First City Connection INFORMATION FOR LEAVENWORTH’S RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES/ WINTER SPRING 2015
KDOT planning road replacement on Metropolitan Ave. From the Kansas Dept. of Transportation The U.S. 73/K-7 pavement replacement project in the Leavenworth city limits will occur on Metropolitan Avenue, from about 100 feet west (north) of 16th Street to the Centennial Bridge, and on 4th Street from Metropolitan Avenue to Cheyenne Street. Project work includes removal and replacement of the existing pavement, curb and gutter, and Americans With Disabilities Act-accessible ramps. The highway will be replaced with new concrete pavement and reworked base material under the new
concrete pavement. This project consists of removal of the existing deteriorated pavement and replacement in-kind with new pavement. There will be no changes to the width of the pavement, no additional lanes, and no additional rightof-way required. The project will be let for bids in February 2015 and is scheduled to be completed by late 2015. The project will be phased so that there will be relatively short periods of time to complete a portion of the project before starting another section so that the impact on residents and
businesses will be minimized. The intersections at 4th Street and at 7th Street — along with the section of road between 4th Street and the Centennial Bridge — will be replaced with precast concrete pavement panels. By using this method of construction, these areas can be reconstructed at night and reopened to traffic each day. This is the first use of precast pavement panels by KDOT in this type of application and while quite expensive it will provide major benefits for the travelling public on this project.
City snow and ice emergency plan organizes street clearing during storms City street crews or contractors begin clearing snow starting on Emergency Snow Routes when two inches or more of snow has accumulated. A map of Emergency Snow Routes is on the City’s website, www.lvks.org along with the Snow and Ice Policy Manual. After these routes are cleared, the crews move onto public safety facilities, school loading zones on the City’s right-of-way, the Leavenworth Central Business District, then residential streets. What does “Snow Emergency” mean? The City Manager — or in the absence of the City Manager, the Chief of Police — may declare a snow emergency. Two hours after the declaration of an emergency, all vehicles The Snowflake Signs that must be removed from streets say, “Emergency Snow designated as “Emergency Snow Route” Routes,” which are clearly posted mean that with signs (right photo) and can vehicles be found on the City website. may not be Failure to move a vehicle parked on subjects it to being towed at the this street owner’s expense. during a Snow on sidewalks snow emergency. The City’s Snow Removal
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• Countywide Sales Tax Election in February • Elderly Rebate Program
Ordinance states that property owners are responsible for removing snow from adjacent sidewalks and adjacent sidewalk ramps. Businesses are responsible for clearing sidewalks downtown. The City allows owners 24 hours following the conclusion of the snowstorm to properly remove snow from all the aforementioned areas. Residents will be held responsible for knowing that whenever snow has accumulated to such a depth that snow removal operations will be required.
• Update on the Riverfront Community Center stonework • Completed road projects in 2014