photo by: City of Lawrence

City crews respond to an emergency repair on a sanitary sewer main.

The City of Lawrence’s Municipal Services and Operations Department is performing an emergency repair on a sanitary sewer main on 27th Street, east of Haskell Avenue.

According to a news release from the city, during an inspection on Monday, crews identified a critical issue requiring immediate repair. To maintain sewer service during repairs, the city is installing temporary pumps and above-ground piping, including a 4-inch pipe laid across Bonanza Street, Rawhide Lane and Harper Street. The Journal-World has requested more information about what went wrong with the sewer main.

There are several street closures south of 27th Street, including Bonanza Street, Rawhide Lane and Harper Street. The city is suggesting that motorists use Maverick Lane as a detour. People going to the Prairie Park Nature Center should use 28th Terrace.

The roads are expected to be closed for two to three weeks, the release said.

In addition, the 27th Street intersection at Kansas Highway 10 will have closures overnight this week as part of the South Lawrence Trafficway expansion project. Closures began on Monday and will continue through Wednesday with crews working nightly from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. to place beams for the new K-10 bridge over the 27th Street/Wakarusa Drive interchange.

The work will require 27th Street to close at K-10 throughout the overnight working hours; no detours will be posted during the temporary closures.