Archived News Releases

Starting at 9:00am on Monday, September 8, City of Madison Forestry will begin trimming terrace trees at 2838 Milwaukee Street for routine maintenance.  This work is expected to take 3 hours.  Details:

Several roads, in and around Madison's downtown, will be closed for the annual Ironman 70.3 Triathlon on Saturday, September 6 and full Ironman Sunday, September 7th. ClosuresThe race will begin at 7:00am both days with the Ironman 70.3…

Multiple streets will have parking temporarily removed for the annual Rockin’ Brews Marathon on Saturday, August 30th. The Full Marathon, Half Marathon, and 13.1 Mile Walk all begin at 8am while the 5K Run starts at 9am. Equipment will be…

Multiple streets around the Capitol Square will be closed over Labor Day weekend for the annual Taste of Madison event. Plan on extra travel time when traveling in the area.

Due to current weather conditions, anticipated repairs of failing asphalt on E. Doty Street have been delayed until Tuesday, August 19.Previous announcement beloworiginally posted August 13, 2025 – 9:04am

On Monday, August 18th, starting at 7:00am, S&L Underground will close parts of W Badger Road and N Rusk Avenue in order to reconstruct the roadway and build a new shared-use path.

Starting at 7:00am on Monday, August 18, Wolf Paving will begin repairing failing asphalt on E. Doty Street, from Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard through the Pinckney Street intersection.  During this time E. Doty Street will be restricted to…

Multiple streets will be affected on Saturday, August 9th from 7:00am-12:00pm (noon) for the annual Madison Mini Marathon event.

Multiple streets will be closed on Sunday, August 10 from 9:00am - 3:00pm for the annual Ride the Drive event hosted by the Madison Parks Division. Vehicles must be removed from closed streets by 8:00am.

Multiple streets will be closed this week for the annual All City Swim Meet event.Buffalo Trail will close between N Eau Claire Avenue and Door Drive starting at 7:00am July 29 and will reopen at 5:00pm on August 4.N Eau Claire Avenue will close…

Multiple streets will be impacted this weekend for the annual Opera in the Park event.

Multiple streets will be closed this weekend for the annual Maxwell Street Days event.

The City of Madison is announcing several street closures and parking restrictions in preparation for the Coldplay concert at Camp Randall Stadium on Saturday, July 19. These measures are intended to support pedestrian safety and event…

One street will be closed this weekend for the annual Madison Gospel 5K, 10K Run/Walk & Health Fair near Penn Park.

Two streets will be closed for the Fete De Marquette event at McPike Park this week.

Multiple streets will be closed this weekend for the annual Art Fair on the Square and Art Fair off the Square events.

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. 

Over the past year, the Department of Civil Rights and many other City of Madison agencies have worked to identify barriers to access in all city programs, facilities and the public right of way as they worked on revitalizing Madison’s American with…

Multiple streets around the Capitol Square will be closed on Wednesday, June 25th for the start of the annual Concerts on the Square event series. The streets will close at 3:00pm and will reopen by midnight.

The City of Madison is announcing several street closures and parking restrictions in preparation for the Morgan Wallen concerts at Camp Randall Stadium on Saturday, June 28 and Sunday, June 29. These measures are intended to support pedestrian…