Students can expect bus detours and delays on various bus routes Sunday when approximately 2,900 athletes compete throughout downtown Madison in Ironman Wisconsin.
The race will primarily affect the 80, 81 and 82 campus bus routes as athletes run a 26.2 mile loop through the city’s downtown, Camp Randall and the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s campus.
State Street, Observatory Drive, Walnut Street and a segment of Park Street north of University Avenue will be closed around noon Sunday, according to Madison Metro Transit. The detour 80 route will still serve Eagle Heights, UW Hospital and University Avenue.
Observatory Drive, State Street and Park Street will remain closed until midnight on routes 81 and 82. Additionally, Dayton Street will be closed on route 82 until midnight.
Metro buses will also operate on a modified loop of Capitol Square and will not run on Fairchild, Doty or State Streets because of closures.
Routes 2, 4, 6, 7 and 8 will use Johnson and Gorham Streets to cross State Street, which is closed for the event.
