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Gammon Road and Watts Road Intersection

November 5, 2024 Update

This project is complete.

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Project Details

  • Location

    • S Gammon Road
      Madison, WI 53719
  • Project Type

  • Status

    Completed
  • Estimated Schedule

  • Impact

    Major

Project Information

Project Overview

This is a project to improve safety at the Watts Road and Gammon Road intersection.  The project includes realigning the left turn lanes on Gammon Road for better driver visibility, updating the traffic signal infrastructure, adding high visibility crosswalks, and improving the pedestrian curb ramps at the intersection.  This work is partially funded by the Federal Highway Administration’s “Highway Safety Improvement Program” due to the higher-than-average crash rate and the types of crashes occurring at the intersection. 

During construction, all turning movements will be maintained, but traffic will be reduced to one lane in each direction, which will cause travel delays.  Drivers should use alternate routes, if possible, especially during peak travel times. 

View the latest plan.

Project Limits

Work is limited to the intersection of Watts Rd and Gammon Rd.

Project Schedule

Start date: 8/12/24

Completion date: Early November

Public Involvement

There are a number of points of contact during this project where the public is encouraged to give feedback as part of public information meetings and public hearings. Dates, times and locations are indicated below:

Public Information Meetings

A public information meeting was held on Dec. 12, 2022. 
Dec. 12, 2022 Public Information Meeting PowerPoint Presentation

City Process, Meetings

Common Council 5/4/21

Board of Public Works 4/21/21

Transportation Commission: 4/28/21

Project Updates

November 5, 2024 Update

This project is complete.

August 6, 2024 Update

This page has been created. The contractor will begin work by installing the temporary traffic control equipment including lane closures, and temporary traffic signals on Aug.12, 2024.

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