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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…

Parisi Construction has closed Virginia Terrace between Regent Street and Rowley Avenue to construct underground utilities as part of the City of Madison's Virginia Terrace, Norwood Place, Rugby Row and Hillington Way construction project.

Beginning Monday, August 17, motorists traveling on Fish Hatchery Road can expect lane closures as construction begins on the Cannonball Path extension project.

Eastbound North Shore Drive to John Nolen Drive and the southbound right turn from John Nolen Drive to westbound North Shore Drive will reopen by 4:00 pm on Tuesday, August 11, as the contractor completes work on North Shore Drive.

On Tuesday, August 11th at 7:00am, Zenith Tech will close a lane on W Badger Road in order to conduct repairs on the roadway bridge over the railroad. Two-way traffic will be maintained at all times on W Badger Road with the use of a temporary…

UPDATE---Friday, 8/28/26Work has been completed, and N Sherman Avenue will be reopened Friday afternoon, August 28. Beginning at 5:00 am on Monday, August 17, Wisconsin and Southern Railroad will close N Sherman Avenue just north of Oxford…

On Monday, August 10 and Wednesday, August 12, between 9:00 am and 3:00 pm, Milwaukee Street between Fair Oaks Avenue and Walter Street will be closed to through traffic by Integrity Grading and Excavation for utility installation for a private…

Starting on Monday, August 10 at 6:00 pm, Parisi Construction will close a section of Pleasant View Road overnight, from Mansion Hill Drive to Junction Road, to continue progress on the Hill Valley project. This closure is expected to last 12 hours…

Multiple streets will be affected on Saturday, August 8 from 7:00am - noon. The annual Madison Mini Marathon event will host two races, a half marathon as well as a 5k race. 

The recent closure of Williamson Street and South Baldwin Street was reopened at 9:00am on Tuesday, August 4.  City barricades and signage have been removed from the area. Please be mindful of an increased pedestrian presence.

N Broom Street will be closed between W Johnson Street and W Gorham Street from Friday August 7 to Sunday August 9 for Findorff to dismantle a tower crane at the site of the private development project. The closure will begin at 10:00am on…

Starting Thursday, August 6, Capitol Underground will close a section of Felland Road at Blissful Avenue. The full closure of the intersection is part of a Veridian private development project that includes underground sewer work, electrical work,…