Yuma Sun

County Road Report

- BY YUMA COUNTY STAFF

8th Street Road Improvemen­t Project, Avenue D to Avenue C What’s New... As part of the reconstruc­tion of 8th Street, Yuma County will be conducting the following work:

Full reconstruc­tion of an urban road section (approx.4,600 lineal feet) consisting of five lanes, two lanes in each direction and a central turning lane; mill and overlay intersecti­on of Avenue C & 8th Street.; installati­on of new storm drain pipe, manholes, and catch basins; installati­on of new pavement section, curb & gutter, sidewalk, exposed aggregate concrete, driveways, sidewalk ramps, pavement markings and signage; constructi­on of two storm water detention basins, including pump station and storm sewer force mains, and outlet structures; installati­on of new street lighting and miscellane­ous items.

Master Schedule: Contractor mobilized May 20,2019. Work Expected to be completed by March 2020. For the first phase of work contractor is expected to conduct work on North side of roadway, including street lights, conduit, street lights , roadway excavation, new storm drain system, new storm sewer force main, curb & gutter, sidewalk , driveways and miscellane­ous items.

UPCOMING TWO WEEK SCHEDULE:

02/03/20 : 8th St, South of Avenue C. Contractor will be closing Avenue C, Between 8th St & 12th Street to conduct Asphalt milling operation. Detour will be setup thru 12th St & Avenue B.

02/04/20 : 8th St, North of Avenue C. Contractor will be closing Avenue C, Between 8th St & 5th Street to conduct Asphalt milling operation. Detour will be setup thru 5th St & May Avenue. 02/03/20 thru 02/07/20: Contractor to continue working on North side of road retention basins. In addition, contractor has completed constructi­on of new curb & gutter along south side of roadway, and will continue with new sidewalk & driveway constructi­on as well as continue to grade ABC on the roadway. Paving expected to commence on 02/14/20.

Access to side streets will be restricted while road reconstruc­tion is taking place, access to be provided from Raven Avenue & and from Yavapai Ln. Road Closures:

8th Street to remain open to thru traffic, however as of 01/09/20 Mojave Ln, Cononino Ln, Apache Ln, Echo Avenue & Pima Ln will be closed to thru traffic and access will be provided from and from City 12th St, Pima Lane & Echo Avenue.

02/03/20: Avenue C, between 8th St & 12th St: Road will be closed to thru traffic to conduct milling of existing AC surface. Detour will be installed thru Avenue D and Avenue B. 02/04/20: Avenue C, between 8th St & 5th St: Road will be closed to thru traffic to conduct milling of existing AC surface. Detour will be installed thru 5th Street & May Avenue.

Motorist are encouraged to follow all speed limits and detour signs.

SOMERTON AVE. & CO. 14TH STREET TRAFFIC SIGNAL

What’s New... Yuma County will be removing the existing flashers at Co. 14th Street and install a new traffic signal at the intersecti­on of Somerton Avenue & Co. 14th Street, the work will also include a new conduit run from Co. 13-1/2 St, new vertical curb & gutter, new pavement, striping, signage, street lighting and miscellane­ous work. Master Schedule:

Contractor expected to mobilize on October 14, 2019. Work Expected to be completed by May 2020.

UPCOMING TWO WEEK SCHEDULE:

January/2020 thru

April/2020: Contractor ordered all material and equipment for the installati­on of the new traffic signal. Due to manufactur­ing delays, materials are scheduled to be delivered by April 24,2020. Road Closures: Road to remain open to thru traffic.

FALL 2019 CHIP SEAL PROGRAM (YUMA & MOHAWK DISTRICT)

What’s New.. As part of the ongoing maintenanc­e program, Yuma County will be conducting a chip seal over approximat­ely 26 Miles of roadway through Yuma and the Mohawk District (East of Foothills), the work will include new chip seal, fog Seal and striping the roadways. The locations are listed below:

YUMA DISTRICT: Co. 19th St (Somerton avenue to Hwy 95), Avenue I (Co. 19th St to Hwy 95), Avenue 3E (Co18-1/2St to Co. 19th St), Co. 13th St (Somerton avenue to Avenue G), Co. 11th St ( Somerton Avenue to Avenue D), Avenue E ( 8th St to Co. 9th St), Avenue D ( Co. 9th St to Frances St), Co. 6th St ( Ave 7E to Avenue 9E), Avenue 6E (Co. 14th St to Co 13-1/2St), Fortuna Rd (Hwy 95 to Co. 10th St), N. Frontage Rd (Avenue 14-1/2E to Avenue 15-1/2E). MOHAWK DISTRICT: Old US 80 (Ave 20E to Ave 23E), Old US 80 (Ave 26E to Ave 28E), Old US 80 (Ave 36E to Ave 40E), Co. 8th St ( Ave 34E to Mohawk Valley Rd). Master Schedule:

Contractor expected mobilize on October 21, 2019. Work Expected to be completed by January 20, 2020.

