Public Works News

The City’s crews are preparing equipment and pre-treating hot spot areas such as major intersections and bridges with rock salt today, Mon. Nov. 14, in anticipation of snow later tonight and overnight into Tues., Nov. 15. Crews are currently on standby and will be called in as necessary overnight based on the forecast and conditions.

Precipitation is expected to start as light rain changing over to snow. Pavement temperatures will hover around freezing, and most of the snow will melt on pavement as it falls; however, brief periods of moderate to heavy snow may overwhelm pavements with slushy accumulations. READ MORE -->

The City of Lee’s Summit will hold a snow dry run from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. today, Wed., Nov. 9, to allow crews to prepare for the upcoming 2022-2023 winter weather season.

City crews will be testing equipment and software, and driving snow routes with plows and salt spreaders installed on trucks. The purpose of the dry run is to ensure all equipment and software is working properly and that drivers are familiar with snow routes, which is critical to the City’s snow and ice control operations. The annual snow dry run was scheduled in advance and is not in response to any forecast. READ MORE -->

 

Preparations began this week for curb replacement on a section of NW Chipman Road from U.S. Route 50 to the railroad bridge just east of NW Donovan Road. Curb removal is expected to start on Mon., Nov. 7, with pours and restoration to follow as well as sidewalk ramp replacement in several locations. The work is expected to take approximately three weeks, weather permitting. While there will be lane closures during this work, both eastbound and westbound NW Chipman Road will be open to through traffic; however, some delays can be expected. Detailed curb replacement maps for this area can be found on the City’s website (pages 10-13): https://cityofls.net/Portals/0/Files/Public-Works/CIP/FY23%20Curb%20Repair%20Maps.pdf?ver=vmCDuRX0gdJ4XPW9l-WTqA%3d%3d