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Find a station in your area: JAYHAWK RADIO NETWORK AFFILIATES 2011-12 Weather permitting, beginning at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday, March 3, all eastbound and westbound lanes of I-435 from I-35 to US-69 will be closed to traffic, along with numerous ramp closures, for the demolition of two of the three Quivira Road over I-435 interchange bridges in Overland Park (Johnson County). The Quivira Road bridges will be demolished via implosion at approximately 10:00 p.m. that evening. The existing bridges will collapse onto a bed of dirt so as to cushion the fall onto the existing I-435 roadway. Crews will then spend the remainder of the overnight closure removing the imploded bridge debris and cleaning up the I-435 roadway. Construction for the new bridges will take place during the 2012 construction season.
The scheduled lane and ramp closures for the Quivira Road bridge demolition work will occur as follows. All lane and ramp closures will reopen to traffic by 2:00 p.m. on Sunday afternoon, March 4.
At 7:00 p.m. on Saturday, March 3, the following closures will occur:
At 8:00 p.m. on Saturday, March 3, the following closures will occur:
Note: All lanes of Quivira Road over I-435 will be closed for a short time during the demolition of the bridges for approximately 40 minutes.
Advance message boards will alert traffic to the lane and ramp closures. Drivers should expect MAJOR DELAYS and will need to use alternate routes during the lane and ramp closures. A marked detour will be provided. Eastbound I-435 traffic will detour via northbound I-35 to eastbound 87th Street to southbound US-69 back to eastbound I-435. Westbound I-435 traffic will detour via northbound US-69 to westbound 87th Street to southbound I-35 back to westbound I-435. Updated daily traffic information for this project can be viewed online at: www.ksdot.org/kcmetro/laneclose.asp.
Planned improvements for theI-435 & US-69 Red Project will add auxiliary lanes to I-435 between US-69 and Quivira Road. These improvements will help address congestion at the I-435 and US-69 interchange. Project work includes: construction of southbound collector-distributor road network along US-69 between 103rd Street and 119th Street, widening work on eastbound and westbound I-435, and construction of collector-distributor road network along I-435 between I-35 and US-69. Interchange improvements will be completed at I-435 & Quivira Road, I-435 & US-69, US-69 & College Boulevard, and US-69 & 119th Street.
This phase of the US-69 & I-435 improvements in Johnson County is part of KDOT's T-WORKS program and the selection of this project was announced in February 2011. The estimated construction cost for the project is $102 million with an estimated economic impact, or benefit of $779 million.
Clarkson Construction is the primary contractor on this improvement project. The entire project is scheduled to be completed in late 2013, weather permitting.
The Kansas Department of Transportation urges all motorists to be alert, obey the warning signs, and "Give 'Em a Brake!" when approaching and driving through the project work zone. For more information on this improvement project, please contact Kimberly Qualls, Northeast Kansas Public Affairs Manager, at (785) 640-9340 or Howard Lubliner, Field Engineering Administrator, at (913) 764-0987.
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Do you have someone you would like to send a Rock Chalk Valentine to? Big Jay and Baby Jay will be making Valentine's Day deliveries on February 13 and 14.
Valentine's Day deliveries will be available on February 13 and 14 from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. in the Lawrence and Kansas City areas. Space is limited and orders will be fulfilled on a first come, first serve basis. So hurry and order today. Completed registration forms and questions should be emailed to catj@ku.edu.
Infiniti, a corporate partner of NCAA men's basketball, is donating $5,000 to each of the charities involved in the Infiniti Coaches' Charity Challenge. The coach's charity with the most votes will receive $100,000. That's where you come in, Jayhawk fans.
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At the conclusion of the 2011-12 season, the American Cancer Society will invest your donation in lifesaving cancer research, educational programs and services for those now fighting the disease. Click here to join Coach's Self's team in the fight against cancer.
