HEAVY TRAFFIC ROUTES.
Madison General Ordinances § 12.89
in effect12.89 - HEAVY TRAFFIC ROUTES.
(1) The following streets in the City of Madison are hereby designated as heavy traffic routes under the provisions of Wis. Stat. § 349.17.
1. Aberg Avenue from North Sherman Avenue to East Washington Avenue.
2. Atwood Avenue and Monona Drive from Winnebago Street to the south city limits.
3. (R. by Ord. 12,619, 6-29-00)
4. Blair Street from Johnson Street to John Nolen Drive. (Am. by Ord. 13,685, 8-24-04)
5. Buckeye Road from Monona Drive to the east city limits.
6. Campus Drive from Johnson Street to Farley Avenue.
7. Commercial Avenue from Sherman Avenue to the east city limits.
8. Cottage Grove Road from Monona Drive to the east city limits.
9. (R. by Ord. 12,620, 6-29-00)
10. Fair Oaks Avenue from Atwood Avenue to Milwaukee Street.
11. Fifth Street from Washington Avenue to Winnebago Street.
12. First Street from Johnson Street to Eastwood Drive. (Am. by Ord. 5036, 6-4-75)
13. Fish Hatchery Road from Park Street to the south city limits.
14. (R. by Ord. 12,621, 6-29-00)
15. (R. by Ord. 10,929, 6-17-94)
16. Huxley Street from Aberg Avenue to Roth Street.
17. John Nolen Drive from the Beltline Highway to Blair Street.
18. Johnson Street from First Street to Pennsylvania Avenue.
19. Johnson Street from Randall Avenue to Blair Street in an easterly direction. (Am. by Ord. 5917, 7-13-77)
20. Lien Road from East Washington Avenue to the east city limits.
21. Mayfair Avenue from Commercial Avenue to Lexington Avenue.
22. McCormick Avenue from Washington Avenue to Aberg Avenue.
23. Midvale Boulevard from University Avenue to Nakoma Road.
24. (R. by Ord. 12,618, 6-29-00)
25. Milwaukee Street from Washington Avenue to the east city limits.
26. Mineral Point Road from Speedway Road to the west city limits.
27. Monroe Street from Randall Avenue to Nakoma Road.
28. (R. by Ord. 11,409, 11-16-95)
29. North Street from Washington Avenue to Commercial and Mayer Avenues.
30. Northport Drive from Packers Avenue to the north city limits.
31. Olin Avenue from Park Street to John Nolen Drive.
32. Packers Avenue from Sixth Street to the north city limits.
33. Park Street from University Avenue to the south city limits.
34. Pennsylvania Avenue from Commercial Avenue to Johnson Street.
35. Pflaum Road from Monona Drive to Vondron Road.
36. Proudfit Street from North Shore Drive to Washington Avenue.
37. Randall Avenue from University Avenue to Regent Street.
38. Regent Street from Washington Avenue to Monroe Street.
39. Roth Street from Sherman Avenue to the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad.
40. North Sherman Avenue from Aberg Avenue to Commercial Avenue.
41. North Shore Drive from John Nolen Drive to Proudfit Street.
42. Speedway Road from Highland Avenue to Mineral Point Road.
43. (R. by Ord. 12,617, 6-29-00)
44. University Avenue from Park Street to Highland Avenue and from Farley Avenue to the west city limits and from Highland Avenue to Farley Avenue in an easterly direction.
45. East Washington Avenue from Blair Street to the east city limits.
46. West Washington Avenue from Bedford Street to Park Street.
47. Whitney Way from the West Beltline Highway north to University Avenue and south to Raymond Road. (Am. by Ord. 8756, 12-31-85)
