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KDOT chooses contractor for expansion of South Lawrence Trafficway
The Kansas Department of Transportation has chosen a contractor to proceed with an expansion of the west leg of the South Lawrence Trafficway (K-10) to four lanes.
The Kansas Department of Transportation has chosen a contractor to proceed with an expansion of the west leg of the South Lawrence Trafficway (K-10) to four lanes.
Reminder: The K-10 interchange at 6th Street / U.S. Highway 40 on the western edge of Lawrence will close for a few months beginning Monday.
The Kansas Highway 10 interchange at Sixth Street / U.S. Highway 40 will close for a few months beginning Monday.
U.S. 59 Highway south of Lawrence will be reduced to one lane in some areas while crews do mill and overlay work starting Wednesday.
A stretch of U.S. Highway 40 west of the K-10 interchange at Sixth Street will close for about 100 days beginning Wednesday.
A stretch of U.S. Highway 40 west of the Kansas Highway 10 interchange at Sixth Street will close for about 100 days beginning next week.
Gov. Laura Kelly announced 16 projects that secured a chunk of $12 million allocated to this round of KDOT’s cost-share program, including $282,000 for pedestrian crossing improvements at U.S. 56 Highway.
KDOT is beginning work on a project to create a diverging diamond interchange at Sixth Street (U.S. Highway 40) and Kansas Highway 10. Work is expected to be complete by the end of 2024.
Rock salt saves lives by helping tires grip icy roads. It avoids broken bones when homeowners use it on slick surfaces. But it also costs Americans billions in corroding cars and bridges. It adds so much sodium to drinking water in some places that it can affect people’s health.
Following an abrupt closure when a sinkhole was discovered Saturday evening, County Road 458 has reopened to traffic, according to a tweet from Douglas County Tuesday afternoon.
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