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  • Goodman Pool Season Ends August 24

    Get in your pool days before the season ends! The Goodman Pool will close for the 2025 season after Sunday, August 24, weather permitting. This planned closure is based on staffing availability, as most of our lifeguards are students returning to…

  • Weather Update: E Doty Street One-Day Paving NOW Tuesday, August 19

    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

  • Meet the Artists Behind the City of Madison’s Next Public Art Project, Aug. 21 

    The community is encouraged and invited to meet the artists in person ahead of the City’s next exciting public art project, which will be part of the City’s new Far West Public Works Operations Building. The new building will be located at 402 South…

  • Be prepared for weekend storms

    Residents are advised to stay up to date with the forecast and be aware that flash flooding could cause streets to become impassible.

  • Street Closure – W Badger Road (Westbound) and N Rusk Avenue (Southbound)

    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.

  • Transportation Transformation on Wilson Street Corridor: Celebrate Completion with City Ribbon Cutting Aug. 20

    The City of Madison Engineering Division would like to invite the communit

  • Date Change - Nakoma Road Project Update

    Due to water main protection and recent weather patterns, the Nakoma Road project start date has been pushed by a week to Wednesday, August 27.Details:Nakoma Road will fully close to traffic from Tumalo Trail to Manitou Way.

  • East Doty Street One-Day Paving Monday, August 18

    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…

  • City of Madison monitoring storm impacts

    The City of Madison has been keeping a close eye on the heavy rain in the area.

  • Ride the Drive Rolls In This Sunday

    Update (7:30am, Sunday, August 10): Due to inclement weather and safety concerns Ride the Drive 2025 is canceled. Given the complexity of organizing this event, we regret that we are unable to offer a rain date.Get ready to stroll, roll, pedal or…

  • Street Closures for Ride the Drive

    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.

  • Leaf Them Alone: Madison Strengthening Tree Protection Ordinances

    New and stronger tree protection measures will be introduced at the Common Council's August 5 meeting.

  • August Student Move Out Days Are Here

    Starting today (August 4, 2025) and lasting until Friday, August 22, 2025, the Streets Division will be performing extra collection duties in the downtown moving days area.Daily Cart Pickups During the Move OutFrom August 4 to August 22, we…

  • August Moving Days: Free Electronics Recycling

    If you are a City of Madison resident, your electronics and batteries are accepted for free at the Streets Division drop-off sites. Free electronics recycling includes televisions, printers, computers, and all other electronic gadgets.…

  • Street Closures – Sherman Avenue (southbound direction)

    On Thursday, July 31, starting at 7:00 am, and continuing through Friday, August 1, S&L Underground will close Sherman Avenue to through access in the southbound direction, between Fordem Avenue and Marston Avenue. This is to accommodate the…

  • August Moving Days: How to Set Out Appliances, Furniture, & Bags That Won’t Fit in the Cart

    The student move out collections run from August 4, 2025 until August 22, 2025 within the downtown student move out area.In order for everyone to have a fast and safe move out, follow the below rules for the large items and bags of extra…

  • Brooks Street and Drake Street – Intersection Paving Closure

    Starting at 7:00am on Monday, August 4, Parisi Construction will close the intersection of Brooks Street and Drake Street.  This closure will allow for replacement of the asphalt within the intersection and is expected to re-open by the end of…

  • McKenna Blvd – Utility Work Closure

    Starting at 7:00 am on Monday, August 4, Parisi Construction will begin closing McKenna Blvd, from Pilgrim Rd to Putnam Rd.  This work is related to the 2025 Resurfacing Program.  

  • Update - Nakoma Road Sidewalk Project

    Starting Wednesday, July 30th, Cherokee Drive at Nakoma Road will re-open to local and bus traffic. Manitou Way will temporarily re-close for sanitary work. Nakoma Road will continue to allow northbound traffic only.

  • August Moving Days: Daily Cart Emptying in Student Move Area

    Starting on Monday August 4, 2025 residents in the downtown moving days area can place trash and recycling collection carts out for daily pickup during the work week.  This will last until August 22, 2025.  This only applies in the…

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