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Lawrence news April 15, 2026 - 9:24 am

U.S. 59 south of Lawrence to be reduced to one lane through September

by Lawrence Times

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.

Lawrence news April 14, 2026 - 12:25 pm

Mississippi Street to close at 9th as construction continues in Lawrence

by Lawrence Times

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
Lawrence news April 13, 2026 - 5:50 pm

Blocks of southbound Haskell Ave. closed after water leak

by Lawrence Times

About half a mile of southbound Haskell Avenue is closed to traffic following an overnight water system leak.

August Rudisell/Lawrence Times
Lawrence Life March 29, 2026 - 12:32 pm

Part of 19th Street to close, Wakarusa lanes reduced and more Lawrence roadwork coming up

by Lawrence Times

Roadwork is popping up all over Lawrence, including a closure at 19th and Mass, reduced lanes for about a mile of Wakarusa, and more.

Lawrence news March 13, 2026 - 4:55 pm

Part of northbound Monterey to close for 2 weeks, plus more traffic updates

by Lawrence Times

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.

Business February 10, 2026 - 8:32 pm

Expanding construction will close 9th Street from Indiana to Mississippi Street

by Lawrence Times

Ninth Street is currently blocked to all through traffic from Louisiana to Indiana Streets, and the City of Lawrence plans to extend the closure west toward Mississippi Street starting next week.

Lawrence news February 2, 2026 - 7:04 pm

One side of street, sidewalk closed on section of 24th Street in eastern Lawrence

by Lawrence Times

City contractors are blocking some traffic and closing part of a sidewalk for a storm sewer replacement project along 24th Street in southeastern Lawrence.

Business January 22, 2026 - 3:43 pm

City of Lawrence adds extra parking in the middle of 9th Street amid construction

by Lawrence Times

The City of Lawrence is adding temporary parking spaces in the middle of Ninth Street to help customers access businesses affected by construction for the Jayhawk Watershed Project.

Wulfe Wulfemeyer/Lawrence Times
Business December 23, 2025 - 6:55 pm

Some 9th Street businesses weigh in on how road closure is affecting their bottom lines

by Wulfe Wulfemeyer

Business trends are fluctuating for two restaurants and a retail store on Ninth Street this holiday season as they navigate the new normal of a long-term road closure for a major city project.

Lawrence news December 22, 2025 - 10:49 am

Closure planned for parts of K-10 in Lawrence

by Lawrence Times

Temporary closures of part of K-10 in southern Lawrence are planned Tuesday, Dec. 23 for maintenance work, KDOT has announced.

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