The city of Madison has taken a step to try and curb bicyclist-motorist crashes at some dangerous intersections.

Green coloring has been added to the bicycle lane on East Johnson Street through the Pinckney Street intersection There have been several bicyclist-motorist crashes at this intersection, officials said. The crashed occurred when either the motorist was crossing East Johnson northbound through stopped traffic and did not anticipate a bicyclist in the bike lane, or a motorist on East Johnson made a left turn without looking for and yielding to a bicyclist in the bike lane. 

The goal of the green color is to provide a reminder to motorists to look for bicyclists when crossing East Johnson or when making a left turn at Pinckney Street, and serves as a reminder to bicyclists to watch for these conflicts as well.

The Wisconsin Department of Transportation Southwest Region in Madison is reminding Wisconsin Badgers fans to plan ahead for game day travel to Camp Randall for Thursday's game against UNLV.

While the interstate system in Dane, Jefferson and Rock County will be free of lane closures, heavy volumes of traffic and the potential for incidents could cause backups before and after games.

Four lanes of traffic are open through the I-94 work zone between Madison and Cottage Grove in Dane County. In addition, I-39/90 in Dane and Rock County, I-94 in Jefferson County, and the Beltline Highway will be free of lane closures on game days.

Lane restrictions are in place on US 151 near Beaver Dam in Columbia County due to construction and could cause potential slowdowns.   

Highway service teams will be on-call in the I-94 work zone and on the Madison Beltline to assist stranded motorists and respond to incidents on Badger game days.

About 7,000 University of Wisconsin-Madison students will soon be moving into residence halls across the campus in preparation for the 2011-12 academic year.

The primary move-in days are Aug. 25, 27, 28, 30 and 31. The busiest times will be between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m.

Some campus-area streets will be closed or limited to two-way traffic, and parking lots near the halls will be used for unloading only.

The following streets will be affected on Aug. 28, 30 and 31.

• Observatory Drive from Charter Street to Babcock Drive will be restricted to primarily move-in traffic and will be one way westbound. Charter Street is scheduled to reopen by Aug. 28.
• Elm Drive north of Observatory Drive will be restricted primarily to move-in traffic and will be one way northbound.
• Lake Street between West Johnson and West Dayton streets will be closed to traffic.

UW-Madison classes for the 2011-12 academic year begin on Friday, Sept. 2.