It’s a cloudy, damp day, teetering on frost over on the City’s east side, at Goodman Pool parking lot medians. There, you’ll likely find a bright yellow shirt buried head first in a prickly Cranberry Viburnum, happy to be pruning and staying warm,…
For any basic person, names like “Agastache scrophulariaefolia” or “Asclepias incarnata” may not come naturally when it comes to knowing what they mean. For Engineering’s Conservation Technician Emily Jorgensen, it’s second nature to know what these…
With a push of a giant roll of paper plans across a large table, Building Inspection Division Plan Reviewer Shannon Davis gets ready to explain what she does to everyone else who comes to her window in the basement of the Madison Municipal Building…
Walking down Monroe Street, any visitor would notice the vibrant businesses, murals and life. However, when Traffic Engineering Engineer Gretchen Avilés Piñeiro steps down the sidewalks, she notices everything necessary for the culture on Monroe…
(MADISON, Wis.)—As reconstruction begins on the Atwood Avenue project, the southbound lanes from Oakridge Avenue/Sugar Avenue to Cottage Grove Road will be closed beginning Thursday, March 9, after the morning commute.
“The work we are doing now on…
Anyone familiar with the small town farm life, knows there’s a few fundamentals that make for an easier day: working hard, enjoying the outdoors and getting your hands dirty to get the job done.
“Operating heavy equipment, growing up on a farm, from…
The Engineering Division, in partnership with the Parks Division, Madison Water Utility and Traffic Engineering Division and Building Inspection Division, is proud to join the nationally-recognized Women in Construction Week, March 5-11, 2023.
This…
The Streets and Engineering Division are happy to announce the winners of the snowplow equipment naming election.
The turnout was fantastic! We received well over 3,000 votes for each of the four pieces of equipment. We’d like to thank Wisconsin…
(MADISON, Wis.)—The reconstruction of Atwood Avenue from S. Fair Oaks Avenue to Cottage Grove Road is officially underway. Atwood Avenue will be reconstructed to fix aging infrastructure and enhance pedestrian and bicycle safety.
The public is also…
You have until 8:00pm on Friday, February 3, 2023 to vote in the election to choose the names of four pieces of the snowplowing fleet.
Will the Street’s Division’s loader that is used in snowplowing be named Giannis Intent-to-Scoop-Snow in honor of…
The City of Madison Streets and Engineering Divisions and Wisconsin Salt Wise’s contest to name four pieces of the City’s snowplowing fleet ends at 8:00pm on Friday, February 3.
The election is at www.wisaltwise.com/NameThesePlows.
The finalist…
The City of Madison invites the community to the next public information meeting for the upcoming reconstruction for John Nolen Drive.
The next meeting will include a review of design alternatives, possible schedule and overview of the project…
The City of Madison Engineering and Streets divisions, in partnership with Wisconsin Salt Wise, invites the community to join in on Wisconsin Salt Awareness Week, Jan. 23-27, 2023 to learn about the impacts of salt on our environment and take part…
Today, January 23, 2023, the election to choose the names of the Streets and Engineering Division’s plowing vehicles begins on the Wisconsin Salt Wise webpage.
The election will be available from January 23 until February 3, 2023 at 8:00pm.
Madisonians, you are running out of time. You have until 4:00pm, Friday, January 13, 2023, to submit your name suggestions for the Streets and Engineering Divisions snow removal equipment.
Photos and descriptions of the four vehicles available for…
The City of Madison Engineering and Streets Divisions, and Wisconsin Salt Wise, ask residents to help name four pieces of snow removal equipment.
Modern snow-fighting tools are designed to efficiently remove as much snow as possible from streets…
Property owners will need to remove snow and ice as usual from public sidewalks and lots on their property after each snow and/or ice event, but now could possibly face a new fine.
The City of Madison new ordinance amended the existing snow and ice…
(MADISON, Wis.)—In preparation for the Blair Street South project to be finished for this year, the outside lanes for both northbound John Nolen Drive and southbound S. Blair Street will be temporarily closed Dec. 1, 2022, morning through Dec. 2,…
