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Friday, March 23, 2012 News from the City of Lawrence
(Sent: 2012-03-23 10:36:21)NEWS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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Friday, March 23, 2012 News from the City of Lawrence
1) Bird photography offered at Prairie Park Nature Center
2) City infrastructure improvement projects for the week of March 26
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Prepared by: Roger Steinbrock, (785) 832-3458
1) Bird photography offered at Prairie Park Nature Center
(Lawrence, Kan.) – Lawrence Parks and Recreation Department’s Prairie Park Nature Center is offering an opportunity to learn the fundamentals of outdoor bird photography with renowned bird photographer David Seibel.
Bird Photography with David Seibel will be held 7-9 p.m. Wednesdays, April 4-25 at Prairie Park Nature Center, 2730 Harper St. Cost of the class is $130 per person. Class size is limited to 12 people and is open to individuals 15 years-old and older.
Seibel, who teaches ornithology at Johnson County Community College, is a nature writer, poet and expert birder. He also is co-author of Birds of Kansas. To see examples of Seibel’s photography, visit www.davidseibel.com.
Registration for the class can be done online at www.lprd.org or by visiting any Parks and Recreation facility including: Prairie Park Nature Center; the Indoor Aquatic Center, 4706 Overland Drive; the Community Building, 115 West 11th St.; East Lawrence Recreation Center, 1245 East 15th St.; Holcom Park Recreation Center, 2700 West 27th St. and the Administrative Offices, 947 New Hampshire St., Suite 200B.
For more information, please contact Prairie Park Nature Center at (785) 832-7980.
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Contact: Megan Gilliland, communications manager, (785) 832-3406
2) City infrastructure improvement projects for the week of March 26
(Lawrence, Kan.) - Infrastructure improvement projects for the week of March 26
Project: KDOT construction on Kansas River Bridge (northbound lane)
Traffic Impact: 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.
Project: North 3rd Street at the KTA Entrance/Exit
Traffic Impact: The City of Lawrence Street Maintenance crews and Parks and Recreation Department began an island repair and beautification project on Monday, March 12, on North 3rd Street at the KTA entrance/exit. Crews will work during daytime business hours and northbound traffic will be restricted to one lane on North 3rd while crews are working. The entrance/exit to KTA may be affected with narrower lanes but will remain open to thru traffic.
Project: Kasold Street patching
Traffic Impact: City of Lawrence street maintenance crews began work on March 6 on Kasold Street, from Bob Billings Parkway to 8th Street, to perform milling and patching of stressed areas. The project is expected to last until March 23, depending on conditions found during milling. One lane will be closed in the area crews are working. Crews will work Tuesday-Friday on this project only.
Project: 17th and Massachusetts sanitary sewer
Traffic Impact: Private contractors are installing a sanitary sewer as part of the Dillons grocery store reconstruction on Massachusetts between 17th and 19th Street. Crews have been replacing the sanitary sewer in the intersection of 17th and Massachusetts and will continue the project southward on Massachusetts. Approximately 800-feet of sewer will be replaced with the project. The eastern-most lane of Massachusetts Street, from 17th to the entry of the Dillons property, will be affected throughout the replacement and the lane will be opened as construction work moves south from the intersection.
Project: Kaw Water Plant construction
Traffic Impact: The Lawrence Utilities Department began construction on March 5 on transmission piping and valves coming from the Kaw Water Treatment Plant. The project is expected to last through the end of March. This construction will require that the plant be shut down through this time period. Street closures with this project include 3rd Street from Indiana to Mississippi and Indiana Street from 3rd Street to the Burcham Park entrance. The park entrance will remain open and accessible via 2nd Street. Traffic impact scheduled to last through April 6, 2012.
Project: Minnesota Street waterline replacement
Traffic Impact: On March 5, city crews began this project which involves the replacement of a waterline on Minnesota St. from W. 5th to W. 6th Street. The project should be completed April 13 and will be completed during the weekday working hours of 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Work will be completed primarily within the city’s street right-of-way. Temporary No Parking zones will be established in the work site area, in addition to other parking restrictions on an as-needed basis. Cars parked in No Parking zones will be towed. Local traffic access will be maintained at all times. Temporary street closings may occur at intersections while work is in process in the area.
Project: 6th Street turn-lane
Traffic Impact: Private contractors are in the process of extending the roadway on 6th Street, west of George Williams Way. One lane of westbound 6th Street, west of George Williams Way will be closed intermittently during construction, which is expected to last until the end of May.
Project: Levee trail detour for power plant expansion
Traffic Impact: A portion of the Kansas River levee trail has been closed for the construction of the Bowersock Mills & Power Co.’s new plant on the north bank of the Kansas River. A detour on the trail will take users from the trail to city streets crossing at the controlled intersection of 2nd and Locust Streets. Signage will be clearly posted marking the detour route to direct users throughout the detour. The city urges drivers and trail users to use caution when travelling through the intersection. The detour will run for the duration of the project, which is projected to last 20 months (starting April 2011). For more information, contact the Lawrence Parks and Recreation Administrative Office, at (785) 832-3450.
Project: Lawrence Municipal Airport sanitary sewer improvements
Traffic Impact: No impacts at this time, construction activities are currently on hold.
Project: 23rd Street Bridge utilities relocation
Traffic Impact: The Utility Department will relocate the water lines along 23rd Street from Approximately Barker Avenue to just east of the Douglas County Maintenance yard at 711 E. 23rd Street and reconstruct sanitary sewer piping along the Burroughs Creek alignment north and south of E. 23rd Street. The project began in December of 2011 and will continue to June 2012. No traffic impacts to E. 23rd Street are anticipated as part of this project. North Perimeter Road and E. 23rd Street Frontage Road will be closed to through traffic during construction. Access to E. Perimeter Road, Douglas County Maintenance Yard, and businesses along E. 23rd Frontage Road will be maintained at all times during construction.
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