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Rockstream Drive

Project Details

  • Location

    • 3840 Maple Grove Drive
      Madison, WI 53719
  • Project Type

  • Status

    Completed
  • Estimated Schedule

  • Alder District

    District 7
  • Contract Number

Project Information

Latest Update

10/5/2021 Update: 
Construction is complete. Rockstream Drive and Ambleside Drive is open for vehicles, bicycles, and pedestrians. Manchester Road and Fairhaven Drive are under construction by a private developer and will open in 2022.

Project Description

The new portion of the street will include sanitary sewer, storm sewer and multiple culverts crossing the storm water drainage area. The west side of Rockstream Drive will include a 10’ multi-use path and east side a 5’ sidewalk. Ambleside Drive will have sidewalk extend and connect to Rockstream Drive. The Chavez Elementary School driveways will be connected to Rockstream Drive. Rockstream Drive varies 32 feet – 38 feet and Ambleside is 32 feet from face of curb to face of curb and it will be built through the City competitive bidding process.

Manchester Road will extend to Rockstream Drive and Fairhaven Road will extend to Manchester Road. These street extensions will be constructed separately by a private developer in the summer of 2020 and not through the City competitive bidding process.

Project Overview

Project Limits

Rockstream Drive to Maple Grove Drive and Ambleside Drive to Rockstream Drive

Project Schedule

Stormwater Management Report: Approved
Design: Winter/Spring/Summer/Fall 2020
Bids Advertised: Nov. 5, 2020
Construction begins: March 22, 2021

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 and times are indicated below:

Public Information Meetings

The City hosted a public information meeting on Jan. 29, 2020 at the Chavez Elementary School. 

Jan. 29, 2020 Public Information Meeting PowerPoint Presentation 
Project Fact Sheet

Public Mailings

9/25/20: Mail Estimated Assessments, Public Hearing Notice

City Process, Meetings

Board of Public Works: Oct. 7, 2020

Common Council: Oct. 20, 2020

Transportation Commission: Feb. 12, 2020

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