Roadwork for July 16, 2018

Roadwork in Lawrence and Douglas County.

• Roadwork such as curb repairs, asphalt overlay and patching will begin Wednesday on the 1100 block of Louisiana Street.

• Traffic will be impacted at the intersection of Sixth Street and Kasold Drive as part of a waterline replacement project on Kasold starting today. There will be no right turns allowed onto Kasold Drive from westbound Sixth Street. Kasold will be limited to two lanes, one northbound and one southbound. The traffic control is estimated to last three weeks.

Kasold Drive from Sixth Street to Bob Billings Parkway is also currently undergoing a reconstruction project. The project will start with the reconstruction of the intersection at Kasold Drive and Bob Billings Parkway. Traffic on Bob Billings Parkway will be reduced to a single eastbound and westbound lane. The project is expected to be completed by the end of 2018.

• Starting today, the outside westbound lane of East 23rd Street, just east of Massachusetts Street, will be closed for the replacement of a curb section. Large vehicles turning right onto Massachusetts Street may have to detour to Tennessee Street. Construction on the curb is expected to be completed on or before Friday.

• Perry Street from North Fourth Street to North Fifth Street will be subject to temporary no parking zones as part of a waterline replacement project. The project is expected to be completed by the end of July.

• The intersections of 10th and Connecticut and 11th and Connecticut are subject to temporary closures as part of a waterline replacement project. The project, which is expected to be completed in August, is part of the Department of Utilities’ annual waterline replacement program.

• The intersection of Queens Road and Wakarusa Drive continues to be closed for reconstruction. The project has a slated completion date of August 2018.

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