Road Report 1-27-13

Avenue A, 8th Street to 16th Street

On the week beginning Jan. 28, construction will occur at the intersection of Avenue A and 8th Street where the traffic signals will be turned off on Monday, Jan. 28. Lane reductions will be in place on 8th Street, and traffic will be closed in both directions of Avenue A at that point. Construction duration for this area will be one week.

16th Street west of Pacific

Due to a water line break and repair on Thursday, a section of westbound 16th Street will be closed until a contractor can complete street repairs. The left westbound lane of 16th Street will be closed from Pacific Avenue to Yuma Palms Parkway, and left turns will be prohibited from eastbound 16th Street onto the Yuma Palms entrance between In-N-Out and Panda Express. Completion date is unknown but is being expited to take place within the week of Jan. 28.

Maple Avenue at 16th Street

Work has been completed on the “porkchop” median on Maple Avenue at 16th Street, and traffic control will be removed following application of pavement markings.

City of Yuma street maintenance, Jan. 28

During the period of Jan. 28 through Feb. 1, City of Yuma Street Maintenance crews will perform work in the following locations:

• Ocotillo subdivisions 1-4 (crack seal)

• Tamarack subdivision No. 4 and 5 (crack seal)

• Engler Estates (grinding and sweeping)

• San Marcos Villas 2 (grinding and sweeping)

• San Marcos Casitas (grinding and sweeping)

• Palm Drive subdivision (grinding and sweeping)

Avenue 3E Bridge, Gila Ridge Road to 24th Street

A contractor working for ADOT is improving and widening 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.

An upcoming late-night closure is anticipated in early February in order to move barriers. When ADOT releases final information on this, the City will include the date(s) and times in a future edition of this report.

Silver Spur Rodeo Parade Feb. 2

On Saturday, Feb. 2, street closures will be in effect for the Silver Spur Rodeo Parade and preceding Great Yuma Road Race from early in the morning until parade completion, no later than early afternoon. Parade route includes 4th Avenue from 15th Street to Orange Avenue, and Orange Avenue to Giss Parkway. Motorists will not be able to cross 4th or Orange along the route and should plan on detouring using 16th Street, 24th Street or 32nd Street.