Memorandum
City of
Public Works Department
TO: |
Charles Soules, Public Works Director |
FROM: |
Nicholas Voss |
CC: |
Mark Thiel, David Cronin |
Date: |
January 17, 2014 |
RE: |
City Manager's Report - PW1341 Wakarusa Reconstruction
Timeline |
Project Details
City staff is currently
working on design for PW1341 Wakarusa Drive, Oread West Drive to just north of
Legends Drive/Inverness Drive. It will
be reconstructed in 2014 as a Capital Improvement Project. Construction limits include north of Oread
West Drive, where 2013 construction ended, through the intersection of
Legends/Inverness Drive. This section of
Wakarusa has high rutting, localized areas of raveling, base failures, and
significant curb & gutter deterioration.
It will be reconstructed with 10" concrete on a flyash treated base
with a two way left turn lane, curb & gutter, storm sewer, bike lanes,
sidewalk on each side of the roadway, and a two lane roundabout at the
intersection of Wakarusa Drive & Legends/Inverness Drive.
Public open houses have
been scheduled for February 5th, from 5:30 to 6:30, at Quail Run Elementary
School and February 27th, from 4:30 to 5:30, at the City Hall commission
room. The public meeting at Quail Run
Elementary School is being advertised with message boards placed on Wakarusa a
week prior and an informational mailing, copy attached. The public open house at city hall is for all
Public Works construction projects and was advertised with an insert in the
water bill mailings. Final plans and
contract documents will be prepared in April.
Construction is scheduled for May of 2014 to fall 2014.
Project Schedule
February 5th, 2014 - public
open house for Wakarusa reconstruction project
February 27th, 2014 -
public open house for all 2014 construction
April 2014 - final plans
and contract documents prepared
May 2014 through Fall 2014
- construction
Attachments
Mailing
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Project Mailing
Wakarusa Drive Project
Oread West through
Inverness/Legends Drive
The City of Lawrence will hold an open house to discuss the
Wakarusa reconstruction project on February 5th, 2014 from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30
p.m. at Quail Run Elementary School, 1130 Inverness Drive and February 27th,
2014 from 4:30 to 5:30 at City Hall, 6 E 6th Street.
The purpose of the open house is to provide information and
answer questions about the construction process on items such as access,
duration, traffic control, safety, and other issues. The project is anticipated
to begin in May and will have a completion date in Fall 2014.
For more information or questions on this project please
contact: Nick Voss nvoss@lawrenceks.org
or call (785) 423-3863. For more
information on 2014 construction projects please visit www.lawrenceks.org/construction.
Sincerely,
Nicholas C Voss, E.I.T.
Project Engineer
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