48. Williamson Street from Blair Street to Winnebago Street.
49. Winnebago Street from Williamson Street to Washington Avenue.
50. Eastwood Drive from Winnebago Street to Atwood Avenue in a northeasterly direction. (Cr. by Ord. 5016, 6-4-75)
51. International Lane from Packers Avenue to Darwin Road. (Am. by Ord. 11,078, 12-6-94)
52. Anderson Street from International Lane to Stoughton Road. (Cr. by Ord. 5703, 12-28-76)
53. Gammon Road from Mineral Point Road to the south City limits. (Cr. by Ord. 5705, 12-28-76)
54. Verona Road Frontage Road (East) from the West Beltline Highway Frontage Road (South) to the signalized median break between Britta Parkway and Red Arrow Trail. (Cr. by Ord. 5774, 3-7-77)
55. West Beltline Highway Frontage Road (South) from Seminole Highway to the Verona Road Frontage Road (East). (Cr. by Ord. 5775, 3-7-77)
56. Seminole Highway from Warwick Way to the West Beltline Highway Frontage Road (South). (Cr. by Ord. 5776, 3-7-77)
57. Rethke Avenue from Washington Avenue to Commercial Avenue. (Cr. by Ord. 6151, 2-25-78)
58. Walsh Road from Nakoosa Trail to Sycamore Avenue. (Cr. by Ord. 6397, 10-19-78)
59. Nakoosa Trail from Stoughton Road to Walsh Road. (Cr. by Ord. 6398, 10-19-78)
60. Vondron Road from Pflaum Road to Femrite Drive. (Cr. by Ord. 8599, 6-6-85)
61. Dutch Mill Road from East Broadway to Femrite Drive. (Cr. by Ord. 8600, 6-6-85)
62. Femrite Drive from Dutch Mill Road to the east city limits. (Cr. by Ord. 8601, 6-6-85)
63. Raymond Road from Verona Road to the west City limits. (Cr. by Ord. 8757, 12-31-85)
64. McKenna Boulevard from Gammon Road to Raymond Road. (Cr. by Ord. 8758, 12-31-85)
65. McKee Road, from the east city limits to the west city limits. (Cr. by Ord. 9900, 12-1-89)
66. Badger Road from Rimrock Road to Nob Hill Road. (Cr. by Ord. 11,056, 11-14-94)
67. Nob Hill Road from Badger Road to Industrial Drive. (Cr. by Ord. 11,057, 11-14-95)
68. Darwin Road from Packers Avenue to International Lane. (Cr. by Ord. 11,079, 12-6-94)
69. Sprecher Road from Cottage Grove Road to County Trunk Highway "T". (Cr. by Ord. 13,665, 7-28-04)
70. Reiner Road from County Trunk Highway "T" to the north City limits. (Cr. by Ord. 13,666, 7-28-04)
71. Nelson Road, from United States Highway 151 to the east City limits. (Cr. by Ord. 13,667, 7-24-04)
72. Hoepker Road, from the east City limits to United States Highway 51. (Cr. by Ord. 13,668, 7-24-04)
73. Felland Road, from the north City limits to the south City limits. (Cr. by Ord. 13,669, 7-24-04)
74. Zeier Road from East Washington Avenue to Lien Road. (Cr. by ORD-05-00026, 2-24-05)
75. Thierer Road from East Washington Avenue to Lien Road. (Cr. by ORD-05-00028, 2-24-05)
76. American Parkway from Eastpark Boulevard to Nelson Road. (Cr. by ORD-13-00066, 4-24-13)
77. Eastpark Boulevard from American Parkway to Portage Road. (Cr. by ORD-13-00066, 4-24-13)
78. Hanson Road from USH 51 to Eastpark Boulevard. (Cr. by ORD-13-00066, 4-24-13)
(2) Trucks Prohibited on Other Than Heavy Traffic Routes. It shall be unlawful for any person to operate any motor vehicle having a gross weight of more than eight thousand (8,000) pounds except motor buses on any street other than on a federal or state trunk highway or on the streets designated in Subsection (1) hereof, except when necessary for the purpose of obtaining orders and delivering and moving supplies or other necessary commodities to or from any place of business or residence fronting on any such streets, and except when necessary for the purpose of leaving or returning to the terminal or place of garaging of any such vehicle. When it is necessary for the operator of such a vehicle to travel upon a street not designated for heavy truck traffic as provided in Subsection (1) hereof, such operator shall leave and re-enter such heavy truck routes at the point closest to their immediate destination. (Am. by Ord. 7554, 11-5-81; ORD-14-00012, 1-14-14)
(3) Appropriate signs shall be erected to give notice of the designation of the streets listed in Subsection (1) as heavy traffic routes.
Source: City of Madison, Wisconsin, Madison General Ordinances (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/wi/madison/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=COORMAWIVOIICH11--19_CH12VECO_CLTRCEHI_12.89HETRROFetched: 11/1/2026