[E-updates] CITY INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS; BUS REROUTE

[Lisa Patterson]

NEWS RELEASE

City of Lawrence, Kansas

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

Thursday, Sept. 15, 2005

 

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

 

CITY INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS; BUS REROUTE

 

(LAWRENCE, KS) - Next week, concrete repair will begin on Tenth Street from Kasold to Randall Road requiring occasional lane closures.

Also next week, city crews will begin base repair on Kasold at W.24th Street and W.25th Street.  Work will restrict southbound traffic to one lane at W 24th Street and northbound traffic to one lane at  W.25th Street.  

 

On going City infrastructure improvement projects for the week of Sept. 19 include:

 

Project:  13th and Oregon Storm Water Project

249 working days on the contract project began Mar. 9, 2004, 236 working days assessed and 13 working days remaining, as of Saturday, Sept. 3.  Revised estimated completion date: late Sept., weather permitting. 

Current traffic impact: 

15th St., closed to through traffic from Haskell Ave. to Connecticut St.

New Jersey, closed to through traffic from 13th to 14th Street

 

Project: Storm water improvements

90 working days on the contract, project began May 16. Estimated completion date: September 30, weather permitting.

Traffic impact:

Eighth Street, Holiday Drive to Crawford Street, closed to through traffic.  Local traffic maintained.

 

Project: 6th St. 

6th St., Folks Road to Wakarusa Drive, traffic reduced to one lane in each direction to accommodate the reconstruction and widening.  Lane reduction in place until approximately Oct. 1.

Wakarusa Drive, south of 6th Street reduced to one lane each direction

 

Project: Lake Point Drive

Began June 20, estimated completion date: late Sept., weather permitting.

Traffic Impact:

Clinton Parkway, Wakarusa Drive to east of the bypass ramps, closed to through traffic

 

Project: 2005 Mill and Overlay Program, phase two

Traffic impact:

Haskell Avenue, 12th Street to 15th Street, finish work underway, occasional lane closures

19th Street, Barker Avenue to Haskell Avenue, finish work underway, occasional lane closures

27th Terrace, Missouri Street to Louisiana Street, occasional lane restrictions

Maverick Lane, 25th Terrace to 27th Street, parking removed from both sides of street

 

Project: 2005 Mill and Overlay Program, phase three

Traffic impact:

Bob Billings Parkway, Monterey Way to Inverness, occasional lane interruptions

Jana Drive, Holiday Drive to Harvard Road, parking removed from both sides street

Crossgate Drive, Clinton Parkway to the cul-de-sac, parking removed 

Greenbriar Drive, length of street, parking removed

 

Project: City crew concrete repair

Traffic impacts:

26th Street, at Allison, traffic restricted to one lane through Sept. 9 (extended due to weather)

Bob Billings Parkway and Wakarusa intersection, completed

 

Project: 2005 Concrete repair

Traffic impact:

Bob Billings Parkway, completed

Tomahawk Drive, Lawrence Avenue to Rockfence Place, some parking removed

Bob Billings Parkway, Wakarusa Drive to Foxfire Drive, occasional lane closures

10th Street, Kasold to Randall Road, occasional lane closures

 

Project: City crew street repair

Traffic impact:

Wakarusa Drive, at Quailcrest Place, completed

East 26th Street, at Ryan Court, traffic restricted to one lane, work completed Sept. 23, weather permitting. 

Bob Billings Parkway, at Apple Lane, west bound traffic restricted to one lane, work completed Sept. 28, weather permitting.

Kasold, at W.24th Street, southbound traffic restricted to one lane, work completed Sept. 21, weather permitting.

Kasold, at W.25th Street, northbound traffic restricted to one lane, work completed Sept. 21, weather permitting.

 

Project: Monterey Way

Monterey Way, Stetson Drive to Peterson Road, closed to through traffic until Spring 2006 

Peterson Road, both west and east of Monterey Way closed to through traffic until Spring 2006

 

McDonald Drive mill and overlay Kansas Turnpike Authority

McDonald Drive, toll booth to Iowa Street, lane interruptions maintaining through traffic, completed Sept. 23, weather permitting

Ramps onto and off of McDonald Drive at Iowa Street, lane interruptions maintaining through traffic, completed Sept. 23, weather permitting

 

Water line installation

Almira Street, 12th Street to 13th Street, parking removed, local traffic will be maintained.  Work completed by Oct. 30, weather permitting.

 

Bus reroute

Wakarusa Construction Reroutes Route 6

Work on the intersection of Wakarusa Drive and Sixth Street south of Sixth Street puts traffic on Wakarusa Drive in the northbound lanes, providing one lane in each direction.  Route 6 Clockwise will use a reroute during the lane restriction.

 

There will be no service on 6th Street between Wakarusa Drive and Folks Road. Passengers needing to board in the area will need to move to Overland Drive and Folks or on 6th Street east of Folks or on the eastside of Wakarusa Drive.

 

Construction work on New Jersey Street reroutes the "T"

construction on New Jersey Street between 13th and 14th Streets has rerouted Route 2.  The closure will last approximately for two weeks.  Bus riders are advised to catch the bus along Connecticut between 9th and 15th Streets.  The bus will go back on route at Barker Street.

 

Transit drivers can provide detailed information about the reroutes to riders.  For more detailed information on routes and schedules, phone (785) 312-7054 or visit www.lawrencetransit.org.

 

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Lisa K. Patterson

Communications Manager

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

 

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