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Nathan Kramer / Lawrence Times
Motorcade training scheduled in Lawrence
Area law enforcement and emergency responders will have a motorcade and traffic escort training day in Lawrence on Thursday.
Nathan Kramer / Lawrence Times
Motorcade training scheduled in Lawrence
Area law enforcement and emergency responders will have a motorcade and traffic escort training day in Lawrence on Thursday.
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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.
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.
Enrollment open for Douglas County’s free emergency response training
Douglas County residents can register for a weekend of free emergency preparedness training on topics from fire safety and medical operations to search and rescue and terrorism.
Jacob Rice / Lawrence Times
Lawrence-Douglas County Fire Medical working on strategic plan, hosting station open houses
Lawrence-Douglas County Fire Medical is inviting the community to provide feedback on the department’s upcoming strategic plan, and to visit fire stations during open house events.
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.
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.
Extreme heat warning in effect for Lawrence, parts of Kansas
The National Weather Service has issued an extreme heat warning for Douglas County and much of Kansas, with heat index values well above 100 degrees in the forecast, through Tuesday evening.
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.