We apologize to anyone that was involved in the exit delay on Saturday and hope this new process eliminates delays for the remainder of the season. Should you have any questions, please contact the KU Parking Department at 785-864-7275. Fans can help former Jayhawk football stars Darrell Stuckey and Aqib Talib get to the NFL Pro Bowl by voting online at the link below. Stuckey, in his second year with the San Diego Chargers, is up for the AFC's special teams player on the ballot. The former Kansas defensive back has played in 11 games and recorded 10 tackles on special teams. He also recovered an onside kick in the Week 9 game against the Green Bay Packers. Talib, in his fourth season by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, is Tampa Bay's nominee for cornerback on the NFC Pro Bowl team. Talib has started all 12 of the Buccaneers' games this season and has 33 tackles, 11 passes defended and two interceptions. Talib has made the most of his two picks, returning both for touchdowns. Fans can vote for both players here: http://www.nfl.com/probowl/ballot?icampaign=PB_NFLNOW&module=HP11_more_now
Dylan Armstrong, who won the Downtown Shot Put competition last spring, took home the coveted Diamond League crown with a total of 17 points earned during the 14-week series. The Canadian has had an outstanding season in 2011. In addition to winning the Kansas Relays shot put event in Lawrence, he has won five different titles in international competition, has notched a career-best throw of 22.21 meters (72-10.50 ft.), a Canadian national record. He was also the runner-up at the World Championships in September. Other downtown throwers who made the top six of the Diamond League standings included Reese Hoffa, who finished second in the summer series, just one point behind the winner, Armstrong. The U.S.'s Hoffa finished second in the 2011 Downtown event as well. Finishing right behind Hoffa in third place in the Diamond League series was another American, Christian Cantwell, who collected 11 points over the 14 events. While Cantwell didn't compete in the Downtown shot put due to injury, he was on hand to lend support and commentary for those participating. Cantwell, who attended college at Missouri, won two events in the Diamond league and had a season's best throw of 22.07 meters (72-04.50 ft.). He also finished fourth at the World Championships in Daegu, South Korea, in September. Finishing in a tie for fourth in the Diamond League series was American Ryan Whiting with five points. Whiting took fifth at the Downtown event. The Samsung Diamond League is composed of 14 of the best invitational track and field meetings in the world. The meetings are spread across Asia, Europe, the Middle East and the USA, and compose the top tier of the IAAF's global one-day meeting competition structure.
Representing the event's Co-Honorary Chair Cindy Self's team were O'Neil, Gurley, KU baseball head coach Ritch Price and men's basketball director of operations Barry Hinson. Playing a scramble format, the KU foursome scored a 58, which placed them second in the event.
Gurley blasted his tee shot 323 yards on the 14th hole, which measures 512 yards. Using a hybrid club, O'Neil then made the shot of the day from 189 yards out. "We didn't see it go in but, we knew it was close," O'Neil said. "We went up to the hole and walked around, then Barry Hinson found it in the cup." "We had a great time for a great cause," Hinson said. "Erin's shot just made the day that much better." Family Promise of Lawrence is a faith-based non-profit program that transforms the lives of homeless children and their families by providing shelter, food, transportation, training, counseling, medical care and other assistance in a safe, compassionate home-like environment. For more information on Family Promise of Lawrence go to: http://www.lawrencefamilypromise.org/index.html. In her first season playing in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA), former Kansas women's basketball player Danielle McCray has helped the Connecticut Sun to a berth in the 2011 playoffs. McCray and the Sun will open the first round of the postseason versus Atlanta on Friday, Sept. 16 on the Suns' home court in Uncasville, Conn.
McCray contributed five points in nearly 16 minutes of floor time during Connecticut's 69-63 win versus the New York Liberty Sunday night to clinch a spot in the WNBA playoffs after a two-year hiatus from the postseason. The Olathe, Kan., native and former All-American has appeared in 34 games for the Sun this season, including 23 starts, and is averaging 5.9 points, 2.3 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game. Asked what the team has been focusing on this week heading into Friday's contest McCray answered, "Guarding Atlanta. They are a really athletic team. We have to stop Angel McCoughtry, who is number one (in the WNBA) in scoring. We need to keep her under control." Drafted by Connecticut with the seventh overall pick in 2010, McCray spent her first professional season with Rishon Lezion of the Israeli Women's League while coming back from a knee injury, which she suffered in her final season at Kansas. MOST RECENT POSTS
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