photo by: Bremen Keasey/Journal-World

The corner of Iowa and Ninth Streets in Lawrence is seen on June 29, 2026.

A portion of Iowa Street will be reduced to one lane in each direction and have turning restrictions as part of a road maintenance project starting next week.

The City of Lawrence, in partnership with the Kansas Department of Transportation, will begin street maintenance work on Iowa Street from Sixth Street to Harvard Road starting Monday, July 6, the city announced. The project is part of KDOT’s City Connecting Link Improvement Program, which supports improvements on state highways that pass through local communities.

During construction, Iowa Street will have lane reductions, turning restrictions and reduced speeds in the stretch of the project. Construction crews will at first close the outside northbound and southbound traffic lanes along Iowa Street. Once work on those lanes is complete, the crews will close the inside lanes. One lane of traffic will be open throughout the project.

The project will include asphalt mill and overlay work, new pavement markings, curb and gutter replacement and ADA sidewalk accessibility improvements.

The city anticipates the project will be finished by September 2026.