Yuma Sun

ADOT: Alternatin­g lane restrictio­ns on I-8 in Wellton begin next week

- BY JAMES GILBERT Sun STAFF WRITER James Gilbert can be reached at jgilbert@yumasun.com or 539-6854. Find him on Facebook at www. Facebook.com/YSJamesGil­bert or on Twitter @YSJamesGil­bert.

Lane restrictio­ns will be in place on Interstate 8 near Wellton next week and drivers are advised to plan ahead or consider alternate routes.

According to the Arizona Department of Transporta­tion (ADOT), contractor­s will be replacing old walls on the Avenue 29E and Avenue 31E bridges.

The work is being done as part of the I-8 Bridge Rehabilita­tion project in Yuma County. To ensure public safety, at least one lane must be closed between milepost 28 and milepost 31.

Drivers should expect delays and allow for extra travel time from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Fridays beginning from May 10 to June 3.

The following restrictio­ns will be in place:

I-8 between Avenue 29E (milepost 28) and Avenue 31E (near milepost 33) will be reduced to one lane in both directions.

A 14-foot vehicle width restrictio­n will be in place.

The speed limit will be reduced to 55 mph.

However, the restrictio­ns will be lifted on Monday, May 30 in observance of Memorial Day.

Drivers are also asked to use caution around public safety personnel and equipment and obey posted speed limits and traffic control devices.

The ADOT, as part of the project, will be rehabilita­ting various bridge decks within a 32-mile span of Interstate 8 in Yuma County until the winter of 2022.

Work in the coming months will also be occurring on the 4th Street Traffic Interchang­e Overpass, the Avenue 2E Underpass (Pacific Avenue), and the Telegraph Pass Overpass.

Other key elements of the project include the installati­on of new guardrail, new concrete sidewalk and sidewalk ramps, new pedestrian push buttons, new pavement markings and sign upgrades.

Schedules are subject to change based on weather and other unforeseen factors.

 ?? ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTA­TION MAP ?? THE ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTA­TION (ADOT), contractor­s will be replacing old walls on the Avenue 29E and Avenue 31E bridges, which will result in lane restrictio­ns on Interstate 8 near Wellton next week.
ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTA­TION MAP THE ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTA­TION (ADOT), contractor­s will be replacing old walls on the Avenue 29E and Avenue 31E bridges, which will result in lane restrictio­ns on Interstate 8 near Wellton next week.

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