City of Yuma Road Report
CITY PROJECTS Castle Dome Avenue at 8th Street/Giss Parkway
The intersection of Castle Dome Avenue with 8th Street to the east and Giss Parkway to the west is closed for reconstruction. This three-month project will convert the existing intersection into a roundabout, create access to future anticipated private development to the north and prepare the intersection for eventual improvements to 8th Street as outlined in the City’s Capital Improvement Program. A water line relocation is also part of this project. Traffic will be detoured using Rio Vista Drive between 7th Street and 9th Street.
16th Street, Avenue B to Avenue C
Construction will resume on the north half of 16th Street on Monday, Feb. 24 starting from Avenue B and working west toward Avenue C. At this point, a closure of the Avenue C intersection with 16th Street is anticipated in the first few days of April. The overall project is anticipated to be completed in approximately 2 months.
1st Avenue reconstruction project
The City is reconstructing 1st Avenue between 16th Street and Orange Avenue, including improvements to underground water/sewer infrastructure, to sidewalks and driveways, and to surface pavement. 1st Avenue is currently closed between Orange Avenue/4th Street and 6th Street and is “local traffic only” between 6th and 7th streets.
CITY STREET MAINTENANCE
City Street Maintenance operations for the week of Feb. 24-28 will take place in the following areas:
Crack Seal Operations
• 21st Drive between 24th and 32nd streets • Tillman Estates Thermo Patch / Pothole Maintenance • Hacienda Estates
Concrete sidewalk repairs
• 20th Street from Avenue D to 45th Avenue • Castle Dome Avenue north of 16th Street
OTHER UTILITY PROJECTS AND ENCROACHMENT PERMITS 8th Street, Avenue C to Avenue D (Yuma County)
Yuma County is reconstructing and widening 8th Street between Avenue C and Avenue D. The work includes widening the roadway to a 5-lane section with sidewalks, streetlights and drainage improvements.
Completion of the collaborative project is anticipated this winter.
4th Avenue at Catalina (Century Link)
Communication lines maintenance will require lane shifts on 4th Avenue and Catalina Drive. Lanes will be narrowed and speed limit reduced. This is part of a larger 60-day project that will wrap up in early March.
Pacific Avenue, 24th Street to Gila Ridge (Yuma County)
Yuma County will be conducting guardrail repair that will require lane shifts and reduced speed of 25 mph.
4th Avenue, 6th to 7th streets
A contractor will install conduit for street lights on 4th Avenue between 6th and 7th streets, requiring lane shifts on 4th Avenue. This project is anticipated to complete by end of February.
Castle Dome at 12th Street (Century Link)
Communication lines maintenance will require lane shifts and speed will be reduced on Castle Dome and 12th Street. Project is expected to be completed by the end of April.
Avenue 3-1/2E, 40th Street (Century Link)
Century Link will conduct maintenance on existing communication lines. The project will require lane shifts and a reduced speed limit of 35 mph. Work is anticipated to complete by mid-May.
Avenue B, 24th-32nd streets
Through Feb. 21, a contractor will replace traffic signal detection loops on Avenue B intersections with 24th Street, 26th Street, 28th Street and 32nd Street and also at 22nd Avenue and 24th Street. Lane shifts and reduced speed limits will be in place in work zones.
Avenue C, Daisy to Crane (SW Gas)
From mid-February through the end of March, Southwest Gas contractors will be working on gas lines on Avenue C between Daisy Street and Crane Street. The project will require lane shifts and a reduced speed limit of 25 mph.