Road Report

A weekly list of City projects or encroachment permits authorized by the City of Yuma affecting busy streets.

Spring Slurry Seal Project

The City of Yuma Public Works Department will apply a “slurry seal” to extend the life of pavement in area streets starting Mar. 22 through Apr. 8, between the hours of 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. Slurry seal is a mixture of asphalt emulsion, water, sand and concrete. It provides a cost-effective new wearing surface that can extend the life of the pavement by approximately five years. The City’s Public Works team has been working in these areas fixing potholes, crack sealing, grinding and doing patchwork to prepare for this springtime project.

The Spring ‘18 Slurry Seal project will include the following streets:

• 12th Street, Avenue C to Avenue B (Mar. 22-28)

• 8th Street, Avenue A to 1st Avenue (Mar. 24-25)

• 24th Avenue, 6th Street to 8th Street (Mar. 24)

• Avenue B, 16th Street to 8th Place (Mar. 30 - Apr. 8)

• Avenue C, 16th Street to 12th Street (Mar. 30 - Apr. 8)

• Avenue C, Daisy Street to 11th Street (Mar. 30 - Apr. 8)

• Arizona Avenue, 16th Street to 12th Street (Mar. 24)

• Yowell Street, from its east end to Avenue B (Mar. 23)

The Spring ‘18 Slurry Seal project will include the following subdivisions:

• Thomas White subdivision (Mar. 22-29)

• Los Altos subdivision (Mar. 22-29)

• Santa Maria subdivision (Mar. 22-29) • Valle Sereno subdivision (TBD) • Hillside Manor (Mar. 22-29) • Galahad Manor (Mar. 27-28) • Hazelwood subdivision (TBD) A 24-hour advance notice will be passed out by the contractor prior to working on your street. Streets will reopen the same day by 5 p.m. Please pass this information to all concerned parties and for any questions or concerns, please call (928) 373-4500.

South Frontage Road (updated)

Crews will be continuing work on south Frontage Road between Avenue 9E and Mesa Avenue, following a line replacement project that took place Mar. 21-22. The work will take place on Monday, Mar. 26, at 1 a.m. until about 6 a.m. that same morning. That portion of South Frontage Road will not be closed, but will have crews in the area. Signs will be posted to alert traffic to the workzone as they approach the area; detours are recommended.

8th St., Pacific Ave. to Castle Dome Ave.

On Monday, Mar. 26, and Tuesday, Mar. 27, crews will be repaving the roadway on 8th Street between Pacific Avenue and Castle Dome Avenue. That portion of the roadway will be closed to through traffic, with detours in place. The project will replace asphalt on that portion of roadway between the Pacific Avenue Athletic Complex (PAAC) and Castle Dome. Signs will be posted to alert traffic to the closure as they approach the workzone. Some minor lane shifts may also be in place.

4th Avenue, near Big Curve Shopping Center

A project to place new fiber optic cable near the Big Curve Shopping Center off of 4th Avenue will require shoulder work and may impact traffic traveling along 4th Avenue near its intersection with 32nd Street. Work is slated to take place between Mar. 22 and 30. Signs will be posted to alert traffic as they approach the workzone.

3rd Avenue, 8th to 11th streets

Crews are working on the first phase of improvements to 3rd Avenue, requiring a closure along the roadway between 8th and 11th streets. No through traffic will be permitted. *Please note that access to local businesses in the area will be maintained.

The 160-day project will consist of two different phases, each 80 days long. The second phase of the project will call for a closure along 3rd Avenue from 11th to 14th streets. Drivers are encouraged to seek alternate routes.

1st-3rd streets, 18th-19th avenues

Crews will be drilling five wells at various locations on 1st, 2nd and 3rd streets. Work is anticipated to take place along these roadways between 19th and 18th avenues, and between Madison and 3rd avenues. The drilling project is to begin on Mar. 27, and is slated to finish by Apr. 10. While work is underway, several shoulder, lane and road closures will be put into place as needed. Traffic signs will be in place to alert drivers to the workzones and traffic changes. Drivers are encouraged to seek an alternate route.

