Road Report for July 29, 2010
Date:
07/29/2010Summary:
This week’s update of City of Yuma road construction projects: 24th Street Portion of 3E Project Nears; No Lefts at 6E & 32nd Street; 40th/4E Intersection set to Re-Open; Casa Manana Work WrappingContact:
24th Street Portion of 3E Project Nears; No Lefts at 6E & 32nd Street; 40th/4E Intersection set to Re-Open; Casa Manana Work Wrapping
Avenue 3E and 24th Street Areas
Avenue 3E is closed between 24th Street and 32nd Street for widening and resurfacing. Motorists who frequent 3E for through traffic should detour using Pacific Avenue, or Araby Road if approaching from the east. Businesses in the general vicinity are open and access is available via 24th Street, Lakin Avenue and Palo Verde Street.
This project will also include the replacement of the 24th Street pavement from Avenue 2½E to Avenue 3E. The first phase of this section of the project could begin within the next week and will require 24th Street restrictions to one lane of traffic in each direction.
Avenue 6E sewer interceptor at 32nd Street
Sections of 32nd Street have been closed at Avenue 6E as part of a sewer line interceptor project. During this portion of the project, 32nd Street traffic will be reduced to one lane in each direction in that section. Left turns are prohibited off of and onto Avenue 6E from of 32nd Street; however, "right in, right out" turns are available for motorists.
Street Maintenance, Week of Aug. 2
The City's asphalt maintenance crews will complete the crack seal and grinding operations of Avenue 3E this week.
For the week of Aug. 2 thru 5, they will be shifting operations to the following areas:
- 8th Avenue from 16th Street to 24th Street.
- 24th Street from Avenue A to Avenue B
- 19th Street from 4th Avenue to Avenue A
- 20th Street from 4th Avenue to Avenue A
- Giss Parkway from 4th Avenue to 1st Avenue
- Carver Park area
- Fire station # 4 area, 16th Street west of Avenue B
Motorists should expect lane restrictions and lane closure could occur in these areas.
40th Street Water Transmission Line, Avenue 3E to 6E
The intersection of 40th Street and Avenue 4E is expected to reopen this weekend as the water transmission line project progresses.
East 24th Street School Zone Changes
Motorists should be advised that the digital speed limit signs on East 24th Street between Avenue 7E and Avenue 9E have been replaced with more traditional school zone/speed limit signs indicating the presence of a school zone and that a school zone speed limit of 25 mph will be in effect when the signal above it is flashing. The stretch of 24th Street between Desert Mesa and Otondo schools will be treated as one school zone, rather than two separate school zones.
32nd Street Drainage Improvements, Delayed Start - ADOT Project
The start of the ADOT drainage improvement project along the north side of 32nd Street between Avenue 2-1/2E and Pacific Avenue has been delayed as crews complete other projects but could begin within the next 1-2 weeks. Catch basins will be installed to control the potential for road flooding. The street may be reduced to one lane in each direction through the duration of the project to provide a safe work zone. Once under way, work hours will be between 5 a.m. and 2 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Casa Manana Neighborhood
Speed table installation and lane striping along Camino Alameda are all that remains of this project. Crews are expected to wrap up their work within the next week.
16th Street Widening - ADOT Project
Traffic along 16th Street remains restricted to one lane in each direction between Yuma Palms Parkway and Arizona Avenue as work proceeds on both bridges. Please plan ahead to reach your 16th Street destination.
Arizona Avenue Street Light Replacement, 16th Street to 24th Street - APS Project
Street light replacement is taking place on Arizona Avenue between 16th and 24th streets, to wrap up Friday, July 30. Work zones will be mobile from pole to pole; please be courteous of the truck carrying the big flashing arrow and pass it cautiously.
Avenue B to Avenue C, 1st Street to 8th Street Sewer Project - Yuma County
Work is under way on sewer lines in a general area between 1st and 8th streets and avenues B to C.
I-8 Rock Fall Containment at Telegraph Pass - ADOT Project
ADOT has closed eastbound I-8 and shifted all traffic to the westbound roadway. The existing westbound I-8 lanes will be used to move both eastbound and westbound traffic during the closure. Eastbound I-8 is expected to reopen in August 2010. Eastbound traffic will be shifted using a temporary paved detour constructed in the interstate median just east of Foothills Parkway and then shifted back at Dome Valley. Traffic entering the interstate at Dome Valley will not be affected by the closure. Wide loads are restricted to 12 feet, with the only available detour at this time being SR 85 to I-10 to U.S. 95.
Road Work North of 4th Avenue Bridge - Imperial County
The City of Yuma wishes to advise area motorists of an upcoming road resurfacing project by Imperial County, Calif., that will affect traffic north of the 4th Avenue Bridge to the intersection of Winterhaven Drive and Picacho Road. This project could start as soon as Friday, July 30.
