Road resurfacing project to close west Newton streets starting Wednesday
Residents warned to move vehicles or face towing as chip seal work begins in Hidden Meadows and Lazy Creek
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Sign up freeNEWTON, Kan. — West Newton residents in the Hidden Meadows and Lazy Creek neighborhoods will face temporary street closures and possible vehicle towing starting Wednesday, July 15, as crews begin a neighborhood road resurfacing project. City contractor Vance Brothers is scheduled to start work by 7:30 a.m. applying a chip seal, and residents must remove all parked cars from the street or risk having them towed at the owner's expense. Affected residents will receive a notice at their front doors and must keep vehicle and pedestrian traffic off the freshly sealed pavement until the streets officially reopen.
The rolling closures will move from north to south, affecting Mourning Dove Lane, Mockingbird Lane, Hidden Meadow Drive, Cedar Ridge Drive, Northwood Court and Lazy Creek Drive. The chip seal process involves laying a thin liquid asphalt base and embedding finely crushed rock, with street sweepers scheduled to clear loose aggregate one to two days after application. Barring weather delays, city crews are then slated to return in the following weeks to apply a final slurry seal — a thin asphalt treatment designed to lock the rock in place and improve the streets' overall uniformity and durability.
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