City of Grand Junction Projects with Travel Restrictions

1st Street Reconstruction – Ouray Avenue to North Avenue

• Day work will continue as crews finalize project so please slow down
• There will be lane shifts and flaggers when needed
• Access to all businesses will be maintained
• Anticipated completion – early July 2017

2017 Street Resurfacing Project (night work hours – 6pm to 7am)

• Sunday & Monday (night): Asphalt Paving 25 Road from I-70B to Patterson Road
• Tuesday & Wednesday (night): Asphalt Paving 24 Road from G Road to just south of I-70
• Thursday (night): Asphalt Paving 7^th Street from Teller Avenue to North Avenue

The following locations are scheduled to be asphalt patched and milled during the daytime hours this week:

4^th Street from Grand Avenue to North Avenue
9^th Street from 1^st Avenue to Ute Avenue
12^th Street from Pitkin Avenue to Gunnison Avenue
Gunnison Avenue from 12^th Street to 24^th Street (asphalt pathing only)

• All streets will remain open during construction
• Expect traffic shifts and intermittent lane closures
• Flaggers will be on site to assist motorists.

Las Colonias Business Park Storm Sewer Project

• Riverside Parkway will be closed 6 am to 4 pm Tuesday through Thursday between S. 9^th Street and D Road (eastbound only)
• Detour route will be in place

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Non-City of Grand Junction Projects with Travel Restrictions        

29 ½ Road Bridge Replacement over Grand Valley Irrigation Canal – CDOT/Mesa County Project

• 29 ½ Road is closed to through traffic between Orchard Avenue and Patterson Road
• Access provided for local residents
• Detour route is in place
• For more information regarding this project call (970) 640-6129
• Anticipated completion – Late June 2017

Colorado National Monument – National Park Service Projects

Repairs to the rock guard walls along Rim Rock Drive at various locations throughout the Colorado National Monument

• There will be alternating one-lane traffic through the construction zones, weekdays between the hours of 7 am and 4 pm
• Expect up to 10-minute delays – flaggers will be onsite to assist motorists
• Anticipated completion- Late June 2017

Water line replacement project at the east (Grand Junction) entrance to the Colorado National Monument

• Motorists can expect Alternating one lane traffic with possible 5 to 10 minute delays between the hours of 7 am and 5 pm daily.
• Flaggers will assist visitors through construction zone
• Access will remain open to Devils Kitchen picnic area
• Anticipated completion – Late June 2017

I-70 Beavertail Tunnel Lighting Project (east of Palisade) – CDOT Project

• Speed limit reduction throughout construction zone is set at 35 mph
• Eastbound I-70 traffic will be detoured onto service road
• No vehicle parking or bicycling on the service road
• Both west and eastbound traffic can expect single-lane closures
• Project hours will be weekdays 7am – 5pm
• For more information, please call (970) 456-1481
• Anticipated completion – November 2017

Utility Pole Replacement Project, (Orchard Avenue from 12^th Street to 28 Road) – Xcel Energy  Project

• Intermittent lane shifts or closures during normal work hours
• Short delays can be expected
• Anticipated completion – July 2017

Contact:  Sam Rainguet, Communications Manager       970-244-1507 or samr@gjcity.org