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Street closures underway as Manhattan crews tackle sinkhole, Walters Drive project

KROCK Staff — Mon, 25 Aug 2025 19:36:06 +0000

Manhattan Public Works crews are continuing to repair a sinkhole that developed earlier this month in the downtown area.

As a result, 3rd Street remains closed from Poyntz Ave. to Humboldt Street. City officials had hoped to finish repairs last week, but have extended the closure until Friday, due to a larger score of necessary work on stormwater pipes than originally anticipated. Parking lot and alley access remains from Humboldt south.

Elsewhere, city officials are beginning the next phase of a project on Walters Drive, which involves the closure of the Kirkwood Drive intersection for at least the next six weeks.

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Anderson Ave. construction to begin Monday

KROCK Staff — Sun, 08 Jun 2025 13:17:00 +0000

Manhattan Public Works crews plan to begin water, street and stormwater improvements at Anderson Avenue on Monday. This marks the beginning off a series of projects which will impact the corridor over the next two years.

“We’re going to be starting construction on Anderson Avenue, from Connecticut to Lee school,” Brian Johnson, director of Manhattan Public Works, said. “That’s the entirety of the project. We’re going to start from Connecticut to about the Unger complex, and we’re going to be reducing (traffic) from four lanes to two lanes, so you’ll be head-to-head now.”

A website providing updates on the construction project can be found at andersonwaterstorm.com.

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Crews to focus on widening plowed streets in ‘Snow Blitz’ this week

KROCK Staff — Tue, 14 Jan 2025 18:25:21 +0000

City officials on Tuesday launched a plan to plow the lingering snow still piled along many streets from the blizzard more than a week ago.

“Snow Blitz,” as local government officials are calling it, will focus on clearing space for two lanes of traffic on public streets, where possible.

“We will address the following public infrastructure: alley entrances, ADA/sidewalk ramps, side streets and intersections and their corners,” Manhattan city officials said in a written statement. “The day after clearing a street, city crews plan to come back and apply treatment with salt brine to accelerate melting this week.”

The plan divides Manhattan into five zones and will last through at least Friday. Crews from local companies, which have been pitching in

• Zone 1 – Midwest Concrete Materials will start in the Davis Drive area and branch out to the west, north, and southeast.

• Zone 2 – Bayer Construction Co. Inc. will start in the Colbert Hills area, then proceed to the south and east.

• Zone 3 – Blueville Nursery Inc. will start at Anderson and Denison, proceeding northwest (K-State campus will not be included).

• Zone 4 – Garibay Lawn Care and Landscaping will start around Eisenhower Middle School and proceed southeast.

• Zone 5 – City of Manhattan Public Works will start southwest of Sunset Zoo, then proceed east through the Westwood area and into the Ward districts.

Officials are asking drivers to remove their vehicles from streets if possible during the day so we can more effectively remove snow from the roadways.

People can report problem areas in other zones through the Report It system.

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