Road Report 9-16-12

Avenue 3E Bridge, Gila Ridge Road to 24th Street
A contractor working for ADOT will improve and widen the Avenue 3E Bridge located between Gila Ridge Road and 24th Street in Yuma. The project is a cooperative effort between ADOT and the City of Yuma and is scheduled for completion in summer 2013.

The project includes widening the bridge over the railroad tracks from two to six lanes with a center median, new pavement and pedestrian walkways. Two-way traffic is expected to be maintained during expansion of the bridge, which will be built to include three lanes each direction when complete. There will be some speed limit reductions during this project.

Avenue A, 8th Street to 16th Street – Public Meeting
The reconstruction of Avenue A between 8th and 16th streets is scheduled to begin construction Oct. 1.

Avenue C, from 8th Street north
Avenue C is open to local traffic only between 5th Street and Riverside Drive in this Yuma County street widening and city water main installation project. Through traffic should use Avenue B between 8th and 1st streets.

City of Yuma Street Maintenance locations week of Sept. 17
City workers will conduct crack seal and grinding operations the week of Monday, Sept. 17, in the following locations:

• The Dunes subdivision

City workers will conduct grinding and sweeping operations the week of Monday, Sept. 17, in the following locations:

• Parkway Place subdivision

• 24th Street between Avenue A and Avenue B