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Thursday, March 15, 2012 News from the City of Lawrence
(Sent: 2012-03-15 09:01:06)NEWS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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Thursday, March 15, 2012 News from the City of Lawrence
1) KDOT to begin construction on Kansas River bridge on Monday
2) Swing into spring at Eagle Bend
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Contact: Kim Qualls, KDOT, (785) 640-9340 or kqualls@ksdot.org
1) KDOT to begin construction on Kansas River bridge on Monday
The following release was provided by KDOT in regards to the final northbound lane of the bridge. KDOT began this project in August 2011 and completed three of the four lanes of the bridge before the project was shut down in mid-November 2011 for winter.
For Monday, March 19-Early June 2012 in Lawrence/Douglas County:
US-40/US-59 (Kansas River Bridge)
EXPECT MAJOR DELAYS! Northbound US-40/US-59 will be reduced to one lane over the Kansas River Bridge in Downtown Lawrence once again so crews can complete overlay work beginning at 9:00 a.m. on Monday, March 19. Work will take place during the daylight hours only.
Beginning at 9:00 a.m. on Monday, March 19, crews will begin overlay work on the northbound bridge, which means more equipment and manpower will be on the bridge resulting in traffic traveling much slower during peak times especially causing the potential for increased delays. Drivers should allow extra time or use alternate routes, if possible.
This is work that remains from a bridge repair and resurfacing project that began in early August 2011. The project was suspended for winter shutdown in mid-November 2011
The overlay work on the northbound bridge is scheduled to be completed in early June 2012, weather permitting.
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2) Swing into spring at Eagle Bend
(Lawrence, Kan.) – Lawrence Parks and Recreation Department’s Eagle Bend Golf and Learning Center, 1250 E. 902 Rd., is offering you the first Swing of Spring.
Wednesday, March 21, Eagle Bend will open at 7 a.m. with tee times beginning at 8 a.m. There will also be free range balls for everyone with a tee time throughout the day.
Free clinics will also be offered throughout the day, including:
10-11 a.m. - SNAG (Starting New at Golf) G-Ball Clinic - for all ages
1-2 p.m. – Putting clinic with John Morris, golf course operation supervisor, and Greg Dannevik, assistant golf course operation supervisor
4-5 p.m. – Range clinic with Morris and Dannevik
The SNAG G-Ball program is described as golf’s version of T-ball. It is an activity-based program focusing on progressive and developmental play in a non-competitive format, as well as an initiative designed to connect youth, as well as adults to the outdoors, and increase engagement with golf and recreational sports.
Individuals may set tee times online at www.lprd.org or by contacting the Eagle Bend pro shop at (785) 748-0600 – 1(877) 861-GOLF.
For more information, please contact Eagle Bend, at (785) 748-0600.
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