Posts Categorized: Live Traffic Updates

By this point in the year, we’ve all seen the orange barrels and more importantly the road workers out on the Beltline and other areas around the city.  To help protect those workers, Governor Walker has declared the week of March 23-27 as Work Zone Awareness Week in Wisconsin.  In 2014 more than 2,200 crashes… Read more »

Watch for more road construction in the Madison area this week.  The orange barrels will be in the following locations… Between Gammon Road and Todd Drive in both directions on the Beltline (8pm – 5am) On the ramp from Whitney Way to the eastbound Beltline Between ramp W-1 and ramp W-4 on eastbound highway 18… Read more »

…actually, with St. Patrick’s Day approaching, the Dane County Sheriff’s Office reminds you to NOT rely on the “Luck of the Irish” to stay safe on the roads.  Don’t get behind the wheel if you have had too much to drink.  Grant money from the Wisconsin Department of Transportation will allow additional patrol officers on… Read more »

…and the construction continues!  You’ll see more orange barrels on the Beltline starting on Monday, March 9.  Construction will begin between Whitney Way and Seminole Highway.  This is part of the larger, Verona Road project that should be completed in November of 2016. The work that begins on Monday will include temporary widening, median and… Read more »

Here we go again!  Winter is not even over, and we’re back to construction season.  It starts slowly, and most of the traffic interruptions will be in the night and overnight hours.  Watch for workers on both the east and westbound Beltline, between Todd Drive and Whitney Way,  8pm – 5am daily from March 4… Read more »

Maintenance road crews will be on the roads today… – Westbound Highway 12 at the Wisconsin River (near Sauk City).  Right lane closed 9am – 3pm – Eastbound I-90, just north of Janesville.  Right lane closed 9am – 2pm Give ’em a brake.

From the City of Madison… 32 salting and sanding crews have been out since around 11pm last night. Salt and salt brine is being applied to main arterials, main connector streets, streets that Madison Metro runs on and streets around schools and hospitals. Crews will continue to salt and plow until those roads are no longer slippery… Read more »

We’re waking up to a light drizzle and the temperature hovering right around the freezing point.  Perfect conditions for REALLY SLIPPERY ROADS! Use extra caution on the roads today, and take a little extra time getting to work this morning. There are reports of slippery stretches throughout the area, and especially on 90/94 where it… Read more »