Haskell Avenue is closed from 25th Terrace to 27th Street for an emergency waterline repair, according to the city of Lawrence.
Crews were repairing a water leak on the west side of Haskell Avenue near 26th Street when an additional water main running across Haskell ruptured, according to a news release Wednesday morning.
Traffic control is in place and detours are marked, according to the city. It was not immediately clear how long the closure would last.
— Article updated at 12:18 p.m. Wednesday to add photo
Further information about construction projects in Lawrence is available via the city’s website at lawrenceks.org/construction/. The city’s interactive map of construction projects is available here.