Lawrence motorists may have noticed four open lanes on Iowa Street Thursday after almost a year of construction work. There are still a few finishing touches to be made, but the city will fully open the street next week.
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Lawrence City Commissioners on Tuesday approved a $4.82M increase to the budget and change in construction plans that will lead to a portion of Ninth Street being closed through the summer.
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.
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A shuttle will run from Lawrence’s central bus station to downtown Kansas City during the World Cup this summer, regional leaders for the sporting event announced Tuesday.
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Dozens of crashes were reported Monday and some Lawrence Transit routes were delayed or paused throughout the day because of snowy road conditions.
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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.
Connected City Advisory Board members on Monday approved charging a $3 fare for use of Lawrence Transit’s on-demand service as federal grants the city has received in the past are going to expire next year.
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.
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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.
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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.
