Traffic Enforcement & Safety Blotter
Tag: Midtown District
March 1, 2022 3:29 PM
On Friday, Feb 25, Officers from the Madison Police Department conducted an enhanced traffic enforcement project focusing on OWI, Speeding, and other hazardous violations. The project was conducted from 8:00 PM until midnight on the W. Beltline Hwy near Fish Hatchery Rd. During this project … [read more]
February 22, 2022 10:50 AM
On Monday, 2/21/2022, Officers from the Madison Police Department conducted an enhanced traffic enforcement project focusing on Speeding, Seat Belt Violations, and other hazardous violations. The project was conducted from 7:00 AM until 11:00 AM on the W. Beltline Hwy near Old Sauk Rd. During … [read more]
January 25, 2022 12:26 PM
This morning, Officers from the Madison Police Department, including members of TEST (Traffic Enforcement & Safety Team), braved the bitter cold and conducted an enhanced traffic enforcement project in the 6000 block of University Ave (by Allen Blvd), focusing on speeding, seat belt use, and … [read more]
November 5, 2021 11:54 AM
Last night, 11/4/21, Officers from the Madison Police Department conducted an enhanced enforcement project on the W Beltline Hwy near Old Sauk Rd focusing on speeding, seat belt use, and other hazardous violations. The project was conducted from 6:00 PM until 10:00 PM. During this project … [read more]
August 26, 2021 8:14 AM
Yesterday, Wednesday, 8/25/21, Officers from the Madison Police Department conducted an enhanced traffic enforcement project on the W. Beltline Hwy near Whitney Way. Officers focused on speeding and other hazardous traffic violations. During the project officers conducted a total of 29 … [read more]
August 18, 2021 11:32 AM
On Tuesday, 8/18/21, Officers from the Madison Police Department conducted an enhanced traffic enforcement project on the W Beltline Hwy. Officers focused on speeding and other hazardous traffic violations. During the project officers conducted a total of 23 stops. All vehicles stopped were … [read more]
August 11, 2021 5:58 PM
Tonight Officers from the Madison Police Department will be conducting an enhanced enforcement project on the John Nolen Dr. Officers will be focussing on speeding and other hazardous driving behaviors. According to NHTSA: While Americans drove less in 2020 due to the pandemic, NHTSA's … [read more]
July 28, 2021 5:55 PM
Today, Officers from the Madison Police Department conducted an enhanced enforcement project on University Ave near N Brooks St. Officers were focusing on speeding and other hazardous driving in an area with significant pedestrian and bicycle activity. During the project officers made a total … [read more]
July 28, 2021 8:50 AM
On Tuesday, 7/27/21, Officers from the Madison Police Department conducted an enhanced enforcement project on the W Beltline Hwy near Whitney way. During this project officers were focused on speeding and other hazardous moving violations. From 6:00 p.m. until 10:00 p.m. Officres conducted a … [read more]
July 26, 2021 9:37 AM
This week, Officers from the Madison Police Department will be conducting enhanced enforcement projects throughout the city. While traffic enforcement will occur in other areas of the city as well, we have projects scheduled to focus on hazardous driving in the area of E Washington Ave, Hwy 30, … [read more]
July 25, 2021 1:56 PM
On Wednesday, 7/21/21, Officers from the Madison Police Department conducted an enhanced enforcement project on the Beltline. The project focused on speeding and other hazardous driving behaviors. During the project officers conducted a total of 24 stops, 22 of which were for speeding and 2 … [read more]
July 8, 2021 9:51 AM
Yesterday, 7/7/2021, Officers from the Madison Police Department conducted an enhanced traffic enforcement project on the W Beltline Hwy. From 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. officers conducted a total of 34 stops focussing on speeding an other hazardous traffic violations. All speeding stops were made … [read more]
July 6, 2021 3:05 PM
As part of Madison Police Department's continued furtherance of Vision Zero -striving to eliminate traffic deaths and severe injuries- MPD's TEST team and officers participated in a grant on University Ave at Brooks St. From 7 am to 11 am, officers worked this area focusing on pedestrian safety. … [read more]
June 21, 2021 1:55 PM
On June 10th Officers from the Madison Police Department conducted an enhanced enforcement project on the Beltline. From 6:00 p.m. until 10:00 p.m. officers conducted a total of 28 stops (27 were for speeding and 1 was for 'Failing to Slow/Move Over for Emergency Vehicle'). The highest speed … [read more]
May 18, 2021 9:21 AM
Currently officers are conducting an enhanced enforcement project in the downtown area focussing on Pedestrian and Bicyclist Safety. Officers are stopping motorists who are failing to yield to pedestrian's as they attempt to cross our busy downtown streets. Vehicles are required to stop for … [read more]