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John Nolen/Cap City - Posted by Wiswell at 07:30 PM

Parts of Cap City along Lake Monona shoreline will be close to repair and upgrade the bridge approaches so that the approach is more level.  I suspect the detour will go around Monona Bay for those who come in downtown from that direction by bike.  I normally do not, unless I want to take a "long" route in.  I guess this will just make the "long route" longer!  You will be able to ride on the path along Brittingham Park and the boathouse and rejoin it at the intersection of North Shore and John Nolen, so if you use the SW trail to come in I don't anticipate any impact (other than some traffic crossing troubles).

Here are some details:

John Nolen Drive
Date: 3/29/2010 - 5/15/2010
Location: John Nolen Drive Bridges
 
Details: John Nolen Drive (Lakeside St to Broom St): The project includes raising the bridge concrete approach slabs and reconstructing the bike path at the two northerly bridges. The project dates are March 29 to May 15. The bike path will closed from Lakeside St to North Shore Dr for the duration of the project. There will be a signed detour for the bike path.

Phase 1 (March 29 - April 2): John Nolen Drive inbound will be reduced to one lane of traffic at all times. John Nolen Drive outbound may be reduced to one of traffic except between 3:00 p.m and 6 p.m. Monday - Friday. This phase includes construction of the bike path and preparations for lane traffic switching.

Phase 2 (April 5 - April 16): Inbound and outbound traffic will be reduced to one lane in each direction at all times by routing inbound traffic on one of the outbound lanes of Jon Nolen Dr. This phase includes construction of the inbound lanes and the bike path.

Phase 3 (April 19 - April 30): Inbound and outbound traffic will be reduced to one lane in each direction at all times by routing outbound traffic on one of the inbound lanes of Jon Nolen Dr. This phase includes construction of the inbound lanes and the bike path.

Phase 4 (May 3 - May 15): John Nolen Drive inbound will be reduced to one lane of traffic at all times. John Nolen Drive outbound may be reduced to one of traffic except between 3:00 p.m and 6 p.m. Monday - Friday. This phase includes construction of the bike path and restoration of John Nolen Drive.

Additional information on the project can be found at: http://www.cityofmadison.com/business/P … index.cfm. Contract number is 6279 

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John Nolen Drive Path Rehabilitation
Date: 3/29/2010 - 5/15/2010 Impact: Major
Location: Capitol City Bike Trail along John Nolen Drive
Contract No: 6279 
Details: Capitol City Bike Trail (Lakeside St to North Shore Dr): This project is concurrent with the John Nolen Drive project. The bike path will closed from Lakeside St to North Shore Dr for the duration of the project (March 29 to May 15). The bike path will be reconstructed at the two northerly bridges. There will be a signed detour for the bike path.

Additional information on the project can be found at: http://www.cityofmadison.com/business/P … index.cfm. Contract number is 6279

Site calendar update - Posted by db at 03:42 AM

As you may have noticed, I have transitioned the site calendar from the native built in one to an embedded Google Calendar. This decision was made after having a discussion with Stew, one of the site members who is actively trying to help this site become a central location for organizing cycling events in the area.

The use of a Google Calendar makes it easier to manage repeating events and import events from other calendar sources in bulk. The downside is that each user that would like to contribute to the calendar listings need to be individually setup with an account.

If you are interested in contributing listings to the calendar please send an email to admin@madisonbiking.com with your request.

Thanks,

db

Wisconsin Bike Revenue - Posted by Wiswell at 02:12 PM

Recreational cycling generates $1.5 billion in economic activity a year in Wisconsin, according to a first-of-its-kind study.

http://host.madison.com/wsj/news/local/ … 002e0.html

I've been doing my part towards that $1.5 billion.