Road Report

16th Street and 4th Avenue

Latest update: Starting Monday and Tuesday, the 16th Street and 4th Avenue intersection will be closed to through traffic, allowing only right turns in all directions.

Drivers should plan alternate routes in advance to completely avoid the intersection Monday and Tuesday. On Wednesday and Thursday, the intersection will reopen to through traffic with at least one lane open in each direction. Access to the Yuma Mesa Shopping Center will remain available via northbound 4th Avenue only; left turns in and out of the center will be prohibited during pavement operations. This work is part of a year-long project to improve and widen the 16th Street and 4th Avenue intersection.

I-8, Giss Parkway — ADOT

The westbound off and on ramps at I-8 and Giss Parkway are closed, as of April 10, and will remain closed through mid-June. The Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) will maintain two-way traffic on Giss Parkway and access to businesses in the work zone.

This is part of an ADOT project to improve the interchange area of westbound Interstate 8 and Giss Parkway, and will take approximately seven months to complete. The $1.8 million project will consist of the construction of a two-lane roundabout at the interchange to accommodate commercial trucks and other large vehicles. Work will also improve drainage, intersection lighting, signage and lane striping. Access to businesses near the work zone will be maintained during construction. Closures of the I-8 westbound ramps are to be expected while work is underway.

Avenue 3E, 40th Street

A trenching and manhole installation project near Avenue 3E and 40th Street will require the lane closure of Avenue 3E’s northbound lane in the area. The lane closure will be in place for 30 days, through May 15. Access to businesses in the area will be maintained. The Marine Corps Air Station-Yuma’s main gate will be closed for the duration of the project.

1st Avenue, 24th-26th streets

Crews began a project to relocate a waterline along 1st Avenue and Madison Avenue, between 24th and 26th streets. Additionally, they will be replacing pavement along 1st Avenue and replacing four sewer manholes in that area. Work is scheduled to be complete by July 4.

10th Avenue, 2nd Street

There will be a partial road closure along 10th Avenue near its intersection with 2nd Street for a project to permanently abandon a gas service. The project will take one day to complete and will be scheduled sometime between now and June 24. While crews are in the area to work on the gas service line, the sidewalk along 10th Avenue near 2nd Street will also be closed.

18th Street, 4th-6th avenues

A project to install a bond wire on 18th Street between 4th and 6th avenues will require a road closure. Work will take a total of one day, and will be scheduled sometime before May 27. During the one-day project, there will be a partial closure of 18th Street. Additionally, 5th Avenue will be closed to through traffic between 17th and 18th Street. Detours include 4th and 6th avenues.

Drivers will not be permitted to use the nearby alleyways that are located between 4th and 5th avenues and between 5th and 6th avenues as a detour.

Magnolia Avenue, 3rd Street to Colorado Street

A partial closure along Magnolia Avenue will be needed for shoulder work along the roadway from 3rd Street to Colorado Street, and then east to 9th Avenue, as crews access a manhole to pull a fiber cable through an existing conduit. Work is to be completed by May 26. Traffic control signs will be posted in the work zones as crews move throughout the area. Additionally, there will be no parking permitted along some sidewalks near the work zone while crews are in the area.

Araby Road, I-8 waterline relocation

A project to relocate a waterline on Araby Road near its intersection with Interstate 8 begun March 13 and will finish in June. More details regarding changes to traffic in the area will be released when they become available.

8th Street, Castle Dome to Pacific Avenue

8th Street is closed between Castle Dome and Pacific Avenue. Pacific Avenue is closed to through traffic north of 12th Street, and closed to all traffic north of 8th Street. Roadway, water and sewer work is being done in conjunction with the Pacific Avenue Athletic Complex. Detour by using 12th Street between Pacific and Castle Dome Avenue. The project is anticipated to be complete in late summer.

Avenue 3E/U.S. 95

A nine-month project to widen and improve both U.S. 95 and Avenue 3E is currently underway. Crews have installed a 48-inch concrete irrigation pipe on the north side of Highway 95. Drivers are asked to be aware that no left turns are permitted at Highway 95, though left and right turns onto Highway 95 from northbound Avenue 3E are permitted. The north section of Avenue 3E at the intersection is closed to traffic.

Highway 95 is reduced to one lane of traffic in each direction from Avenue 3E to Araby Road (a stretch of approximately 3.5 miles) as part of the construction for this project. Drivers will not be permitted to turn left throughout the work area, in neither westbound nor eastbound directions. This portion of work is to be completed by the end of April.

The Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) will maintain access to businesses in the work zone and keep both roadways open during construction. The project is scheduled to be completed by August.

U.S. 95 at Fortuna Wash — ADOT

Work is underway on the bridge on U.S. Highway 95 spanning Fortuna Wash northeast of Yuma and is expected to be completed by next winter. The bridge is going in at milepost 34, approximately 12 miles northeast of Yuma and 10 miles south of the turnoff (Imperial Dam Road) to Yuma Proving Ground. Crews are scheduled to work weekdays between 6 a.m. and 4 p.m. Motorists should allow extra travel time as lane restrictions will be in place and flaggers will occasionally need to alternate traffic through the work zone.

20th Street, between Arizona and Walnut avenues

As part of a project to replace a steel main line near the northwest corner of Arizona Avenue and 20th Street, additional traffic control will be in place. This includes a lane shift for southbound traffic approaching the intersection along Arizona Avenue, and a separate full closure of Arizona Avenue when necessary. Additionally, 20th Street will be closed between Arizona Avenue and Walnut Avenue to all traffic for a portion of the project. The project is expected to finish by mid-May.

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

Caltrans crews continue to work on the reconstruction of Interstate 8 in Imperial County, west of Yuma, to extend the life expectancy of the pavement from State Route 111 to the border with Arizona. Associated lane closures and detours may cause significant delays. Signage will be posted alerting motorists of the work and associated detours. The segment of work closest to Yuma is located west of SR-186 to the state line where Arizona meets California.

Traffic is reduced to one lane in each direction from the agricultural checkpoint in California to the state line with Arizona. The westbound off-ramp and on-ramp at 4th Avenue are closed with detour and signage in place to direct traffic to use Winterhaven Drive. The eastbound offand on-ramp at SR-186/Algodones Road have reopened. The eastbound off- and on-ramps at Winterhaven Drive are closed, with detour and signage in place to use 4th Avenue. Oversized vehicles and farm vehicles wider than 12 feet are prohibited from traveling westbound on I-8 between State Line Road and the Winterhaven Drive/4th Avenue; those vehicles should exit at Giss Parkway. Detours are in place and ongoing through 2017.

Upcoming: Slurry seal, 24th Street and Avenue B

The last portion of the spring slurry seal project will require a hard closure at 24th Street and Avenue B, beginning May 13. There will be no through traffic allowed at the intersection in any direction. Drivers will be asked to detour using nearby roadways while the project is underway. More information will be added to the city Road Report as soon as it is available.

City street maintenance

Asphalt maintenance crews will conduct operations Monday through Friday in various locations as needed.

• Trail Estates subdivision (crack seal)

• Desert Groves subdivision (crack seal) • Parkway Place No. 5, phase 1 (fog seal)