Part of 15th Street will be closed during the days for a week, a lane of 11th Street downtown will be closed, and street maintenance is planned for neighborhoods in northwestern Lawrence.
Here’s a roundup of traffic updates from the City of Lawrence.
15th Street closures
About a half-mile of 15th Street, between Connecticut Street and Haskell Avenue, will be closed from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. starting Monday, Sept. 21.
The closure is for mill and overlay work, according to the city. The road will be reopened at the end of each workday. Work is expected to continue through Friday, Sept. 25, pending weather or other delays.
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Eastbound 11th Street to close
City contractors will close the eastbound lane of 11th Street between Kentucky and Massachusetts streets for paving operations and street maintenance work starting Monday, Sept. 21.
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“A signed detour will be posted to direct traffic north to 10th Street, east to Massachusetts Street, and back south to 11th Street,” according to the city.
Northbound Vermont Street traffic will only be able to turn right at 11th Street, and the Community Building will need to be accessed from West North Park Street. The closure is expected to last two weeks, according to the city.
Microsurfacing set for northwestern Lawrence neighborhood streets
Conctractors will start microsurfacing work on several streets in town.
“Each day, crews will temporarily close streets to complete work in the area and will reopen them at the end of each work day,” according to the city. “Affected properties will be notified 48 hours in advance of work.”
Here’s the schedule for the work as provided by the city, pending weather or other delays:
Monday, Sept. 21:
- Blazing Star Drive (from Dayflower St. to the dead end)
- Dayflower Street (from the dead end to Blazing Star Drive)
- Eagle Pass Court (from the dead end to N Eagle Pass Drive)
Tuesday:
- N. Eagle Pass Drive (from Monterey Way to Eagle Pass Ct.)
- N. Blazing Star Court (from the dead end to Blazing Star Drive)
- Monterey Bluff Street (from Blazing Star Drive to Monterey Way)
- N Blazing Star Drive (from Bellflower Street to Sophora Street)
Wednesday:
- N. Eagle Pass Drive (from Eagle Pass Court to Tillerman Drive)
- Daylilly Court (from the dead end to Daylilly Drive)
- N. Wild Plum Court (from the dead end to Monterey Way)
- Blazing Star Drive (from Bellflower Street to Aster Street)
Thursday:
- Daylilly Drive (from the dead end to Daylilly Court)
- Tillerman Drive (from Daylilly Drive to Wild Plum Court)
- Fieldstone Court (from the dead end to Fieldstone Drive)
- Fieldstone Drive (from Hill Song Circle to Field Stone Court)
- Fire Fly Court (from Morning Dove Circle to the dead end)
- Morning Dove Circle (from Fire Fly Court to Monterey Way)
Friday, Sept. 25:
- Hunters Hill Drive (from Monterey Way to the dead end)
- Daylilly Drive (from Daylilly Court to Wren Drive)
- Morning Dove Court (from Morning Dove Drive to CDS)
- Morning Dove Drive (from Monterey Way to Fire Fly Court)
The work is expected to end Friday, Sept. 25. Then crews will move on to another list of streets.
Ninth Street work continues
Asphalt installation is set to begin on Ninth Street on Wednesday, Sept. 23.
“Short term closures (approximately 1 hour) of the state streets at 9th Street will occur as asphalt is installed past the intersections of Ohio Street, Tennessee Street, and Kentucky Street,” according to the city. “During these short closures, traffic will be detoured to Vermont Street. Normal traffic flow will be restored at the end of day, pending weather or other delays.”
The Jayhawk watershed project team is working to complete the major street work on Ninth by Friday, Sept. 25, according to the city.
“Pavement markings and manhole cover adjustments on 9th Street with minor traffic impacts will continue through the Fall,” the update states. “The full Jayhawk Watershed project is on track to be completed by March 2027.”
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