Transportation

Construction Projects

Learn about projects, road closures, and other construction around the City.

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Traffic Safety

If you have a suggestion to improve traffic safety in your neighborhood, please contact us:

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Getting Around

  • Person biking on a street next to a lake.

    Biking & Walking

    Paths, bike maps, B-Cycle, commuting, and City walk and bike programs.

  • People boarding a Metro Transit bus.

    Metro Transit

    Bus routes and schedules, pay fares, and track your bus.

  • Public Parking sign for Overture Center Garage.

    Driving & Parking

    Parking permits, garages and lots, meters, and tickets.

Transportation Guides

  • Commuting options

    Carpool, group biking, park and rides, and RoundTrip.

  • Accessible transportation

    Bus accessibility and paratransit, parking, and pedestrian safety.

  • Airport

    How to get to and from the Dane County Regional Airport.

  • Winter

    Info on parking, driving, biking, and riding the bus in winter.

Bus Rapid Transit (BRT)

Rapid Route A is in service!  Metro is now planning for a North-South line.

BRT Information Fast Fare Cards

Who We Are

Department of Transportation

The City Department of Transportation includes three divisions:

Transportation Commission

The Transportation Commission develops transportation policies and plans.

Greater Madison MPO

The Metropolitan Planning Organization leads regional transportation planning and funding.

News Releases

  • Closure of Eastbound W Dayton Street between N Charter and N Mills Streets

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    Starting on Monday, October 26, Terra Construction will close eastbound traffic along W Dayton Street, between N Charter Street and N Mills Street to conduct work on the UW-Madison chilled water system. Westbound traffic will remain open. This…

  • Highway T Closure at Felland Road Begins October 26

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    On Monday, October 26, starting at 9:00am, Capitol Underground will close County Hwy T in both directions east of the intersection with Felland Road to complete utility work for a private development contract. The closure, part of a Dane County…

  • $218 Million Secured to Bring Passenger Rail Back to Madison

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    For Immediate ReleaseOctober 16, 2026

  • South Stoughton Road Service Road Closure at Pflaum Road Begins October 21

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    Beginning Wednesday, October 21, the southbound South Stoughton Road Service Road will be closed at its intersection with Pflaum Road for approximately two weeks to allow for concrete paving and the necessary curing time before reopening to traffic…

  • White Cane Day 2026

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    October 15 is White Cane Safety Day, a nationally recognized day that supports and highlights the rights of those with visual impairments. Approximately one million Americans have blindness while another six million Americans suffer from vision loss…

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