2013 Boys Basketball Archive Stories

8th Avenue, 24th to 32nd streetsA contractor working for the city has begun work on the 8th Avenue improvements project: 8th Avenue will be closed to through traffic between the southern edge of 24th Street to Westridge Drive. Local traffic is available for business access and some residential access. Through traffic should detour u

8th Avenue, 24th to 32nd A contractor working for the City has begun work on the 8th Avenue improvements project. 8th Avenue will be closed to all traffic from the southern edge of 24th Street to the southern edge of 26th Street. Through traffic should detour using 4th Avenue or Avenue A. Businesses in this area have access from 24t

8th Avenue, 24th to 32nd A contractor working for the city has begun work on the 8th Avenue improvements project. 8th Avenue will be closed to all traffic from the southern edge of 24th Street to the southern edge of 26th Street. Through traffic should detour using 4th Avenue or Avenue A.  Businesses in this area have access fr

8th Avenue, 24th to 32nd A contractor working for the city has begun work on the 8th Avenue improvements project. 8th Avenue will be closed to all traffic from the southern edge of 24th Street to the southern edge of 26th Street. Through traffic should detour using 4th Avenue or Avenue A. Businesses in this area have access from 24t

Avenue 3E Bridge - ADOT - Sunday closure scheduledAccording to ADOT: The Avenue 3E Bridge in Yuma will be temporarily closing on Sunday, April 21, from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. as crews remove barrier walls and prepare to switch traffic to the newly paved portion of the bridge.Following the closure, traffic will be allowed to dr

Construction on Avenue 3E between 24th Street and Gila Ridge Road is one step closer to completion as a paving crew puts down the first layer of asphalt on the north end of the newly built bridge. The cooperative effort between the Arizona Department of Transportation and the city of Yuma to widen the bridge structure over the Union Paci

4th Avenue repavingThe City of Yuma and the Arizona Department of Transportation, The Arizona Department of Transportation and the City of Yuma are working on a $3.5 million project to improve 4th Avenue (Business Route 8) in Yuma from the Arizona-California state line to Catalina Drive. Work includes removal and replacement o

In what may seem like a perfect storm to motorists trying to navigate around the city, several long-planned major roadway projects will be taking place at the same time over the coming weeks and months.They include the long-awaited repaving of 4th Avenue and 8th Avenue that is just getting underway, the ongoing work to widen the Aven

Spring Slurry Seal ProgramThe City of Yuma Public Works Department will apply slurry seal in a number of locations April 2 -16. Residents should expect some street closures and detours during the work. For most roadways, project work will take place 6 a.m. until 5 p.m.; however, work on 24th Street from 4th Avenue to the East Main C

Work has begun to replace the water line under 24th Street between Arizona Avenue and Pacific Avenue. During the construction project, lanes will be reduced to one in each direction. The project is expected to take approximately five months to complete.

24th Street, Pacific to ArizonaWork will begin Monday, March 25, to replace the water line under 24th Street between Pacific Avenue and Arizona Avenue. While construction is generally expected to move from the Pacific Avenue side of the project and go west, some work will take place separately in the intersection of Kennedy Lane and

Members of the public are invited to a meeting Tuesday to learn how they may be affected by an upcoming project to replace an aging piece of infrastructure within the city of Yuma.The meeting will begin at 6 p.m. in the cafeteria of McGraw School, 2345 S. Arizona Ave. It is open to the public and free to attend. Residents are invited

Avenue 3E Bridge, upcoming closureThe Avenue 3E Bridge located between Gila Ridge Road and 24th Street in Yuma has an upcoming closure scheduled for overnight work: 9:30 p.m. to 4 a.m. Wednesday, March 20. The overall project includes widening the bridge over the railroad tracks from two to six lanes with a center median

Avenue 3E Bridge, upcoming closuresThe Avenue 3E Bridge located between Gila Ridge Road and 24th Street in Yuma has two upcoming closures scheduled for overnight work: 9:30 p.m. to 4 a.m. Wednesday, March 13; and again 9:30 p.m. to 4 a.m. Wednesday, March 20. The overall project includes widening the bridge over the rail

The Arizona Department of Transportation will begin a pavement improvement project Wednesday on Interstate 8 near Dateland. The work is expected to be completed by late summer.Fann Contracting of Prescott was awarded the $4.96 million bid for the project, said Gabriella Kemp, ADOT spokeswoman for the Yuma area.The project

Avenue 3E Bridge, Gila Ridge Road to 24th StreetA 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 overall project inc

Two major roads in San Luis, Ariz., and Somerton are getting resurfaced as part of improvement projects totaling more than $1 million.Somerton Avenue is being redone between County 14th and County 15th streets, while Juan Sanchez Boulevard in San Luis is being reconstructed between Avenues F and H.“These are project