Stories indexed under: Traffic

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• Section of North Park Street to reopen temporarily April 25, 2013 Paving for the construction project at North Park Street and Langdon Street is scheduled to be completed today and North Park Street should reopen to two-way traffic Friday, April 26, barring weather or other issues.
• Memorial Union Terrace is open April 24, 2013 The Memorial Union Terrace is open and the chairs have returned. An annual rite of spring in Madison, the iconic orange, green and yellow sunburst chairs’ arrival on signifies the official end to winter and a harbinger of sunny skies, warm breezes and great views of Lake Mendota.
• Street closure updates: Walnut Street, Park Street April 11, 2013 A City of Madison storm sewer project will close Walnut Street south of the Campus Drive overpass starting Monday, April 14.
• Update: Construction damage closes part of Park Street through April 16 March 29, 2013 North Park Street is temporarily closed between Langdon Street and Observatory Drive due to construction activity that damaged an underground pipe.
• Construction damage closes part of Park Street March 27, 2013 North Park Street is temporarily closed between Langdon Street and Observatory Drive due to construction activity that damaged an underground pipe.
• Officials urge avoiding Park Street near the Memorial Union on Friday Jan. 10, 2013 People are being asked to avoid North Park Street near the Memorial Union from 6:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday, Jan. 11.
• Recent Sightings: Rush hour Nov. 26, 2012 Pedestrians walk across an intersection along University Avenue against a backdrop of car lights and rush-hour traffic traveling through the heart of the campus at nightfall.
• Traffic lane on Lake Street closed for four weeks Nov. 20, 2012 The southbound lane in the 200 block of North Lake Street will be closed through Friday, Dec. 14, so that the old Gordon Commons can be demolished.
• Downtown streets to be closed for UW Homecoming Parade Oct. 26 Oct. 19, 2012 Some major downtown Madison streets will be closed for several hours on Friday, Oct. 26 for the annual University of Wisconsin Homecoming Parade.
• Traffic advisory: Langdon Street utility construction Sept. 26, 2012 Langdon Street from Lake Street to Park Street is reduced to one lane of traffic westbound and the eastbound lane has been closed for utility construction.
• Ironman Wisconsin will affect campus traffic on Sunday, Sept. 9 Sept. 5, 2012 Ironman Wisconsin will take place Sunday, Sept. 9 and the event's running course involves several campus and city streets as well as the university's Howard Temin Lakeshore Path.
• Campus prepares for residence hall move-in Aug. 27, 2012 The bulk of more than 7,100 students will be moving into university residence halls on campus on Wednesday, Aug. 29, and Thursday, Aug. 30.
• UW Hospital and Clinics traffic advisory from June 14-29 June 14, 2012 From June 14 to 29, concrete replacement construction is taking place on the drive approaching the main entrance of UW Hospital and Clinics.
• Be aware of road closures near the Charter Street Heating Plant June 1, 2012 The removal of rail at the Orchard Street railroad crossing is underway and will continue through today (Friday June 1).
• State forensics competition comes to campus April 17, 2012 The Wisconsin High School Forensic Association will hold its annual Wisconsin Speech Festival on campus on Friday afternoon and Saturday morning, April 20-21.
• Observatory Drive reopens to westbound traffic on Feb. 25 Feb. 24, 2012 As scheduled, Observatory Drive between Charter Street and Babcock Drive will be reopened to one-way traffic westbound on Saturday, Feb. 25.
• Section of Observatory Drive to close for utility project Feb. 10, 2012 The traditional spring and summer construction season on campus really hasn't begun yet, but Observatory Drive between Charter Street and Babcock Drive is expected to be closed to traffic from Tuesday, Feb. 14, to Friday, Feb. 25, due to a construction project near the Soils Building at 1525 Observatory Drive.
• Roundabouts emerging as the ideal intersection between driver safety and efficiency Feb. 1, 2012 They've become the subject of myriad YouTube "how-to" videos. Entire department of transportation websites explain how to navigate them. And, they elicit more than a little anxiety and confusion in the minds of drivers entering, circling and exiting them.
• UW–Madison Homecoming parade street closures Oct. 12, 2011 Several street closures will be in effect during the Homecoming parade near the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus on Friday, Oct. 14.
• Utility project at Charter Street and Observatory Drive nears end Oct. 4, 2011 The underground utility project at North Charter Street and Observatory Drive should be completed by mid-October, says Rob Kennedy of Transportation Services.