Road Report for June 21, 2012

06/21/2012 | Dave Nash, Public Affairs Coordinator

32nd Street Reconstruction, Avenue A Area

Avenue A is 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 2-3 weeks. Depending on delivery of parts, traffic signal installation could take place as soon as June 20 at 15th Avenue and at 21st Drive.

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

Avenue C is closed to all traffic between 5th Street and 4th Place through Friday. Local traffic may detour using Palm Avenue between 4th Street and Linda Lane. Through traffic should use Avenue B between 8th Street and 1st Street.

This is part of a Yuma County project where a contractor is widening Avenue C from 8th Street to Figueroa Street and 1st Street and installing a City Of Yuma water main. On the north side of the project, the section between Riverside Drive and Figueroa Street has new pavement but otherwise remains restricted to one lane in each direction.

City of Yuma Street Maintenance

City workers will conduct crack seal and grinding operations the week of Monday, June 25 in the following locations:

• 33rd Drive from 24th Street to 28th Street
• Sundance Village subdivision;
• 20th St from Avenue B to where it ends by the East Main Canal;
• 6th Street from 19th Avenue to 24th Avenue;
• Avenue D from 16th St to 24th St;

32nd Street by Auto Dealers

Beginning June 26, the right eastbound lane of 32nd Street will be closed between Chiquita Drive/Chevy Lane and Bonanza Avenue for approximately one month to give crews room to install a right turn lane.

Avenue 3E at Aldrich Street

Southbound Avenue 3E motorists will experience lane restrictions and speed limit reductions in the vicinity of Aldrich Street, where a private contractor will install a sewer pipeline. Work is expected to complete by mid-July.

8th Street at 12th Avenue

The right eastbound lane of 8th Street will be closed approaching 12th Avenue when Southwest Gas conducts repair of a leak in this area. Work will take one or two days and date will be within the next month.

Survey Work

Wednesday, June 27, the City of Yuma's Survey Crew will be setting a survey monument on County 14th Street at Avenue B 1/2. There will temporarily be a slight re-alignment of driving lanes, (just a few feet to the north), from about 5 a.m. until about 9 a.m. Drivers should please observe all signs and proceed with caution.