City of Lawrence Central Maintenance Garage team member Leon McCoy has been named Emergency Vehicle Technician of the Year by the Heartland Emergency Apparatus Technician Association. McCoy received the recognition during the association’s annual training …
The City of Lawrence is thrilled to announce a major milestone for the Jayhawk Watershed project: the reopening of 9th Street from Mississippi Street through Louisiana Street. Crews are working toward reopening the street by the afternoon of Thursday, Sept …
A ping pong table at East Lawrence Recreation Center (ELRC) now has a story worth telling and a few signatures to prove it. When the Algerian National Soccer Team came to Lawrence for the FIFA World Cup, the team requested a ping pong table for its hotel …
27th Street closure west of K-10 to begin week of August 31 Originally scheduled to begin Monday, August 3, City contractors will now close 27th Street west of K-10 the week of August 31 to construct a sanitary sewer in the area. The beginning of this …
What should Lawrence look like in 2030, and what do we need to do together to get there? The City of Lawrence is inviting everyone who cares about the future of our community to participate in the Vision 2030 Community Survey, an important next step in …
Taking care of Lawrence streets begins with knowing exactly how they’re holding up. The City of Lawrence is partnering with IMS Infrastructure Management Services to conduct pavement condition assessments on streets throughout the community beginning this …
The City of Lawrence’s 2026 Electronics Recycling Event brought in a major community response on Saturday, Aug. 8, collecting 100,220 pounds of electronics for recycling. This year’s event was held at a new location, the Douglas County Fairgrounds, and …
This week, City crews closed the northbound lane of Connecticut Street between 11th Street and 12th Street for street repairs following a recent water main break. Street repairs began on Tuesday, August 11, and the City anticipates reopening the lane by …
The City of Lawrence is sharing additional information about pavement marking work that occurred Wednesday morning in parts of Lawrence. Around 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 12, a Kansas Department of Transportation crew mistakenly repainted lines in areas …
The City of Lawrence is aware of concerns regarding pavement marking work completed this morning in different parts of Lawrence. The restriping work occurred today sometime between 8 a.m. and 11 a.m. in North Lawrence, in the southbound lanes from the City …
Majed Al-Ghafry, City of Lawrence City Manager, has appointed Lindsay Hart as the permanent Director of the Parks, Recreation and Culture Department, recognizing more than two decades of municipal parks and recreation leadership and her proven commitment …
Joe Hardy Appointed Chief of Lawrence-Douglas County Fire Medical Majed Al-Ghafry, City of Lawrence City Manager, has also appointed Joe Hardy as Chief of Lawrence-Douglas County Fire Medical (LDCFM), selecting a lifelong Lawrence resident and nearly …
Iowa Street maintenance work to move to 9th Street ahead of schedule Beginning next week, City contractors will remove traffic control along Iowa Street from 6th Street to Harvard Road as the project nears completion ahead of schedule. Traffic control will …
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Harper Street traffic impacts for Street Maintenance work Beginning Monday, August 3, City contractors will begin work on Harper Street between 19th Street and 23rd Street for work associated with the 2026 Street Maintenance program. One lane of traffic in …
The Lawrence-Douglas County MPO will be holding a TAC meeting on Tuesday, August 4, 2026; 2:30 PM at the Lawrence Public Library in Meeting Room A. (707 Vermont St, Lawrence, KS 66044) This meeting will be held in a hybrid format. Some staff will be in- …
Traffic change for Iowa Street project Beginning Monday, July 27, City contractors will reopen the outside lanes of Iowa Street from 6th Street to Harvard Road and close the inside lanes on Iowa Street for the next phase of the project. The City …
The City of Lawrence is taking the conversation into the community as work begins on Vision 2030, the next update to the City’s Strategic Plan. Over the next four weeks, you’ll find City staff and trained Community Listeners at farmers markets, concerts, …
Westbound 27th Street to close between Iowa Street and Louisiana Street for street maintenance Beginning Monday, July 20, City contractors will close the westbound lane of W 27th Street from Iowa Street to Louisiana Street for work associated with the 2026 …
A few improvements are coming with the latest round of annual route changes from Lawrence Transit. These include better connections between routes, improved access to grocery shopping, and more nighttime service for KU students. A preview of the upcoming …
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