Month: October 2015

Traffic reduced to one open lane today on eastbound I-70

Eastbound I-70 over Quarry Road will be reduced to one open lane today for ongoing repair work from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., according to the Kansas Department of Transportation.

Project construction information, including general phasing, traffic impacts and marked detour route maps can be viewed at: I-70 over Kaw Drive Multi-Bridge Construction Project Handout. Updated daily traffic information for this reconstruction project and for the entire Kansas Metro Area can be viewed online at: www.ksdot.org/kcmetro/laneclose.asp.

The Kansas Department of Transportation urges all motorists to be alert, obey the warning signs, and slow down when approaching and driving through the project work zone.

Project work is scheduled to be completed in December 2015, weather permitting.

Sporting KC in playoffs today

Sporting Kansas City opens the playoffs at 9 p.m. today (Thursday) at the Portland Timbers.

Sporting KC clinched a postseason berth for the fifth straight season on Sunday with a 2-1 victory over the LA Galaxy on the final day of the MLS regular season.

Today’s match is on UniMas and Channel 38, and is part of the Western Conference Knockout Round.

If Sporting Kansas City advances, the team would be host to FC Dallas on Sunday, Nov. 1, at Sporting Park in the opening leg of the two-game Western Conference Semifinals series. Tickets for that match are on sale via Ticketmaster.com while available.

Sporting KC will begin pursuit of a third MLS Cup title on the road in the Rose City on Thursday. Sporting KC went unbeaten (1-0-2) against the Timbers in three matches this year, most recently earning a 1-0 win at Providence Park on Oct. 3.
– Story from Sporting KC

Closed Legends restaurant, compensation study, CDGB grant reallocation on UG agenda tonight

The Unified Government Commission will discuss a compensation study and Backfire BBQ, a closed Legends restaurant, at its 5 p.m. special session tonight.

The session will begin at 5 p.m. with a closed discussion on personnel and labor, and the other two topics will begin immediately after the closed discussion, according to the meeting announcement.

Then the regular UG meeting will begin at 7 p.m.

The CDBG reallocation and grant application is on the 7 p.m. agenda tonight. This was a previously controversial issue for the UG Commission.

The amount of unallocated funds for CDBG is $608,000, according to UG agenda documents.

At the Monday night Administration and Human Service Committee meeting, UG staff wanted this revised application to be fast-tracked to the Thursday full UG Commission meeting.

An application has been developed to solicit projects or services for using CDBG funds, according to the agenda information. Earlier this year, the funding was controversial as some segments of the community said they were not aware that CDBG applications could be accepted for bricks and mortar building projects this year.

A copy of the proposed CDBG grant application is attached to the agenda document.

Several planning and zoning items also are on the agenda.

Several other topics also are on the agenda. The meeting agenda is at www.wycokck.org.