KDOT’s old Lawrence subarea facility demolished

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 25^th 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.