Lawrence

• Because of a sanitary sewer extension, the 800 block of Oak Street will be closed from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. The closure is expected to begin July 7 and end July 31.

• Because of a water-line rupture, the city is performing emergency repair on 12th Street, from Ohio to Louisiana streets. The project is expected to last 6 to 8 weeks. Ohio Street to remain open while repair work is done at 12th and Louisiana streets. Road closure signs are posted at 13th and Louisiana streets for northbound traffic.

• A project to improve 9th Street will begin July 14. Phase 1 includes sidewalk improvements on the south side of 9th Street between Emery Road and Arkansas Street. One lane of eastbound traffic will be closed during this sidewalk construction. Phase 2 of construction will be the installation of signal pole bases on all corners of the 9th Street & Emery Road intersection. Temporary single-lane closures will be needed for this construction. At least one lane will be open at all times for east and westbound traffic. Phase 3 includes the mill and overlay of 9th Street between Avalon Road and Arkansas Street. Once new pavement has been placed, new pavement markings and signal poles will be installed. Various lane closures will be required for this construction. At least one lane will be open at all times for east and westbound traffic.

• The levee trail from the Kansas River Bridge east to the boat ramp at 8th and Oak streets will be closed during daytime hours from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. between July 7 and July 11. Rip-rap will be installed on the levee during this time.

• Starting July 7, Wakarusa Drive will be down to two lanes from Oread West Drive to north of Legends/Inverness Drive. Inverness Drive at Wakarusa Drive will be closed for the first phase from July 7 to September. Legends Drive at Wakarusa Drive will be closed for the second phase from September to November. The rehabilitation project is expected to be finished Nov. 24.

• Construction continues on intersection improvements at 23rd and Iowa streets. Traffic has been shifted to the west side of the intersection. This will allow for two through lanes of traffic for westbound drivers. There will still be one through lane and one turn lane for the remaining east, south and north traffic. No large structures or superloads will be allowed through the project work zone.

• The Kansas Department of Transportation has finished the maintenance work on the box tunnels on McDonald Drive. The project has moved to the next phase which includes the addition of a dedicated southbound turn lane to Iowa Street. There are two lanes available for east-and-westbound traffic and traffic speeds are reduced at this time.

• Eastbound and westbound 31st Street from Louisiana Street to Ousdahl and Louisiana, just south of 31st Street, will be closed to all traffic. Motorists will be able to turn north on Louisiana from 31st Street or east on 31st Street from Louisiana. This closure will remain in effect through summer 2015, weather permitting. The 31st Street closure is needed for the construction of a bridge-size box culvert and the reconstruction/realignment of 31st Street. The Louisiana Street closure is needed for the construction of the relocated 31st Street slab bridge over Naismith Creek.

• Milling and patching is taking place on streets generally near Fifth and Sixth and Tennessee streets, working toward Indiana Street. The area generally east of Iowa Street and north of Sixth Street encompasses the entire work zone. There may be locations that will include partial or full street closures for periods while work is being performed, especially those days that surface treatment work (overlay or microsurfacing) is performed. Streets may be impacted on separate occasions. The work is anticipated to be completed in August.

• City stormwater crews will partially close Mississippi, 10th and 11th streets, for the week of July 7.

• The Vermont Brick Street reconstruction project started on June 10. The brick street will be reconstructed in the 2100 block of Vermont Street with new brick pavers. The project also includes a diverter on the north leg of the intersection of 23rd and Vermont streets. The completion date for the entire project is Aug. 8.

• The Vermont Brick Street reconstruction project started on June 10. The brick street will be reconstructed in the 2100 block of Vermont Street with new brick pavers. The project also includes a diverter on the north leg of the intersection of 23rd and Vermont streets. The completion date for the entire project is Aug. 8.

• An overlay paving project between the east Topeka and Lecompton/Lawrence exits on the Turnpike/Interstate 70 (mile markers 183 to 198) began in late April.

• The City of Lawrence will be installing a new water line on Mississippi Street, from Third to Ninth streets. Project timeline is June 25 to February 1, 2015.

• Contractors are installing two new force mains, by horizontal directional drilling from the KAW Wastewater Treatment Plant to Pump Station 04 in North Lawrence. The intersection of Eighth and Walnut is expected to remain closed until the end of the project in July. Detour signs have been posted in the area of Eighth and Walnut streets to accommodate local traffic as well as park and boat ramp visitors. Barriers will be installed to detour traffic as necessary within the project schedule. Traffic will be rerouted to Elm, Oak or Ash streets.

South Lawrence Trafficway

• In December, a three-year construction project began to complete the 6-mile, four-lane Kansas Highway 10/South Lawrence Trafficway freeway. The project will move existing K-10 onto a new alignment that will begin at the south junction of the U.S. 59 and K-10 interchange and reconnect with existing K-10 in East Lawrence. Construction work on the project will be completed in phases. Each phase includes specific work and advance notification will be sent under separate cover for each phase of construction, including planned traffic impacts. The overall scheduled completion date for the project is fall 2016.