The west leg of the South Lawrence Trafficway will have a few brief closures over the next 10 days for controlled blasting related to the expansion project.
Blasting will be done in locations on the south side of the SLT/Kansas Highway 10 between the interchanges at Clinton Parkway and 27th Street, according to a Tuesday news release from the Kansas Department of Transportation.
Blasts will occur between the hours of 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 10; Monday, Oct. 14; Wednesday, Oct. 16; and Friday, Oct. 18, conditions permitting, according to KDOT.
“Traffic on K-10 will be stopped to clear the blast zone approximately three minutes prior to a blast,” according to the release.
“Temporary traffic signals will be placed just west/north of the Clinton Parkway interchange and just east/south of the Wakarusa Drive/27th Street interchange. Flaggers will also direct local street traffic at the interchanges’ on- and off-ramps. Closures are not expected to exceed 15 minutes.”
Sirens will also sound prior to a blast: “three short sirens at three minutes and one short siren at one minute” prior, according to the release. “One long siren will be sounded after the all-clear is given.”
There may be additional blasting over the duration of the project. KDOT will provide additional information in advance, according to the release.
An open house on the SLT expansion project is set for 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 9 in the Southwest Middle School cafeteria, 2511 Inverness Drive in Lawrence.
Read more about the project and open house at this link and in the articles at this link.
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