Parks & Recreation News
Thursday, March 12, 2009ROAD CONSTRUCTION TO CLOSE DOG PARK; DETOUR TRAFFIC TO EAGLE BEND
LAWRENCE – Lawrence Parks and Recreation Department’s Mutt Run Dog Park, 1330 E. 902 Rd., will be closed during road construction being conducted on East 902 Road, beginning Monday, March 16. East 902 Road is the only access point to the dog park, as well as the Outlet Park and shelters.
Access to Eagle Bend Golf Course and Learning Center, 1250 E. 902 Rd., will only be available for East 902 Road northbound traffic. Those wishing to access Eagle Bend from Clinton Parkway will be detoured across the dam on East 900 Road, which circles around to North 1150 Road; turning left onto East 1000 Road to North 1200 Road. Turn left on to 1200 Road, which turns into East 902 Road. Access on East 902 Road ends at the entrance of Eagle Bend.
Dog owners are encouraged to use the off-leash dog park in Riverfront Park, which can be accessed from the park entrance located near the intersection of North Second St. and Highways 24 and 40. The off-leash dog park in Riverfront Park was opened in 2005.
Road construction is scheduled to be completed in mid-April, weather permitting.
For more information, please contact Parks and Recreation, at (785) 832-3450.
Prepared by Roger Steinbrock, 785-832-3458
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