Working on Walmart at 8th Street
Heavy equipment moves dirt (right) Friday morning as construction gets into full swing on Yuma’s first Walmart Neighborhood Market, at 2675 W. 8th St. The location, at the southwest corner of Avenue B
and 8th Street, is the former home of Sheltering Palms Family
Trailer Ranch. The general contractor is Eleven Western Builders, Inc., out of Escondido, Calif. A hydraulic excavator loads fallen date palms (below) into a waiting truck Friday morning at the construction site.