Engineering

Latest Update

3/29/2023 Update: 
This week and next week, crews will be working along John Nolen Drive and Blair Street to remove poles, touch up topsoil and remove mounds, install lighting and complete sidewalk work. Please plan on periodic lane closures during off-peak hours and use caution in the project area.

As mentioned previously, the following traffic changes are now in place:

• Vehicles traveling northbound on South Blair Street will be merged toward the median.
• Vehicles traveling outbound/eastbound on East Washington Avenue will be merged into the median lane.
• The sidewalk along eastbound East Washington Avenue between Blair Street and Blount Street will be closed.

View a map of the traffic changes. PDF

Project Overview

Blair Street is scheduled for reconstruction from John Nolen Dr to E Washington in 2022, and the project will also include pavement replacement work on E. Washington Ave. in 2023. The City of Madison is working jointly with the State Department of Transportation on design and construction of the project. The project will include safety improvements at the Wilson St/Williamson St intersection as well as pavement replacement of Blair St from Wilson/Williamson to E Washington and E Washington from Blair St to Blount St. The project will also include replacement of the sanitary sewer within the project limits, and new pedestrian scale lighting on S. Blair St. is also proposed as part of the project.  The project plans also include installation of conduits for a possible future signal at the intersection of Main & Blair, and the design was coordinated with the Wilson Street Corridor Study to include a path crossing of John Nolen Dr.

View updated plan as a larger map

Project Limits

S. Blair St. from John Nolen Dr. to E. Washington Ave.

E. Washington Ave. from Blair St. to Blount St.

Project includes reconstruction of Blair/Williamson/Wilson/John Nolen intersection

Project Schedule

Construction is scheduled for 2022 on Blair St. and 2023 on E. Washington Ave.

Public Involvement 

There are a number of points of contact during this project where the public is encouraged to give feedback as part of public information meetings and public hearings. Dates and times are indicated below:

Public Information Meetings

Follow the Blair Street South Construction Facebook page

A public information meeting was held Nov. 4, 2019, Madison Municipal Building Room 153, 215 Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, Madison, WI.
Nov. 4, 2019 Public Information Meeting PowerPoint Presentation
Nov. 4, 2019 Public Information Meeting Proposed Design Map

City Meetings, Public Hearings, Approval of Project and Assessments

Board of Public Works: July 7, 2021
Common Council: July 20, 2021