Those of us who use the “Shell” next to Camp Randall for our daily exercise routine watched in amusement this spring as construction barrels were unloaded to barricade all but one lane of Monroe Street in front of the stadium and then absolutely nothing happened for two full weeks.
We joked that construction plans were obviously on hold to make sure that the street wouldn’t be finished in time for the first University of Wisconsin football game Aug. 30. After all, isn’t that what the city does every year?