WEDNESDAY, JULY 9, 2008 News WWW.KANSAN.COM THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN 11
TRANSPORTATION
Maintenance alters campus, bus routes
BY SACHIKO MIYAKAWA
smiyakawa@kansan.com
The repairs of steam tunnels on campus altered the KU bus routes and closed part of Javahawk Boulevard and Mississippi Street this summer.
The construction zones in front of Watson Library and on Mississippi Street allow construction crews to do maintenance on the deteriorated steam tunnels, which carry heat from the power plant to the majority of campus buildings.
Jill Jess, University spokeswoman, said most of the steam tunnels were installed in the past century. She said the tunnels had not been maintained as they needed to be because of a lack of funding, but thanks to the Kansas Legislature, the University
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closed routes
1. North College Drive or the GSP/Corbin circle drive is closed under construction.
2. Indiana Street is closed between 11th and 12th streets because of the construction of the Oread Inn.
3. Jayhawk Boulevard is closed for motorists between Mississippi Street and Lilac Lane.
4. Mississippi Street is closed from Memorial Drive to Jayhawk Boulevard.
Source: University Relations
5. KU buses travel Memorial Drive.