Laying the groundwork

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Melissa Lacey/Journal-World Photo

Connie Robertson, left, and Jay Kepple, with the city's traffic division, install new reflective sheets on the crosswalk at Sixth and Kentucky streets. The thermoplastic sheets and strips were melted in place Tuesday using a technique called hot taping. It involves using a torch to heat the pavement to 300 degress.

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