Multiple Yuma Street Projects Bring Lane Closures, Local Delays
The City posted a weekly summary on December 4 detailing a slate of construction and utility projects across Yuma that will affect motorists and neighborhood access. Residents should expect lane restrictions, phased work schedules, and temporary delays on key streets including 32nd Street, Avenue A, Avenue C, and multiple residential subdivisions.
On December 4 the City released a weekly summary of projects and encroachment permits that outlined active and upcoming work across Yuma. The update lists several transportation and utility efforts that began in early December and will continue in phases, producing lane restrictions and localized delays for commuters, school routes, and delivery traffic.
Major roadway work includes landscaping of center medians along 32nd Street between Avenue 3E and Arizona Avenue. Lane closures will affect both eastbound and westbound traffic between Avenue 3E and Pacific Avenue while crews perform median improvements. Sanitary sewer installation is under way on Avenue 5E between 36th Street and 30th Place with phased construction intended to limit disruption but requiring temporary traffic control around the work zones.
Neighborhood maintenance appears across several subdivisions. Asphalt patching has been scheduled in Country Estates Subdivision. Concrete sidewalk repairs are planned for the 2700 block of South Madison Avenue and within Yuma Country Club Estates Unit 3. Crack seal repairs will be conducted in Ocotillo 4B and on Avenue 6E from 46th Street to 48th Street. The Smucker Park Basin project will affect Avenue A between Parkview and Westridge and is listed among routine city maintenance items.
Utility and private contractor activity will add to the demand on local streets. Work on Avenue C between 24th Street and 22nd Lane began December 1 and is expected to impose lane restrictions through late December. Yuma County Water Users' Association road work on Avenue A from 1st Street to 5th Street also began December 1 and will carry lane restrictions as crews complete their tasks.
For local residents and businesses the cumulative effect matters. These corridors serve school buses, farm equipment movements, and commercial deliveries that sustain Yuma County commerce. Phased construction and traffic control measures are intended to manage flow, but drivers should anticipate slower commutes, altered turning patterns, and occasional temporary closures. Motorists are advised to follow posted traffic control instructions, allow extra travel time, and consider alternate routes when practical while the city completes these projects.
