Street Maintenance Limits Downtown Parking Temporarily
Published on April 25, 2022
Beginning Tuesday, April 26, and continuing through Friday, April 29, on-street parking is temporarily suspended on:
- Armstrong Avenue between 7th & 8th Streets
- Ann Avenue between 7th & 8th Streets, and
- Allis Court between Armstrong and Ann
On-street parking will be temporarily suspended so that local crews can perform street maintenance activities, including a mill and overlay. Vehicles parked along the street in these areas will be towed at the owner's expense.
Maintenance activities will occur as weather allows. Please pay attention to signage and allow crews plenty of room to operate safely.
The maintenance work is part of the Unified Government’s Annual Pavement Preservation activities in Kansas City, Kansas. Pavement Preservation uses surface treatments and rehabilitation methods that maintain the driving surface of a roadway and prevent stormwater from reaching the base and sub-base layers of the street to keep the roadway in better condition longer.
This work is essential because roadway networks are among the largest, most widely used, and most expensive assets a city has. Using a proper Pavement Preservation Program allows roadways to be treated at various levels of conditions to maximize the useful life of the pavement and make the most efficient use of city dollars. It costs less to keep good roads better longer than to rebuild roads once they fall apart.
In 2020, Public Works Engineering introduced a new approach to the preservation process that creates a 3-year work cycle for street maintenance activities which allows more work to be completed, reduces the burden of construction inconveniences, and increases coordination between contractors, utilities, and agencies.
The new approach leverages previously-gathered pavement assessment data, known future project needs, and utility needs to identify specific project locations. Resources are then focused on a single area for maximum impact. For residents and businesses, Geographic Clustering’s benefits are straightforward: more improvements, greater efficiency, and a predictable cycle of work.
For assistance or to ask questions, contact Brandon Grover, Public Works Project Manager, by calling 3-1-1.