[E-updates] CITY INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS AND BUS REROUTES

[Lisa Patterson]

NEWS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
 
City of Lawrence, Kansas
City Manager's Office
 
Contact: Lisa Patterson, communications manager, (785) 832-3406
 
Friday, Aug. 31, 2007
 
CITY INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS AND BUS REROUTES
 

(LAWRENCE, Ks) - Work on the Lawrence Memorial Hospital expansion will
shift traffic impacts next week.  After weekend paving, Fourth Street
will be closed from Florida to Michigan.

 

Next week, crews will begin concrete repairs on Crestline Drive between
Bob Billings Parkway and University Drive.  During repairs, traffic will
be reduced to one lane.

 

 

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

 

Project: Mill Overlay and Curb Repair, Phase 1

Traffic Impact: Traffic may be interrupted or reduced to one lane during
days work is being conducted on the following streets:

Highland Drive, Sunset Terrace to W Ninth Street, work underway

Sunset Drive, Sunset Terrace to W Ninth Street, work underway

Williamsburg Court, Williamsburg Place to the cul-de-sac, to be
completed Aug. 31

Williamsburg Place, cul-de-sac to Inverness Drive, to be completed Aug.
31

 
Project: Kasold Drive reconstruction north of Peterson and KTA bridge

Traffic impact:  Kasold Drive open from Peterson Road to Tillerman.
Access to Huntington Road, Grand Vista and the KTA Bridge is closed.  

 

 

Project:  Lawrence Memorial Hospital expansion project

Traffic impact:  Fourth Street closed between Florida and Michigan.

Intersection of Fourth and Michigan Streets open to two way traffic.

 

 

Project:  2007 Overlay Program Phase 2

Traffic impact: Traffic may be interrupted or reduced to one lane during
days work is being conducted on the following streets:

Ousdahl Road, 19th Street to 23rd Street, work underway

Ousdahl Road, 23rd Street to 25th Street, work underway

24th Street, Naismith to east of Ousdahl Road, work underway

Naismith, 23rd Street to 24th Street, work to begin in coming weeks

 

 

Project:  Concrete repairs

Traffic impact:  Crestline Drive between Bob Billings Parkway and
University Drive reduced to one lane.

 

 

Bus Reroutes

 

Route 3 reroute at Hospital

Once paving is complete on Saturday, Route 3 will return to normal
route.

 

Route 8 reroute at Ousdahl

While crews complete road repairs to Ousdahl Rd. between 19th and 23rd
Streets, Route 8 is rerouting to Naismith Dr. The bus shelter on Ousdahl
Rd. near Taco John's will be closed during the reroute. Passengers
wishing to catch the Route 8 Southbound on Ousdahl should move to the
north side of 23rd St., before Ousdahl Rd. Passengers wishing to catch
the Route 8 Northbound on Ousdahl Rd. should move to the south side of
23rd St. and wait at the bus stop sign in front of Perkins Restaurant.

 

For further assistance with trip planning, please call 312-7054.

 

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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

www.lawrenceks.org

 

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