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  • Street Closures – Sherman Avenue (southbound direction)

    On Thursday, July 31, starting at 7:00 am, and continuing through Friday, August 1, S&L Underground will close Sherman Avenue to through access in the southbound direction, between Fordem Avenue and Marston Avenue. This is to accommodate the…

  • Brooks Street and Drake Street – Intersection Paving Closure

    Starting at 7:00am on Monday, August 4, Parisi Construction will close the intersection of Brooks Street and Drake Street.  This closure will allow for replacement of the asphalt within the intersection and is expected to re-open by the end of…

  • McKenna Blvd – Utility Work Closure

    Starting at 7:00 am on Monday, August 4, Parisi Construction will begin closing McKenna Blvd, from Pilgrim Rd to Putnam Rd.  This work is related to the 2025 Resurfacing Program.  

  • Update - Nakoma Road Sidewalk Project

    Starting Wednesday, July 30th, Cherokee Drive at Nakoma Road will re-open to local and bus traffic. Manitou Way will temporarily re-close for sanitary work. Nakoma Road will continue to allow northbound traffic only.

  • Applications open for Imagination Center at Reindahl Park public art

    The City of Madison, the Madison Arts Commission, and The Bubbler at Madison Public Library are seeking a qualified public artist to create original artwork for the outdoor patio area of the new Imagination Center at Reindahl Park.

  • City Engineering’s Pleasant View Road Project Earns ‘Project of the Year’

    The City of Madison Engineering Division is proud to announce the Pleasant View Road Project is the American Public Works Association (APWA), Wisconsin Chapter, 2025 Project

  • Nakoma Road Sidewalk Project - AT&T Utility Work

    Starting Monday, July 14th, Cherokee Drive at Nakoma Road will close to through traffic and re-open July 23rd. Manitou Way will temporarily be re-opened for this AT&T work and will re-close July 23rd. 

  • Heavy Rain Continues, Urban Flash Flooding Expected, Avoid Flash Flooded Areas

    The next few days are expected to have multiple, brief but heavy storm events which may result in urban flash flooding of roadways.  If you encounter a flooded area do not drive through.  Intense rains of this type can overwhelm the…

  • Phase 2 of Highland Avenue Project Begins Monday

    Beginning at 5:00 am on Monday, June 30, the Madison Metropolitan Sewerage District (MMSD) will begin Stage 2 of its Highland Avenue project.  Southbound Highland Avenue will close at the VA Hospital driveway, and the westbound on-ramp from…

  • Nakoma Road Sidewalk Project & Shawnee Pass Construction

    Nakoma Road will be open to inbound traffic only starting Monday, June 30th.

  • 2025 Vision Zero Safe Streets and Speed Management Projects

    Since 2020, Vision Zero Madison has implemented safety improvement projects and speed management projects every year to further safe travel on City streets. These projects focus on Proven Safety Countermeasures like high visibility…

  • Summer Fun for Kids, Sewer Explorers Event Friday

    Does your little one love big trucks? Come be a Sewer Explorer and learn all about the City’s underground infrastructure directly from City Engineering Employees 1-2 p.m., June 13, 2025, at Hawthorne Library (mural alley), 2707 E Washington Ave.,…

  • Street Closure — West Washington Avenue

    Starting Friday, June 13th at 7:30pm, Krupp General Contractors will close West Washington Avenue, between the Proudfit/Regent/West Washington intersection to the Vilas/South Park/West Washington intersection, to deconstruct the existing…

  • Road Closures for Wilson Street Final Paving and Marking Work

    Starting at 7:00 am on Friday, June 13th, R.G Huston’s paving contractor will begin final surface paving operations with a full closure on Wilson Street, from S. Franklin Street to S. Pinckney Street.  Local access will be maintained to this…

  • Royal Thai Pavilion Earns 2025 Historic Preservation Award

    The Royal Thai Pavilion is the 2025 Historic Preservation Award Recipient for its meticulous revival at Olbrich Botanical Gardens.  

  • South Bedford Street Closure at North Shore Drive

    As part of the North Shore Drive Path project, S Bedford Street will be closing at North Shore Drive starting Monday, May 12th to construct the raised crossing for the path across S Bedford Street.

  • Section of North Randall Avenue Closes Monday, May 12

    Starting Monday, May 12, North Randall Avenue will be fully closed to traffic, between Campus Drive and West Dayton Street, for a UW chilled water underground utility replacement project.  The closure is scheduled to remain in place until late…

  • Westbound Campus Drive Off-Ramp Closure at Highland Avenue

    Starting Monday, May 12, the westbound Campus Drive off-ramp to Highland Avenue will close as part of the Madison Metropolitan Sewerage District’s (MMSD’s) sewer pipe replacement project.  The right travel lane of westbound Campus Drive will…

  • N Shore Drive Path & E Madison Bikeways Projects

    The first projects for the East Madison Bikeways and North Shore Drive Path will start on Monday, May 5th. Projects will include pedestrian and bicycle enhancements, as well as improved pavement markings. Expect minor traffic control changes…

  • What You Need to Know About Low Mow May 2025

    The Building Inspection Division is again letting residents know that it will be suspending the enforcement of the City of Madison’s grass length ordinance during May as part of “Low Mow May” to help support the local pollinator population.

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