Monona Drive Closure and Limit Water Use Request

Passing along a message from city engineer Rich Vela and the Madison Metropolitan Sewerage District. You may also see MMSD sewage trucks operating on the north end of Winnequah Road and Coldspring Avenue. Don't run into those trucks. They will be temporarily hauling sewage from the site of the breakage to another sewer 'downstream' pipe down to another:

The Madison Metropolitan Sewerage District will be repairing the damaged sewage pressure pipe on Monona Drive beginning Wednesday morning, January 28. Monona Drive will be closed to all traffic between Cottage Grove Road and Buckeye Road from 6:00 a.m. on Wednesday through Friday evening. Drivers are encouraged to avoid this area during this time.


To facilitate the pipe repair, residents and businesses in the area bounded by Lake Monona on the west, Highway 30 on the north, Interstate Highway 90 on the east, and Buckeye Road on the south are asked to minimize their water use from 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday until 6:00 a.m. on Thursday. During this time the District will not be able to use the pumping facility that serves this area and will be handling all sewage from this area using portable pumps, semi-trucks and tank trailers. By reducing water use during this time, there will be less chance that sewage will back up into basements or overflow to Lake Monona.


The damage to this pipe occurred on January 22, and a temporary repair was made at that time. The District ordered and received repair parts for the pipe, and contractors and employees from the City of Madison and the District have developed a plan to complete the permanent repairs. Preliminary work will begin Wednesday morning. The pipe is expected to be back in service early Thursday morning, and the Monona Drive roadway should be repaired and open to traffic by Friday evening.

For additional information contact:

Jon W. Schellpfeffer
Chief Engineer and Director
Madison Metropolitan Sewerage District
Phone: (608) 222-1201 ext. 266
Email: jons@madsewer.org

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The Madison Metropolitan Sewerage District is performing emergency repairs on a broken sewer pipe in Monona Drive. The final repairs are currently planned to begin at 9:00 p.m. on Wednesday, January 28.

During the repair, semi-tanker trucks will haul sewage that is normally pumped through the pipe. Sewage will be hauled from the site of the break to downstream sewers. The trucks will haul from approximately 10:00 p.m. on Wednesday, January 28, until about 3:00 a.m. on Thursday, January 29. The trucks will be using Winnequah Road and Cold Springs Drive....

Please call 222-1201 ext. 242 or ext. 237 with any questions. Thank you for your cooperation during this vital repair.