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
Nathan Kramer / Lawrence Times
Lawrence City Commission to consider selling parking lot at 7th and New Hampshire for affordable housing
Lawrence city commissioners on Tuesday will consider selling a downtown parking lot — for less than 10% of its appraised value — to affordable housing developers to build housing for folks ages 55 and up with low incomes.
Courtney Lane/Lawrence Times
Lawrence bike plan will guide future city construction projects; public comment period coming up
Lawrence’s Bike Plan Steering Committee is nearing completion of an updated plan that city staff say will shape bicycle safety and infrastructure priorities for the next five years. There will be an opportunity for the public to provide comments.
August Rudisell/Lawrence Times
K-10 Connector suspended for summer; Lawrence Transit expands World Cup bus service
Johnson County Transit has suspended the K-10 Connector bus service for the summer, and Lawrence Transit is expanding service with new “Score Lawrence” routes for World Cup match days.
Lawrence bike plan drafted; MPO seeks feedback for countywide bikeway plan updates
A draft of the updated Lawrence Bikes Plan is now ready for review, and local planners are seeking feedback for updates to a countywide bikeway plan.
Maple Lane improvement project to wrap and other Lawrence traffic updates
The City of Lawrence says ongoing construction work on Maple Lane will wrap next week. Read about that and other traffic updates here.
K-10 exit ramp at Clinton Parkway to close for construction
The eastbound exit ramp from K-10 to Clinton Parkway will close next week for crews to work on a new highway alignment, part of the SLT expansion project.
U.S. 59 south of Lawrence to be reduced to one lane through September
A section of U.S. 59 Highway/Iowa Street south of Lawrence will be reduced to one lane in each direction beginning next week and continuing through early September.
Mississippi Street to close at 9th as construction continues in Lawrence
Mississippi Street will close at both sides of its intersection with Ninth Street in Lawrence next week as construction continues on the Jayhawk watershed project.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Blocks of southbound Haskell Ave. closed after water leak
About half a mile of southbound Haskell Avenue is closed to traffic following an overnight water system leak.
August Rudisell/Lawrence Times
Part of 19th Street to close, Wakarusa lanes reduced and more Lawrence roadwork coming up
Roadwork is popping up all over Lawrence, including a closure at 19th and Mass, reduced lanes for about a mile of Wakarusa, and more.
Section of Iowa Street south of Lawrence set to close for the weekend
A section of U.S. 59 Highway, or Iowa Street, south of Lawrence is set to close for the weekend for bridge work.
Part of northbound Monterey to close for 2 weeks, plus more traffic updates
Starting Tuesday, contractors will close northbound Monterey Way from Bob Billings Drive to West 14th Terrace. Find more on that and other traffic updates around town here.
Reminder: Lawrence Transit On Demand to start charging per ride
Reminder: Lawrence Transit will start charging $3 for each one-way on demand ride starting Sunday, and the city will only accept credit card payments.
Lawrence Transit On Demand to start charging per ride; here’s how to pay
Lawrence Transit will start charging $3 for each one-way on demand ride starting next month, and the city will only accept credit card payments.
K-10 ramps in west Lawrence to close through May
Two K-10 ramps in west Lawrence are set to close next week through late May.
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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.
