Newton residents brace for road closures as three-day resurfacing project begins
City warns of potential towing during 8- to 10-hour slurry seal applications
NEWTON, Kan. — Residents will face temporary street closures and the risk of towed vehicles starting Tuesday, July 14, as the city's Street Division begins a three-day slurry seal resurfacing project. The routine maintenance, which applies a new asphalt surface treatment to extend pavement life, will first affect Plum Street from Southwest Second to Southwest Sixth streets. The project will then move to Southwest Sixth Street between Ash Street and Old Main on Wednesday, July 15, before wrapping up Thursday, July 16, on portions of Southeast Seventh and Southwest 11th streets.
Crews will begin work at 7 a.m. each day, requiring the scheduled roadways to close for eight to 10 hours for application and drying. Affected residents will receive a notice placed at their front doors one business day in advance and must remove parked vehicles before the closures begin or face towing at the owner's expense. City officials advised that the schedule could be delayed by inclement weather, and all vehicle and pedestrian traffic must stay off the new surfaces until the streets officially reopen.
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