The Mirror / Mark Fagan

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Tonganoxie/Eudora Kansas Turnpike interchange to open on Dec. 29: By Mark Fagan; December 17, 2009; Drivers using the new Exit 212, which connects with a rebuilt Leavenworth County Road 1, will not see any turnpike toll collectors on site. Instead, the interchange will be equipped with automated payment machines, similar to ATMs at banks or self-payment machines at grocery stores.
Turnpike hopes to have Leavenworth County interchange open by month’s end: Automated turnpike: New exit gets first ATM-like toll booths; By Mark Fagan; December 8, 2009; The Kansas Turnpike plans to open its new multimillion-dollar Tonganoxie/Eudora interchange east of Lawrence in a matter of weeks, once its new automated payment machines can reliably count loose change.
County Road 1 could open at end of week: By Mark Fagan; September 30, 2009; Crews are scheduled to start melting strips of thermoplastic into the fresh pavement atop a new Leavenworth County Road 1 beginning today.
County Road 1 expected to open later in September: By Mark Fagan; August 28, 2009; Recent rain is delaying the ahead-of-schedule reopening of a rebuilt Leavenworth County Road 1.
CR1 progressing faster than anticipated: Road to open in September, turnpike exit still scheduled for November; By Mark Fagan; August 5, 2009; Drivers from Tonganoxie to Eudora soon will have reason to be thankful: A rebuilt Leavenworth County Road 1 is scheduled to be carrying traffic early next month.
Commute to Lawrence now paved with two construction projects, traffic delays: By Mark Fagan; July 31, 2009; Signs are posted. Blockades are up. Construction equipment is moving in
Work on major intersection in North Lawrence could begin later this month: By Mark Fagan; July 9, 2009; Work to rebuild a major intersection in North Lawrence could begin as early as July 20, as city officials welcome the hiring of a local contractor to handle the complicated task designed to improve driver safety and roadway drainage.
TV to make digital transition on Friday: By Mark Fagan; June 11, 2009; Subscribers of Sunflower Broadband and other pay-TV services still have nothing to worry about when it comes to the approaching digital transition, set to arrive Friday.
Ironman still seeking volunteers: By Mark Fagan; June 3, 2009; Lawrence-area residents are answering the call for volunteers, but organizers of Ironman 70.3 Kansas say they’re looking for about 75 to 100 more people to pick up.
KTA preps for bridge work on Interstate 70: By Mark Fagan; May 6, 2009; Before the Kansas Turnpike can dismantle one bridge and implode another, it first must close half of the East Lawrence interchange.

Point of View

Do you plan on attending the St. Patrick’s festivities Saturday in Tonganoxie?

I like seeing Tongie being festive and all dressed up for the occasion. Along with my family, I will be attending the parade, watching the Wild Women of the Frontier, snarfing up some corn beef and cabbage and listening to the pipes. I’m only Irish on St. Paddy’s Day, and sometimes the weekends before and after. The rest of the time, I’m Scottish and both cultures regard pipes as heavenly. To me, it is also a celebration of spring’s imminent arrival, and the green color carries that message, too.

— Jacque Admire

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