photo by: Rochelle Valverde/Journal-World

Lawrence City Hall, 6 E. Sixth St., is pictured on Jan. 31, 2023.

Contractors with the City of Lawrence will begin work on the citywide Crack Seal Program starting next week.

In a news release on Thursday, the city announced that work will begin Tuesday, May 7. The yearly program facilitates preventative maintenance on streets that have been identified for crack sealing.

According to the release, crack sealing is a preservation treatment process in which hot sealant is applied to cracks in pavement to prevent water intrusion, thus extending the life of roadways.

Crews will be performing crack sealing work continuously through mid-June, provided there are no weather or other delays, to complete the list of identified streets. Crews will work from Monday through Saturday from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., with various temporary lane closures occurring in each work location to allow mobile crack sealing work to be performed.

A map of where work is scheduled to be completed through the Crack Seal Program is available on the city’s website. The city is advising community members to be mindful of crews and to reduce their speed in areas where work is being performed.

photo by: City of Lawrence screenshot

This map shows the areas of the city where work will take place as part of the City of Lawrence’s Crack Seal Program. Work is scheduled to take place between May 7, 2024, and mid-June.

More information about city construction projects and interactive maps are available at lawrenceks.org/construction.

Editor’s note: This story has been revised to reflect the correct times that crews will be working.