Detour Alert: 15th Street Closed This Week in Laramie
Is it really a Monday morning without a detour on your commute to work? The City of Laramie has announced that portions of 15th Street will close starting today, November 27, with an anticipated reopening after December 1.
City of Laramie Press Release Details:
"To accommodate utility connections for the University of Wyoming Housing Project, 15th Street will be closed between Willett Drive and Lewis Street. The work within 15th Street is expected to be conducted between November 27th and December 1st."
Questions to Engineering@cityoflaramie.org or 721-5250.
What's the University of Wyoming Housing Project?
The closure of 15th Street is yet another stepping stonseeks toe on the path of completing the University of Wyoming's Housing Project. The project will see a new residential hall developed on campus for first-year students in an effort to "[connect] first-year students to the benefits of campus life" and "create an active and vibrant student life neighborhood," according to the UW Housing Project website. The new hall will feature 950 beds of housing, a new dining facility, 5 acres of new landscaping, and improvements to the campus mobility systems.
The University's plan pegs the project's projected completion date in Spring of 2025.
Will There Be Future Road Closures For the Project?
The University cites the following anticipated closures and impacts related to the construction of the new housing:
- Intermittent lane or road closures on 15th Street between Lewis Street and Ivinson Avenue.
- No private parking in the Half Acre parking lot.
- Transit stops at the Union until the completion of a new roundabout.
Get more info on the University of Wyoming's Housing Project Plan by visiting the UW website's Student Housing and Dining page or by clicking here.