Getting around Lawrence
Here’s our latest news about how to get around Lawrence — road construction underway, parking changes, transit updates, pedestrian projects, bike lanes and more news you can use.
QUICK LINKS
Further information about construction projects in Lawrence is available via the city’s website at lawrenceks.gov/construction.
The city’s interactive map of construction projects is available at this link.
Find information about Lawrence Transit, including route schedules, maps and how to ride, at lawrencetransit.org.
Information about parking downtown is available at lawrenceks.gov/parking. Jump to the city’s parking map at this link.
See links to severe weather resources at the bottom of this page.
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LATEST NEWS
August Rudisell/Lawrence Times
Ninth Street work continues, Google Fiber installation underway and more Lawrence traffic updates
Crews continue to make headway on Ninth Street construction. Meanwhile, people in Lawrence should expect closures on Alabama and on West 23rd streets.
MORE COVERAGE
Lawrence City Commission approves updated bikes plan
Lawrence city commissioners on Tuesday approved a plan that will shape bicycle safety and infrastructure priorities for the next five years.
Jacob Rice / Lawrence Times
Lawrence City Commission to consider approving bikes plan, bonds for sewer projects
Lawrence city commissioners on Tuesday will consider approving an updated bikes plan and vote on whether to authorize the city to issue bonds to fund about $26.5 million in sewer projects.
Crews to close ramp to K-10 in southern Lawrence
Starting Wednesday, the ramp to westbound Kansas Highway 10 from Iowa Street/U.S. 59 Highway in Lawrence will be closed until late November.
August Rudisell/Lawrence Times
KDOT has awarded a contract for K-10 expansion north of 6th Street
KDOT has awarded a $104.7 million bid for work to begin next month to expand K-10 north of Sixth Street to four lanes.
Lane closures coming up on 6th Street and more, plus segment of Lawrence Loop closed
The city is closing lanes on Sixth Street and some other arterial streets, plus Douglas County has closed a section of the Lawrence Loop for maintenance.
3 northwestern Lawrence streets selected for traffic calming projects
The city has selected some streets in northwestern Lawrence for speed cushions this year under the neighborhood traffic management program.
Part of 15th Street to close during days, lane of 11th Street to close and more Lawrence traffic updates
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.
Jacob Rice / Lawrence Times
K-10 Connector has funding through fall; long-term plan is undecided
The K-10 Connector bus route between Lawrence and Johnson County is set to continue through this fall, but it’s unclear how the service will be funded in the future.
Mass Street bus stops to get upgrades as part of multimodal improvement project
Bus stops along a mile of Mass Street in Lawrence will soon get upgrades as part of the city’s multimodal improvement project, thanks to a $50,000 grant.
August Rudisell/Lawrence Times
When parking is free, what’s closed and more to know for Labor Day in Lawrence
Downtown parking will be free, all city rec centers will be closed and more notes for Labor Day weekend in Lawrence
Jacob Rice / Lawrence Times
Lawrence Transit can transport people from downtown parking to KU football games
Lawrence Transit will offer free rides from downtown parking to KU football’s home games this season, with slight changes from previous years’ format.
Jacob Rice / Lawrence Times
9th Street in Lawrence will be open to traffic Thursday, city says
Crews will reopen Ninth Street from Mississippi to Louisiana streets Thursday afternoon, according to the city. Here’s the construction schedule for the next few weeks.
Maya Smith/Lawrence Times
Lawrence Coalition for Safe Streets advocates for city study, redesign of Tennessee and Kentucky streets
The Lawrence Coalition for Safe Streets is advocating for a city-funded study to make Tennessee and Kentucky streets safer, and the group heard from experts Sunday about initiatives and strategies to approach the issue locally.
Douglas County Courthouse parking lot to close for expansion project
The small parking lot on the south side of the historic Douglas County Courthouse will close for a construction project that will nearly double its capacity.
Jacob Rice / Lawrence Times
City soon to reopen 9th Street to traffic, plans to reconstruct Watson Park basketball court
The end of full road closures on Ninth Street is in sight as the Jayhawk Watershed Project progresses. Plus, the city plans to replace the basketball court torn out of Watson Park.
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WEATHER
Lawrence, KS WeatherSevere weather resources
Evergy outages:
• Check the status of power outages on the Evergy outage map, outagemap.evergy.com.
• Report a power outage at evergy.com/report-outage, or call 800-544-4857.
• For down powerlines, call Evergy’s emergency line, 800-383-1183, if above-ground lines are arcing or making contact with trees or vegetation. Call 911 immediately if overhead power lines are on the ground or a fire starts. Do not go near the line.
National Weather Service local office (Topeka):
• Find the latest weather forecast info and severe weather advisories for the Lawrence area at this link.
• In the event of rapidly changing severe weather, such as tornadoes, the NWS posts frequent updates on Twitter, @NWSTopeka. You do not need a Twitter account to see tweets from NWS.
• NWS is also on Facebook, facebook.com/NWSTopeka.
• Call 785-234-2592 to hear the forecast.
Douglas County Emergency Management:
• Follow @DgCoEM on Twitter or Douglas County, KS- Emergency Management on Facebook, facebook.com/dgcoem.
• Sign up to receive emergency alerts at dgcoks.org/emalerts.
• Find lots of tips on severe weather and other emergency preparedness on DgCoEM’s website at douglascountyks.org/emergency-management.
• Report storm damage (for non-emergencies only, and after storm danger has passed) by calling the nonemergency dispatch line at 785-843-0250 or 785-832-7509.
City of Lawrence snow info:
• The city has snow information and a map at lawrenceks.org/snow that shows information about road conditions and where snowplows have been. The city typically begins snow and ice control for residential roadways when 2 or more inches of snowfall or icing occurs.
Highway conditions beyond Lawrence:
• KanDrive, an app and website from the Kansas Department of Transportation, has info on highway conditions statewide. KanDrive is available online at KanDrive.gov, and its app is available for download free on the App Store and Google Play.
Air quality:
• Check the current air quality index in Lawrence and elsewhere through AirNow, airnow.gov.
