District 4 Blog

The City of Madison is in need of poll workers (election officials) for the April 7 Spring Election. The City needs more poll workers to staff polling places downtown and throughout the city.

Interested voters are encouraged to act now to vote absentee for the Tuesday, April 7 Spring Election.

Starting Monday, March 23, westbound North Shore Drive will close between John Nolen Drive and South Bedford Street for reconstruction work as part of the John Nolen Drive reconstruction project.

A snow emergency remains in effect for the entire City of Madison until 7:00 a.m. Wednesday, March 18. Residents are asked to keep their vehicles off the street tonight if possible.

The City of Madison has declared a snow emergency. This means alternate side parking restrictions will be in effect in the downtown snow emergency zone as well as the rest of the City of Madison.

Beginning at 7:00 a.m. on Monday, February 23, the city's contractor, R.G. Huston Company, will resume construction on the East Main Street and South Hancock Street reconstruction project started in 2025.

Envision Downtown Madison is a strategic partnership between the City of Madison and Downtown Madison, Inc. (DMI) that will guide the future of downtown through two separate but coordinated efforts.

As part of the Madison LakeWay (Lake Monona waterfront) development initiative, Madison Parks is seeking input on the final design considerations of the proposed lakeshore and path improvements along the John Nolen Drive causeway.

Starting at 7:00 a.m. on Friday, January 16, North Bassett Street will be fully closed between West Johnson Street and West Dayton Street. The closure is to allow Findorff to remove a tower crane that constructed a new apartment building.

There will be no trash, recycling, or large item collection by the Madison Streets Division on Wednesday, December 31 or Thursday, January 1 due to the New Year’s Day holiday.