Memorandum

City of Lawrence

Public Works

To:	Dave Corliss, City Manager
From:	Charles Soules, PW Director
cc:	Mark Bradford, Bill Stark, Rich Barr Shoeb Uddin, David Woosley
Date:	June 1, 2009
Re:	North Lawrence Response Plan 2^nd and Locust

During the first phase of the reconstruction of North Second and Locust north bound traffic will be detoured at Elm Street to 3^rd Street to Lyon Street. This phase will last into November 2009. The project has been discussed with NLIA (North Lawrence Improvement Association).  Mr.  Boyle is supportive of the project, and the NLIA wants the project done.

The Traffic Division will install an opticom signal pre-emption system at Lyon Street.  The system can be activated by the Fire Department stopping southbound traffic at Lyon Street and allowing emergency response crews to go north through the underpass.

During phase 2 of the project traffic will be open to a single lane in each direction.

The project is expected to last through March 2010.

The Fire Department clocked times from Station 1 at 746 Kentucky and from   Station 3 @ 3706 W. 6^th Street :

Non emergency travel times from station 1 and 3 to the east gate and 7^th and Maple utilizing M1 and M3.

Station No. 3 to the east gate

@ 0600             0:07:17

@ 0700             0:09:00

Station No. 3 to 7^th and Maple

@ 0700             0:13:30

@ 1645             0:10:15

@ 1715             0:14:49 

Station 1 to 7^th and Maple

@ 0720             0:05:06

@ 1720             0:05:30

During this period, the fire department has developed the attached emergency operations plan.  This plan addresses access and options during construction.  The plan includes a dual response:  dispatching a crew north on 2^nd Street and to the KTA for access to North Lawrence.  Similar plans are developed for large Construction projects and have worked well.