24th St., Arizona Ave.

Beginning as early as March 21, crews will be working near the intersection of 24th Street and Arizona Avenue for a project totaling no more than 60 days. The work will require a lane closure along 24th Street near its intersection with Arizona Avenue and will call for the speed limit to be reduced to 25 mph in the workzone.

28th Street, 21st Drive

A construction project will be taking place near the Tuscany II subdivision near 21st Drive and 28th Street for a sewer and manhole water line installation. There will be a hard road closure on 21st Drive from Mar. 30 to Apr. 8. Additionally, there will be a lane closure on 28th Street near the workzone. The contractor will be notifying Yuma Catholic High School, Gary Knox Elementary School and the Yuma County Main Library regarding any closures along 21st Drive.

Arizona Avenue, 20th-22nd streets

Crews will be placing aerial cables and conducting a variety of related work at a location near Arizona Avenue, between 20th and 22nd streets. The project will require a road closure on 20th Street, between Arizona Avenue and Walnut Avenue. Work is anticipated to take place between Feb. 25 and Apr. 25. Traffic may detour through either Arizona or Walnut avenues, and then take 19th Street instead of 20th Street.

24th St., Avenue B

Crews will be doing overhead utility work near the southwest corner of 24th Street and Avenue B to replace a Spectrum (Time Warner Cable) fiber optic enclosure. Work is to take place between midnight and 6 a.m., and is to be completed by the June 1. Some lane closures may be in place as needed for the project.

I-8, Araby Road — ADOT

Drivers on Araby Road south of Interstate 8 will see occasional delays next week as Arizona Department of Transportation crews install a new radar detection system to regulate the traffic signals at Araby and 32nd Street. The radar detection system will replace an aging loop detection system in the pavement at the intersection.

The site is just south of the Araby Road interchange with I-8. Work on the project to replace signalized intersections with modern roundabouts is on hold until spring to accommodate commercial vehicles hauling winter produce.

I-8 west of 4th Ave. — Caltrans (updated)

Caltrans crews continue to work on the reconstruction of Interstate-8 in Imperial County, west of Yuma. Recently, crews reduced traffic to a single lane on westbound I-8 between Sidewinder Road and about a mile west of Ogilby Road. Both travel directions have been switched to the I-8 eastbound lanes divided by k-rail. In addition, the westbound on- and off-ramps at Ogilby Road (exit 159) are closed to traffic. Signs have been placed to alert motorists to the ramp closures and to alternate routes.

The I-8 Corridor is a major pavement rehabilitation project consisting of five segments that will construct Continuously Reinforced Concrete Pavement (CRCP) over 48 miles on Interstate 8 in Imperial County. The work will result in a long-lasting superior roadway, capable of withstanding the heaviest traffic loads. Construction began in 2016 on three of the five segments. Work will be completed by 2019.

4th Avenue gateway — ADOT

ADOT is making improvements to the state facility at 4th Avenue and 1st Street. Lane restrictions are in place. The $773,000 improvement project will last approximately seven months. ADOT will add a right-turn lane and a 10-ft. wide, colored-concrete shared-use path from 1st Avenue along the east side of 4th Avenue to the existing Yuma Canal Bridge. The project also includes upgrading and refurnishing existing lighting, installing signage, landscaping and rehabilitating the Yuma Crossing concrete historic land marker.

City Street Maintenance

Asphalt maintenance operations will be in the following areas the week of Mar. 26-30:

• Tierra Kino Subdivision (crack seal)

• 24th Street, avenues A-B (crack seal) • West Main Estates (fog seal) • Madison Avenue, 1st Street to Giss Parkway (fog seal) only to be done between 4 and 7 a.m.

• Madison Avenue, 1st Street to the north end (fog seal, tentative)

• 1st Avenue, from Orange Avenue to 2nd Street (fog seal)