Public information meeting set for October 22 for the Beltline safety project in Dane County

October 15, 2008

The Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) will hold a public information meeting to address safety improvements to the Madison Beltline between Whitney Way and Verona Road. The meeting will be held Wednesday, October 22, from 6 to 8 p.m. in the City of Madison Operations Building, 1600 Emil Street. The meeting will be held in an open-house format with a formal project presentation at 7 p.m.

Project team members will be present to answer questions. Exhibit boards and handout materials will be available for the public to review.

The project will construct concrete barrier in the median to prevent crossover crashes. Construction is expected to take place in summer/fall of 2009. Single lane closures will take place at night.

The meeting site is wheelchair-accessible. Persons with hearing impairments who require an interpreter for the meeting should contact the WisDOT Telephone Device for the Deaf (TDD) at (608) 246-5385.

For more information, contact: 
Jan Bennett, Project Manager
(608) 242-8038, janice.bennett@dot.state.wi.us