Road Report
Weekend report near/around Yuma and Imperial Counties
YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA, KECY) - According to the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADT), motorists on Interstate 10 (I-10) eastbound to the west of Willcox should expect a short detour from Friday till Monday, May 3, for a bridge deck replacement project.
Both directions of I-10 will close at Exit 336, which will require drivers to detour onto the exit and entrance ramps, from 8 p.m. Friday, to 6 a.m. Monday, May 3.
Drivers should prepare to reduce their speed as they approach the work zone and exit I-10. Delays are possible.
The closure is the first of several planned during the bridge deck replacement project, which is scheduled through late 2021.
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The ADT also advises Yuma drivers to plan for temporary closures and delays on US 95 north of Yuma on Saturday, May 1.
Closures are scheduled to take place on Saturday, May 1, between 9 a.m. and 12:30 p.m.
US 95 will be closed in both directions between Imperial Dam Road (milepost 43.5) and Castle Dome Mine Road (milepost 56).
Flaggers will be on site to direct traffic. Drivers are asked to use caution, obey posted speed limits and traffic control devices, and use caution around public safety personnel and equipment.
Motorists east of downtown Tucson should plan for a traffic switch on the north side of the I-10/Houghton Road interchange overnight Monday, May 3, according to the ADT.
The work will involve intermittent delays and ramp closures while work crews shift the ramp configuration between 9 p.m., Monday, May 3, and 5 a.m. Tuesday, May 4.
Once the transition is complete, crews will have moved the traffic signals to a new location farther north of the interchange. Also, the entrance ramp to I-10 westbound will be shifted to a temporary location north of the existing on-ramp.
Because of the temporary ramp configuration, motorists exiting westbound I-10 will be required to turn north onto Houghton Road. No left turns will be allowed.
Motorists who want to reach southbound Houghton Road should instead exit at Rita Road, where they can re-enter I-10 eastbound to access Houghton Road. The left-turn restriction is expected to be in place several months, until the new bridge and new ramp connections are in place.
The work is part of a $24.4 million interchange reconstruction project to improve safety and traffic flow in a rapidly growing area of Pima County to the east of downtown Tucson. The interchange will be the first diverging diamond configuration in southern Arizona when it opens in late 2021.
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Caltrans maintenance crews will close the westbound Interstate 8 (I-8) connector to northbound State Route 115 (SR-115) Monday, May 3, from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. for pavement repair.
Signs will detour westbound I-8 motorists to the Bonds Corner Road exit, turn left to eastbound I-8 to northbound SR-115.
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