During the last week of 2019 the old Lawrence subarea
facility located in north Lawrence across the road from Teepee Junction was
demolished. The original building was constructed
in 1964 at a cost of $74,262, which works out to a little over $15 a square foot
and was used until early 2016, when the remaining personnel were moved in to a
new facility on East 25th St. constructed in partnership with
Douglas County Public Works/Zoning and Codes.
Over the years the facility housed the Lawrence
Construction office, Maintenance Personnel, Geology office and during some part
of the 1980’s the Kansas Highway Patrol. In 2015 the Lawrence Geology office was
officially moved to the Topeka Geology office located at KDOT’s Gage Boulevard
facility.
KDOT will continue to use the site, however, there are
not any plans to construct any new buildings on this site.
In 2019 a KDOT facility in Eureka was demolished due to
2018 tornado damage and a new facility was remodeled and constructed.
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