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Lawrence news December 4, 2025 - 3:30 pm

Construction on Bob Billings to reduce road to one lane for multiple blocks

by Lawrence Times

Starting Monday, a construction project will reduce traffic on Bob Billings Parkway to one lane in each direction between Monterey Way and Kasold Drive. The city expects the work to take a year.

August Rudisell/Lawrence Times
Business November 26, 2025 - 4:44 pm

9th Street businesses ask people to keep shopping local as long-term road closure looms

by Wulfe Wulfemeyer

The city will close a block of 9th Street for the Jayhawk Watershed project for several months starting Monday, and an impacted business is asking folks to make the slightly longer trek to their front doors to shop local this season.

Lawrence Life November 11, 2025 - 3:02 pm

Intersections opening, closing on Iowa Street; prep underway for Bob Billings project

by Lawrence Times

The city is switching up which intersections are closed along Iowa Street as part of construction on the street, and also preparing to launch the Bob Billings Parkway improvement project.

August Rudisell/Lawrence Times
Business November 7, 2025 - 6:07 pm

‘It’s going to kill all of us’: Lawrence business owners say construction on 9th Street poses devastating financial impacts

by Wulfe Wulfemeyer

Business owners along Ninth Street near downtown Lawrence are concerned they could face devastating losses and possibly even closures as city construction work will soon close the arterial street that’s key to their livelihoods for several months.

August Rudisell/Lawrence Times
Lawrence Life October 17, 2025 - 3:56 pm

Street and parking lot closures coming up in downtown Lawrence, plus more traffic updates

by Lawrence Times

Some downtown parking lots will close for restriping, a section of Mass Street will close for an event Saturday, and there are closures coming up on Tennessee Street and in North Lawrence.

August Rudisell/Lawrence Times
Lawrence news October 10, 2025 - 2:27 pm

Section of Mass Street to close for Lawrence Electric Vehicle Showcase, plus other traffic updates

by Lawrence Times

A few blocks of Massachusetts Street in downtown Lawrence will close for part of the day Sunday for the Lawrence Electric Vehicle Showcase. Here are details on that, plus other traffic updates around town.

Lawrence news October 7, 2025 - 11:43 am

Streets closed in southeast Lawrence for emergency sewer repairs

by Lawrence Times

Three streets in southeastern Lawrence will be closed for about two to three weeks for an emergency sanitary sewer main repair, according to the city.

August Rudisell/Lawrence Times
Lawrence news October 6, 2025 - 3:56 pm

Overnight closures planned for 27th Street, K-10 intersection in Lawrence

by Lawrence Times

The 27th Street intersection at K-10 will be closed intermittently during overnight hours this week as part of construction to expand that section of the highway to four lanes.

Lawrence news October 3, 2025 - 6:30 pm

Pavement maintenance, block parties to shut down stretches of road in Lawrence and more traffic updates

by Lawrence Times

Multiple roads will be shut down in the coming week for pavement improvement projects, block parties and festivals. Parts of U.S. 56 Highway will also go down to one lane, impacting commuters.

Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Lawrence news September 19, 2025 - 3:58 pm

Many closures coming up for road construction projects all over Lawrence

by Lawrence Times

Road, lane, parking lot and intersection closures are set for numerous sites across Lawrence in the near future, including the beginning of the Bob Billings Improvement Project.

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