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Friday, January 8, 2010 News from the City of Lawrence

(Sent: 2010-01-08 08:05:11)

NEWS RELEASE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

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Friday, January 8, 2010 News from the City of Lawrence

 

1)    Parks and Recreation Department web site features “Tip of the Day”

2)    City infrastructure improvement projects for the week of January 11

 

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Prepared by:  Deepa Sampat, (785) 832-3458

 

1)    Parks and Recreation Department web site features “Tip of the Day”

 

(Lawrence, Ks.)  –Lawrence Parks and Recreation Department has launched a new feature on its Web site, www.lprd.org, called Tip of the Day.

 

The Tip of the Day provides information about fitness, nutrition and general health and wellness, designed to help you lose weight, get in shape and live a healthy lifestyle.  Tips will be updated daily.

 

For more information, contact Parks and Recreation at (785) 832-3450.

 

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Contact: Megan Gilliland, communications manager, (785) 832-3406

 

2)    City infrastructure improvement projects for the week of January 11

 

(Lawrence, Ks) - Infrastructure improvement projects for the week January 11

 

Project: North Second Street and Locust intersection

Traffic Impact:

North Second Street, southbound traffic at Locust reduced to one lane

North Second Street, northbound traffic detoured to Elm Street, to North Third Street and to Lyon Street

Locust, closed at North Second Street

 

Right of way uses

The following is an approved right of way use permits that may have traffic impacts.

 

Issued for: Oread Hotel Construction

Possible traffic impacts:

Indiana, 11th Street to 12th Street closed to through traffic, closures may last until February 4, 2010

 

BUS REROUTES

 

Route 4 to reroute during North Second Street project

Route 4 is rerouted in North Lawrence during construction at N 2nd and Locust Streets. Passengers wishing to catch the northbound bus on Locust will need to do so between North Third and North Seventh. After departing I-70 Business Center, the southbound bus will continue south on North Second Street across the bridge and back on route. Passengers wishing to catch the bus in the neighborhoods will need to do so on the northbound trip.

 

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