Road Report 1-29-12

4th Avenue side street utility crossings, 1st Street to 28th Street

Beginning Monday, a contractor working for the city will start the first in a series of evening and overnight projects where crews will replace utility lines underneath 4th Avenue at various side street intersections north of Catalina Drive and south of 1st Street.

The first location will be at 26th Street. Starting at 7:30 p.m. Monday, 26th Street will be closed between 3rd Avenue and 6th Avenue. Then, starting about 10 that evening, 4th Avenue will be closed in all directions at 26th Street. Northbound 4th Avenue traffic can take Virginia Drive to 24th Street. Southbound 4th Avenue traffic can take 24th Street to 8th Avenue and return to 4th Avenue via 28th Street.

The overall project will involve a series of nighttime closures of individual 4th Avenue intersections that will shut down 4th Avenue completely at those points. As these lines go all the way across 4th Avenue, these individual projects will be conducted evenings and overnights, Mondays through Thursdays, with the side streets being closed beginning approximately 7:30 p.m. and the corresponding section of 4th Avenue closed no earlier than 9 p.m. the same evening. Each day, 4th Avenue will be patched and reopened in time for morning commutes.

Other 4th Avenue intersections that will be involved over the course of this project: 2nd Street, 6th Street, 10th Street, 11th Street, 13th Street, 14th Street, 20th Street, 20th Place and 22nd Street (also includes approximately 800 feet of 6” pipe and 450 feet of 8” pipe along 22nd Street from 3rd Avenue to 4th Avenue)

32nd Street reconstruction, Avenue A to west of Avenue B

32nd Street routine traffic remains primarily reduced to one lane each direction from just east of Avenue A to west of Avenue B with most left turns prohibited and speed limit reduced to 25 mph. Some left turns from Avenue B approaching 32nd Street may be restricted as well.

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. This will include placing a city of Yuma water main down the middle of the road. Avenue C is now closed to through traffic between 8th Street and Riverside Drive; follow detour signs accordingly.

City of Yuma street maintenance

City street crews will conduct crack-seal maintenance the week of Jan. 30 in the following locations:

• North levee bike path from Colorado Street to 12th Street

• Penitentiary Road from Gila Street to the Ocean-to-Ocean Bridge

• 1st Street from Gila Street to Madison Avenue

• Giss Parkway from 1st Avenue to 4th Avenue

Additionally, crews will conduct grinding operations the week of Jan. 30 in the following locations:

• 1st Avenue from 12th Street to 16th Street

• 1st Avenue from 9th Street to Orange Avenue

• 11th Street from 4th Avenue to 5th Avenue

• 10th Street from 3rd Avenue to 5th Avenue

• 9th Street from 4th Avenue to 5th Avenue

Motorists are advised that road closures, lane restrictions and detours may be in effect.

Main Street on Tuesdays

Main Street will be closed between 2nd Street and 3rd Street on Tuesdays from 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. for the Farmers Market through March 27.

Upcoming

32nd Street manhole replacements between Pacific and 3E

A contractor will be replacing manholes south of 32nd Street in the vicinity between Pacific Avenue and Avenue 3E. The majority of this work will take place off the roadway, so no major or lasting impacts to 32nd Street traffic are expected.

Silver Spur Rodeo Parade

The Yuma Jaycees Silver Spur Rodeo Parade will take place Feb. 11 along the familiar route, 4th Avenue north of 16th Street to Orange Avenue, then Orange Avenue to 4th Street. 4th Avenue will be closed beginning as early as 8 a.m. that day until approximately noon between 16th Street and 8th Street. Orange Avenue will be closed between 4th Avenue and 1st Avenue. Best detours for east-west traffic wishing to cross 4th Avenue during this time would be 24th Street or 32nd Street. While both 16th Street and Giss Parkway will remain open, there may be delays near the starting and ending points of the parade.