Road Report for May 24, 2012

05/24/2012 | Dave Nash, Public Affairs Coordinator

32nd Street Reconstruction, Avenue A Area

Avenue A will be closed south of 32nd Street on Friday morning this week for pavement of the south-side lanes of 32nd Street and the northbound approach to 32nd from Avenue A, opening in the afternoon. Motorists will be asked to detour using 8th Avenue and 36th Street during the closure.

Beginning as soon as Wednesday, May 30, work will shift to the north side of the intersection, and Avenue A will be closed to all traffic in both directions between 32nd Street and Holly Drive. Through traffic should detour using 8th Avenue or 4th Avenue, taking 28th Street or 24th Street to rejoin Avenue A. Estimated duration of this closure is 4 weeks.

City of Yuma Street Maintenance

City workers will conduct crack seal operations the week of Tuesday, May 29 in the following locations:

• Parkway Place subdivision
• Villa Hermosa subdivision
• Pecan Grove subdivision
• 33rd Drive from 24th Street to 28th Street

Engler Avenue Water Main Extension, 16th St. to Calle Chapalla

Work is nearly complete on the Engler Avenue waterline installation project extending south from 16th Street. Remaining valve installations will not affect traffic significantly.

Avenue C, 8th Street to 1st Street and Figueroa - Yuma County

Yuma County is widening Avenue C from 8th Street to Figueroa Street and 1st Street and installing a City Of Yuma water main. Avenue C is closed to through traffic between 8th Street and 5th Street; a temporary surface is in place there. On the north side of the project, the section between Riverside Drive and Figueroa Street is open to local traffic only. Through traffic should detour using 8th Street and Avenue B to 1st Street.