Water Treatment Pump Station improvement work to keep road at Clinton Dam north outlet area closed through August 2016

LAWRENCE Kan. — The City of Lawrence and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Clinton Lake Project Office announced today that the road to the Clinton Dam north outlet area is to remain closed until the major excavation and concrete work for improvements to the City’s Clinton Water Treatment Plant Raw Water Pump Station is completed.

The closure began Feb. 15 and was expected to last through April 1, 2016. However, the closure will now remain in effect until at least August 2016. The closure area begins at the City of Lawrence Mutt Run parking lot and goes to the Clinton Dam north outlet area with all public access, to both vehicles and pedestrians, prohibited. The extended closure is necessary to ensure the safety of visitors because of the heavy construction equipment in the area.

The Mutt Run parking lot will remain open during construction. The construction will not affect walking or hiking access within the Mutt Run area. Construction will not affect access to the channel from the south outlet area.

Visitors to Mutt Run or the outlet channel should be aware of increased traffic and activity associated with the construction project.

Questions about the project can be directed to Philip Ciesielski, Assistant Director of Utilities 785-832-7831 pciesielski@lawrenceks.org; Sue Gehrt, Operations Project Manager, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Clinton Lake 785-843-7665 susanna.g.gehrt@usace.army.mil; or Darin Pearson, Park Operations Manager, Lawrence Parks and Recreation 785-832-7959 dpearson@lawrenceks.org.

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