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Starting on Monday, October 26, Terra Construction will close eastbound traffic along W Dayton Street, between N Charter Street and N Mills Street to conduct work on the UW-Madison chilled water system. Westbound traffic will remain open. This…

Vision Zero Madison has been a safety initiative in Madison since 2020 and has implemented hundreds of safety improvements projects in those 6 years since the start. These projects focus on Proven Safety Countermeasures like high visibility…

The 10 block of S Pinckney Street will be closed on Saturday, October 10th for the Madison Electric Vehicle Expo event. The event was originally scheduled to take place on September 19th but was rescheduled due to weather.The street closure will…

Highland Avenue will close at the railroad tracks between Campus Drive and the VA driveway beginning at 5 a.m. Friday, October 9, 2026, for a Wisconsin & Southern Railroad crossing replacement project. The street is expected to reopen by 5 a.m.…

Starting on Monday October 5, Speedway Sand and Gravel will begin constructing public utility improvements for the private development project at S Broom Street and W Doty Street. Work will occur on both streets during this project and will…

Multiple streets around Langdon Street will be closed on Friday afternoon, October 2, for the UW Madison Homecoming Prade. The parade starts at 6:00pm.

On Monday, September 28 and Tuesday, September 29, between the hours of 7:00 am and 5:00 pm, the 300 block of W Dayton Street will close to through traffic for a crane operation by Roofed Right America. Access will be maintained to all driveways and…

On Sunday, September 27, the 10 block of W Doty Street will have a travel lane closed for a crane operation. A single travel lane will remain available during the closure. Drivers should anticipate some delays when traveling through the area. W Doty…

Martin Luther King Jr Boulevard will be closed on Friday, September 25 and Saturday, September 26 for the annual Cheese Fair Off the Square event.

From Friday, September 25 to Sunday, September 27, the 400 block of W Gilman Street will be closed to access from University Avenue and Frances Street for Findorff to erect a tower crane at the site of a private development project. Two-way…

Starting Wednesday, September 23, and continuing through Wednesday, September 30, Speedway Sand and Gravel will close Mid Town Road in the westbound direction between Carns Drive and Waldorf Boulevard. 

Several streets in and around downtown Madison will be closed for IRONMAN events on Saturday, September 12, and Sunday, September 13.The IRONMAN 70.3 Wisconsin (half triathlon) will take place on Saturday, and the IRONMAN Wisconsin (full triathlon)…

Multiple streets will close for the annual Taste of Madison event Labor Day weekend.  Plan on extra travel time when traveling in the area.

Starting at 6:00 am on Tuesday, September 1, the left turn from southbound Broom Street onto John Nolen Drive will close to facilitate the remaining construction activities and improve safety at the intersection for all users.This traffic…

Starting on Monday, August 31, and continuing until approximately Friday, October 9, Stevens Construction will be conducting sanitary sewer installation for the private development project at 720 E Washington Avenue. 

Starting at 1:00pm on Wednesday, August 26, N Eau Claire Avenue will be closed between Buffalo Trail and the Rennebohm Park shelter entrance for the WisDOT Safer Together event. Access for the nearby apartment buildings will be maintained at…

The newly completed State Street Campus redevelopment Project brings public parking, student housing, and regional bus service to downtown Madison.

From Monday August 24 to Wednesday August 26, Integrity Grading and Excavation will close Walter Street at Milwaukee Street for utility installation for a private development project.

An ambitious public-private development addressing several needs in downtown Madison is getting ready to open after years of planning and construction.

W Badger Road will close from S Park Street to N Rusk Avenue on Friday, August 14 from 8:00am - 2:00pm a funeral at the Fountain of Life Church. Due to ongoing construction of the bridge over the railroad along W Badger Road, traffic will not…