Phoenix Planned Major Street Restrictions – Updated Aug. 1

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Aug. 1, 2014 ​ PHOENIX PLANNED MAJOR STREET RESTRICTIONS – UPDATED AUG. 1 ​​​ Drivers should be aware of the following city of Phoenix roadway restrictions and are encouraged to allow for additional travel time. NEW RESTRICTIONS: CHANDLER BOULEVARD – DESERT FOOTHILLS PARKWAY TO 16TH STREET Chandler Boulevard from Desert Foothills Parkway to 16th Street is currently restricted through Sunday, Nov. 30. Traffic will be restricted to one lane in each direction. Pedestrian, bus stop and business access will be maintained. This is a city of Phoenix Water Services Department 12-inch water main upgrade project. For additional information, call the project hotline at 602-235-2896. Drivers are encouraged to allow for additional travel time during this period. VAN BUREN STREET – 75TH TO 83RD AVENUES Van Buren Street between 75th and 83rd avenues is currently restricted on a 24-hour basis until Thursday, Aug. 14. Van Buren Street is restricted to one lane in each direction. Left turns are restricted for eastbound and westbound traffic Bus stop, pedestrian and business access will be maintained at all times. This restriction is for the installation of a feeder gas line for Southwest Gas Company. Drivers are encouraged to allow for additional travel time during this period. VAN BUREN STREET AND 83RD AVENUE INTERSECTION The intersection of Van Buren Street and 83rd Avenue is scheduled to be restricted on Saturday, Aug. 2, and Sunday, Aug. 3. The intersection will be restricted to one through lane in each direction. Left turns at the intersection will be prohibited. Right turns will be permitted as work conditions allow. Bus stop, pedestrian and business access will be maintained at all times. Police officers will be on-site to assist with traffic control. This is a Southwest Gas Corporation project for the installation of a feeder gas line. Drivers are encouraged to allow for additional travel time during this period. 67TH AVENUE AND VAN BUREN STREET INTERSECTION The intersection of 67th Avenue at Van Buren Street is scheduled to be restricted until Sunday, Aug. 10. Northbound, southbound and westbound traffic will be restricted to one through lane. Eastbound traffic will be maintained in two through lanes. Left turns at the intersection will be prohibited. Right turns will be maintained in all directions. Local and business access will be maintained. This is a Southwest Gas Corporation project for the installation of a gas main. Police officers will be onsite to assist with traffic control. Drivers are encouraged to allow for additional travel time during this period. SPECIAL EVENTS: None. REOPENING AFTER RESTRICTIONS: DEER VALLEY ROAD AND BLACK MOUNTAIN BOULEVARD INTERSECTION The intersection of Deer Valley Road and Black Mountain Boulevard is open to normal traffic following work for a city of Phoenix Planning and Development Department road widening and improvements project. There are restrictions on Black Mountain Boulevard north of Deer Valley Road for the continuation of this project. GREENWAY PARKWAY – SEVENTH TO 19TH AVENUES Greenway Parkway between Seventh and 19th avenues is now open to through traffic after the demolition and construction of the Cave Creek Wash Bridge located on Greenway Parkway between 14th Avenue and 17th Drive. Greenway Parkway will have a one lane restriction in each direction until the completion of the project. CONTINUING RESTRICTIONS: Bethany Home Road – 31st to 35th avenues, partial restriction due to a city of Phoenix Street Transportation Department capital improvement project to provide a water main replacement and residential water services, with completion scheduled for August. Broadway Road and 16th Street intersection, partial restriction due to a city of Phoenix Water Services Department sewer main improvement, with completion scheduled for August. Broadway Road – 15th to 24th streets, partial restriction due to a city of Phoenix Water Services Department sewer main improvement, with completion scheduled for December. Broadway Road “Avenida Rio Salado” – Central to 15th avenues is partial restriction due to a city of Phoenix Street Transportation Department capital improvement project to provide “connectivity” to the west valley, with completion scheduled for July. During the “Avenida Rio Salado” project, Broadway Road will be restricted between Seventh Street and 51st Avenue. Indian School Road – 10th to 16th streets, partial restriction due to a Southwest Gas Corporation infrastructure improvement project for a new natural gas main, with completion scheduled for August. Lower Buckeye Road – 43rd to 51st avenues, partial restriction due to a city of Phoenix Street Transportation Department capital improvement project widening Lower Buckeye Road, with completion scheduled for December. Seventh Street – Roosevelt Street to Thomas Road, partial restriction due to an Arizona Public Service infrastructure improvement project, completion scheduled for August. 19th Avenue – Grand Avenue and McDowell Road intersection, partial restriction due to an Arizona Department of Transportation $12.7 million improvement project of US 60 (Grand Avenue). The project will include pavement improvements, road construction, and new right turn lanes and sidewalks at various locations. New lighting, landscape, screen walls, and fencing will be included in the project, with completion scheduled for July. For additional information, email projects@azdot.gov or call the Project Hotline at 855-712-8530. 24th Street – Broadway Road to University Drive, partial restriction due to a city of Phoenix Water Services Department sewer improvement project that requires major storm drain modifications at 24th Street and Jones Avenue, with scheduled completion for August. 35th Avenue – Bethany Home Road to Missouri Avenue, partial restriction due to a city of Phoenix Street Transportation Department capital improvement project to provide water main replacement and residential water services, with completion scheduled for July. 43rd Avenue – Lower Buckeye Road to Buckeye Road, partial restriction due to a city of Phoenix Street Transportation Department capital improvement project widening of Lower Buckeye Road and 43rd Avenue, with completion scheduled for December. ​Northwest light rail extension – Ongoing restrictions along 19th Avenue and cross streets related to light rail northwest extension construction. 19th Avenue between Bethany Home Road to Dunlap Avenue will be reduced to one lane in each direction for utility relocation. More information at valleymetro.org/metro_projects_planning/traffic_restrictions. To receive weekly construction updates via email, please email the Community Outreach Coordinator for Northwest Phoenix, Carla Kahn, ckahn@valleymetro.org. ​These restrictions represent only the major planned activities reported to the Street Transportation Department’s Right-of-Way Management Office. This listing does not reflect closures or restrictions – due to unexpected events such as flooding, traffic collisions, fires, utility failures or other emergencies. For information on continuing planned major street restrictions, visit phoenix.gov/streets or follow @PHXStreetTrans on Twitter. -30- Contact: Matthew Heil Phone Number: 602-261-8254

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