Update--Capitol Square Reconstruction

Starting 8:00 p.m. on Sunday, June 11th, South Carroll Street between West Washington Avenue and South Hamilton Street will be closed to thru traffic. Also, West Main Street will be closed between South Hamilton Street and Martin Luther King Jr Boulevard.  This closure is expected to last until 7:00 a.m. on Monday, July 3rd. 

During this closure, an access lane to the Park Hotel will be maintained from West Washington Avenue with an exit onto South Hamilton Avenue.   

East Main Street and South Pinckney Street, which had been closed for the past three weeks, will be opened. 

King Street will remain closed at the East Main Street and South Pinckney Street intersection until the completion of the project.   

See the attached map, which shows these closures.   

All Capitol Square streets will be closed to general traffic for each Farmers’ Market to ensure pedestrian safety.  This will last until the reconstruction project is complete. 

Additional information about the Capitol Square reconstruction project can be found on the city of Madison website:

Metro Transit buses are detoured onto the Outer Loop for all sides of the Capitol Square. See a map of the detour here. 

The Capitol Square project is expected to last until the end of July. 

Additional news releases will be sent out during the project as traffic patterns change. 

Contacts: 

Tom Mohr, 608-267-8725, tmohr@cityofmadison.com
Jim Wolfe, 608-266-4099, jwolfe@cityofmadison.com