[E-updates] City infrastructure improvement projects and transit reroutes

[Lisa Patterson]

NEWS RELEASE City of Lawrence, Kansas
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

September 24, 2004

CONTACT: Lisa Patterson, communications coordinator, (785) 832-3406

City infrastructure improvement projects and transit reroutes

(LAWRENCE, KS) - No new projects are scheduled to begin the week of Sept.
27.

Working days assessed for on going city infrastructure projects are as of
Sept. 18.  On going city infrastructure improvement projects and ongoing
transit system reroutes for the week of Sept. 27 include:

Project:  Downtown water line installation
120 working days on the contract, project began May 3, 80 working days
assessed and 40 working days remaining 
Original estimated completion date:  Sept. 17, weather permitting
Revised estimated completion date: Nov. 5, weather permitting
Current traffic impact:  
11th St., Tennessee to Massachusetts, intermittent lane closure for
westbound traffic and no parking on the either side

Vermont St., 9th St. to 11th St., parking removed on the east side of the
street

Project:  Barker and Pawnee water line installation
90 working days on the contract, project began June 7, 60 working days
assessed and 30 working days remaining 
Original estimated completion date:  Oct. 15, weather permitting
Current traffic impact:  
Pawnee, Massachusetts to Barker, no parking on north side 

Barker Ave., E. 23rd St. to Pawnee, no parking on west side

Project:  13th and Oregon Storm water project
210 working days on the contract, project began March 9, 93 working days
assessed and 117 working days remaining
Original estimated completion date:  Feb. 2005, weather permitting
Current traffic impacts:
Haskell Ave. closed 11th St. to 13th St., detour on 15th St. and Connecticut

12th St, closed at Haskell Ave.

Pennsylvania, closed 13th St. to 14th St.

Project: 2004 Overlay program phase 2
52 working days on the contract (contract extended 2 days for additional
work), project began June 28, 48 working days assessed, 4 remaining
Estimated completion date: Oct. 1, weather permitting
Current traffic impact:
Wimbledon Dr., east of Inverness, intermittent lane interruptions 

Wimbledon Cir., intermittent lane interruptions

Wimbledon Terr., intermittent lane interruptions

Morningside Drive, 24th Street to Brushcreek, intermittent lane
interruptions and parking removed

Brookside Drive, 24th Street to Morningside Drive, intermittent lane
interruptions and parking removed

Project: O'Connell Rd. street improvements
KDOT contract calendar days, completed Nov. 19
Original estimated completion date:  Nov. 19, weather permitting
Current traffic impact: 
O'Connell Rd closed 27th St. to 31st St.

Project:  2004 Concrete repair program, project is complete
45 working days on the contract, began July 12, 42 working days assessed, 3
days remain
Estimated completion date:  Oct. 1, weather permitting

Project: 2004 overlay and concrete repair program, phase 3
50 working days on the contract, work began August 9, 22 working days
assessed, 28 days remain
Original estimated completion date:  Oct. 29, weather permitting
Current traffic impacts:
21st Terr., Naismith Dr. to Ousdahl Rd. completed

24th St., Alabama to Arkansas, parking removed, traffic reduced to one lane
as work progresses

Arkansas St., 24th St. to 25th St., intermittent lane interruptions 

Belle Crest Dr., 25th St. to Belle Haven Dr., intermittent lane
interruptions

Shelburn Place, Belle Crest Drive to cul-de-sac, parking removed 

Project: Elmwood waterline
Work being completed by city crews
Original estimated completion date: November 12, weather permitting
Current traffic impact:
Elmwood Dr., 13th to Oakhill Ave., through traffic maintained 

Project: Kasold patching, to be completed September 24, weather permitting

Project: Johnson Avenue water line
Work being completed by city crews
Original estimated completion date: November 19, weather permitting
Current traffic impact:
Johnson Avenue, Learnard Avenue east to the end of Johnson Avenue, parking
restricted

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Lawrence Transit System will follow these reroutes during the week of Sept.
25

A KU Football Game is scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 25 and will end during
the Lawrence Transit System's operating hours.  As requested by the police
department, transit may be required to reroute Route 8 to bypass the campus.
Typically, this means transit goes inbound North on Iowa to 9th, right on
9th and return to the regular route at 9th and Indiana.  Outbound transit
goes west on 9th to Iowa, left on Iowa and return to the regular route at
23rd and Iowa.

Due to ongoing work on the storm water improvement project in the 13th an
Oregon area, Route 1 continues to reroute around the closure of Haskell
Avenue.  Riders that catch Route 1 along Haskell Ave. between 15th and 11th
Streets will need to travel to the intersection of 15th and Haskell or 11th
and Delaware to catch the bus.  

Route 1 from the downtown hub will take Delaware to 11th St. continuing on
to Connecticut then to 15th St. and back on the regular route at 15th Street
and Haskell Ave.  The inbound trip will follow Haskell Ave. to 15th St. on
to Connecticut St. then to 11th Street and resume the regular route.  

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Lisa K. Patterson
Communications Coordinator
City of Lawrence
PO Box 708
Lawrence, KS 66044
(785) 832-3406
fax (785) 832-3405
lpatterson at ci.lawrence.ks.us
http://www.lawrenceks.org