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Current Construction Projects

As of October 18, 2007

No new projects are scheduled to begin next week.

On-going City infrastructure improvement projects for the week of October 22 include:

Project: 2007 Overlay Program Phase 2

Traffic impact:
    Traffic may be interrupted or reduced to one lane during days work is being conducted on the following streets:
    Ousdahl Road, 19th Street to 23rd Street, work underway
    Ousdahl Road, 23rd Street to 25th Street, work underway
    24th Street, Naismith to east of Ousdahl Road, work underway
    Naismith, 23rd Street to 24th Street, work underway
    23rd Street, at Naismith, eastbound traffic reduced to one lane
    Miller Drive, Maple Lane to East 19th Street, work underway with temporary lane closures
    Brook Street, Maple Lane to Miller Drive, work underway
    W. 25th Street, Ousdahl Road to Cedarwood Avenue, work underway
    W. 25th Court, cul-de-sac to Ousdahl, completed
    Cedarwood Avenue, W. 25th Street to W. 26th Street, completed
    W. 26th Street. Ousdahl Road to Iowa Street, work underway
    Manor Terrace, cul-de-sac to W. 27th Street, completed
    Ousdahl Road, 27th Street to south, completed
    W. 33rd Street, Ousdahl Road to the west to driveway, completed
    E. 18th Terrace, Maple Lane to Harper Avenue, work underway
    Haskell Avenue, E. 23rd Street to 31st Street, work underway

Project: Concrete repairs

Traffic impact:
    East 23rd Street, Haskell Avenue east to the city limits, reduced to one lane, to be completed November 5

Bus Reroutes

Route 8 reroute around campus
On Saturday, Oct. 27, the Spirit Sprint 5k run will be held on a course that winds through campus. The race begins at 9:30 a.m. Route 8 will not be able to serve the main KU campus during this event. The bus will start out on reroute at 6 a.m. It will return to regular route as soon as possible when the race is finished. Passengers wishing to catch the bus near campus will need to move to 9th Street or Constant Avenue.

Route 8 reroute at Ousdahl
While crews complete road repairs to Ousdahl Rd. between 19th and 23rd Streets, Route 8 will reroute to Naismith Dr. The bus shelter on Ousdahl Rd. near Taco John's will be closed during the reroute. Passengers wishing to catch the Route 8 Southbound on Ousdahl should move to the north side of 23rd St., before Ousdahl Rd. Passengers wishing to catch the Route 8 Northbound on Ousdahl Rd. should move to the south side of 23rd St. and wait at the bus stop sign in front of Perkins Restaurant.

For further assistance with trip planning, please call 312-7054.