City of Lee’s Summit Honored for Engineering Excellence Wednesday, February 27, 2019 | Views: 11431 | Categories: Public Works Press Releases The City of Lee’s Summit recently received recognition from the American Council of Engineering Companies for engineering excellence for a trio of innovative projects that have transformed the City’s infrastructure. The City received three Honor Awards at the 2019 Engineering Excellence Awards for improvements made to the Lee’s Summit Municipal Airport, the interchange at U.S. 50 and Route 291, and the interchange at U.S. 50 and Blackwell...
City Crews Complete Three Rounds of Street Treatment, Thurs. Feb. 7 Thursday, February 7, 2019 | Views: 4180 | Categories: Public Works News Public Works plowed and treated primary and secondary roads Thursday after the overnight freezing rain/sleet/snow event. Based on the long-range forecast, daytime temperatures, heavy vehicle traffic and the presence of sunlight, conditions were favorable for plowing and treating primary and secondary roads one last time before discontinuing snow operations. All streets were treated a minimum of three times. With limited traffic on residential streets, and...
City’s Crews Continue to Treat Streets Today, Wed., Feb. 6 Wednesday, February 6, 2019 | Views: 4052 | Categories: Public Works News City crews are continuing to treat streets with salt today, Wed., Feb. 6, and will continue overnight into Thurs., Feb. 7. Primary and secondary streets have been treated at least three times, and crews are currently treating residential streets for the third time. Streets are still expected to be slick due to periods of freezing drizzle or rain, especially during the evening hours, and drivers should continue to use caution particularly on elevated surfaces such as...
City’s Crews Scheduled to Treat Streets Through Thurs., Feb. 7 Tuesday, February 5, 2019 | Views: 4192 | Categories: Public Works News City crews began treating streets with salt today, Tues., Feb. 5, and are scheduled to continue treating streets through Thurs., Feb. 7. Several waves of freezing rain or drizzle are expected throughout this timeframe. Periods of rain will make it difficult to keep salt on streets, and slick streets are expected overnight and during the early morning rush hour on Wed., Feb. 6. Please use caution while traveling particularly on elevated surfaces such as bridges and...