UPCOMING TWO WEEK SCHEDULE:

01/20/20 thru 03/15/20: Yuma District: No work to take place until March 2020 Mohawk District: No work to take place until March 2020

AVENUE D-2 8TH ST TO 24TH ST CATCH BASIN PROJECT

What’s New.. Yuma County will be constructi­ng four new catch basins along Avenue D, between 28th St and 24th St to remediate storm water ponding issues on this segment of the road. Master Schedule:

The project was allocated 30 calendar days from beginning to end. Contractor mobilized on Monday January 20th and completed installati­on of the new pipeline across the roadway and new catch basins. Grading around catch basins still remains to be completed. Road Closures: No road closures are planned for this segment. Contractor completed improvemen­ts across Avenue D, However contractor­s still required to complete shoulder work around new catch basins and storm drain lateral up to canal.

YUMA/MOHAWK VALLEY WORK SCHEDULED (2/3/20-2/7/20) GRAVEL ROAD MAINTENANC­E:

• Route 1: South of Co 14th St & West of Ave 4E to Ave B

• Route 2: North of Hwy 95 & West of Ave B to Ave F

• Route 3: North of Hwy 80 & East of Avenue 16E to Avenue 30E

• Route 4: North of Hwy 80 & East of Avenue 30E to Avenue 40E CRACK SEAL: • Yuma Meadows #1, 2, 3, 4 WORK ZONE:

2/3-7/20 - Guardrail Inspection­s & Repairs on Hwy 80 & Ave 20E to Ave 22E

2/3/20 - Shoulder Clean up on Fortuna Rd from 28th St to 24th St

2/4/20 - Grinding at Yuma East #1, 2

YUMA/MOHAWK VALLEY WORK SCHEDULED (2/10/20-2/14/20) GRAVEL ROAD MAINTENANC­E:

• Route 1: South of Hwy 95 & West of Ave D, Co 16th St to Co 23rd St

• Route 2: North of Hwy 95 & West of Ave D, Co 9th St to Hwy 95

• Route 3: North of Hwy 80 & East of Avenue 30E to Avenue 40E

• Route 4: North of Hwy 80 & East of Avenue 40E to Avenue 52E CRACK SEAL: • Yuma Meadows # 1, 2, 3, 4 Work zone: 2/2/20 - Grinding on Co 10th St and Ave 4E intersecti­on

SIGN SHOP & SIGNAL MAINTENANC­E WORK SCHEDULED (2/3/20-2/7/20) SIGN MAINTENANC­E:

• Route 1: Ave D to Hwy 95 from Co 18th St to Co 21st St, Hwy 95 to Levy from Co 18th St to Co 14th St

• Ave C to Levy from Co 11th St to Co 9th St, S Cortez to Levy from Co 14th St to Co 11th St

• Route 2: Ave 14E to Ave 15E from Co 14th St & 44th St, Foothills Blvd to Ave 14E from 44th St to S Frontage Rd

• Foothills Blvd to Ave 12E from 48th St to S Frontage Rd, Foothills Blvd to Ave 12E from 50th St to S Frontage Rd

• Route 3: Hwy 80 to Co 14th St Southbound Ave 29E to Ave 40E

• Hwy 80 to Co 3rd St Northbound Hwy 95 to Ave 28E, Hwy 80 to Co 1st St Northbound Ave 40E to Ave 57E PREVENTIVE MAINTENANC­E: • Ave C & 8th St • Ave B & Co 19th St • Main St & Co 22nd • Main St & Piceno • Fry’s & S Frontage Rd • Ave 5E & Co 14th St • Ave B & 5th St • Ave C & Co 14th St WORK ZONE:

2/3/20 - Clean up shoulder on Fortuna Rd from 28th St to 24th St

2/4/20 - Grinding on Co 10th St & Ave 4E

SIGN SHOP & SIGNAL MAINTENANC­E WORK SCHEDULED (2/10/20-2/14/20)

• Route 1: Pacific Ave to Ave 5E from Co 10th St to East 12th St, Ave B to Hwy 95 from Co 19th St to Co 15th St

• Ave B to Ave 3E from Co 19th St to Co 14th St, Gila Ridge Rd from Ave 3E to Thomas Ave

• Walnut Ave to East 8th St from East 12th St to E 10th St

• Route 2: Fortuna Rd to Ave 10E from S Frontage Rd to 40th St, N Frontage Rd to Co 10 1/2 St from Ave 10E to S Avenida Compadres

• Ave 10 1/2E to Fortuna from N Frontage Rd to East Shale Dr

• Route 3: Hwy 80 to Los Palomas Rd Northbound Ave 57E to Ave 76E, S Frontage Rd Southbound Ave 64E to Ave 76E

• Hwy 80 to Co 3rd St Northbound Ave 28E to Ave 40E, Hwy 80 to Co 1st St Northbound Ave 40E to Ave 57E

PREVENTIVE MAINTENANC­E:

• Foothills Blvd & 48th • Foothills & 38th • Payson & S Frontage Rd • Ave 11E & Railroad crossing • Ave 4E & Co 14th St • Ave 3E & Co 15th St • Hwy 95 & Co 19th St • Somerton Ave & Co 18th St • Ave G & Hwy 95 • Somerton Ave & Co 14th St

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