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Section of Northbound NE Rice Road Set to Close Wed., Jan. 31

Section of Northbound NE Rice Road Set to Close Wed., Jan. 31

A section of northbound NE Rice Road is set to close on Wed., Jan. 31, for approximately two months. The contractor anticipates intermittent daily closures. The closure will be next to the retention pond and is necessary for stormwater pipe repair. The detour route is NE Langsford Road, M291 Hwy, and NE Columbus Street.

A southbound closure and detour will be necessary at a later date. Work is weather permitting and schedules are subject to change.

For more information, contact the Public Works Department at publicworks@cityofls.net or 816-969-1800.

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Freezing Drizzle/Ice Possible Tonight, Sun., Dec. 25

Freezing Drizzle/Ice Possible Tonight, Sun., Dec. 25

The City has a small crew scheduled to report at 7 p.m. tonight, Sun., Dec. 25, to monitor conditions and treat streets with salt as needed due to the potential for a wintry mix including freezing drizzle/ice. It is expected to be a fast moving storm. Drivers should use caution tonight and overnight into Mon., Dec. 26, especially on elevated surfaces such as bridges and overpasses. The City will continue to monitor the weather and update its response accordingly.
City Crews Set to Complete Plowing Today, Fri., Dec. 23

City Crews Set to Complete Plowing Today, Fri., Dec. 23

The City’s crews have been plowing residential streets today, Fri., Dec. 23, and expect them to be completed later this afternoon. Crews will then return to hot spot areas, such as bridges and hills, to apply salt treatment, and expect to wrap up all operations by early evening. Snow will remain packed to some streets due to low temperatures. As pavement temperatures warm the next few days and additional melting occurs, overnight refreezes are possible and...
City Crews Plowing Streets Today, Thurs., Dec. 22

City Crews Plowing Streets Today, Thurs., Dec. 22

The City’s crews are plowing streets today, Thurs., Dec. 22, and will continue plowing tonight and overnight into tomorrow, Fri., Dec. 23. Crews are completing primary streets and then will move into secondary streets, and expect to continue plowing secondary and residential streets overnight into Friday. No additional precipitation is predicted at this time and crews expect it may take 32.5 hours to plow all streets in the City after accumulating snow ended;...
City Crews Preparing for Winter Storm

City Crews Preparing for Winter Storm

The City’s crews began pre-treating residential streets today, Wed., Dec. 21, in preparation for the upcoming winter storm which is expected to start with a wintry mix of drizzle and light snow after 10 p.m. tonight. Crews reported at 7 p.m. tonight to finish pre-treating residential and secondary streets, and will continue pre-treating primary streets tonight and overnight into Thurs., Dec. 22, until temperatures plummet at which time salting operations will...
City Crews Treated Streets Today, Mon., Dec. 19; Preparing for Chance of Freezing Drizzle Tues., Dec. 20

City Crews Treated Streets Today, Mon., Dec. 19; Preparing for Chance of Freezing Drizzle Tues., Dec. 20

The City’s crews continued to treat streets with salt today, Mon., Dec. 19, and are expected to end operations at 3:30 p.m. due to the forecast for rain and non-accumulating snow this afternoon. Crews are expected to report again at 7 p.m. tonight to continue to monitor conditions and treat streets as needed late Monday, and overnight into Tues., Dec. 20. The City’s crews are also preparing for a chance of freezing drizzle during the early morning...
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