 5:00pm on Friday, May 29

News Releases

  • John Nolen Drive Causeway--Overnight Closure

    The John Nolen Drive causeway will be closed to motor vehicle traffic overnight from Thursday, May 14, at 11:00 p.m. to Friday, May 15, at 5:00 a.m. for a concrete bridge deck pour. During the closure, traffic will be detoured between Olin Avenue…

  • Draft Safe Routes to School Plan

    The City of Madison is developing a Safe Routes to School Strategic Plan in conjunction with the Madison Metropolitan School District and the Wisconsin Bike Fed. The plan will provide policy and programmatic recommendations to improve the safety,…

  • Street Closures for the Madison Night Market

    Starting at noon on Thursday, May 14th, multiple streets will be closed for the Madison Night Market and will reopen at 1:00am on Friday, May 15th. Traffic will be able to cross State Street at all intersections except W Gilman Street. 

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