BULLHEAD CITY, AZ., January 10, 2025 – City of Bullhead City staff and contractors will be working on various projects throughout the city during the week of January 13.
– Bullhead City Utilities will be repairing asphalt on southbound Highway 95 at 2675 Highway 95 on Wednesday, January 15, beginning at 6 a.m. Southbound traffic will be reduced to one lane for the duration of the repair.
– Perco Rock will begin a project to install three right-hand turn lanes along Southbound Highway 95 at Central Ave, Rising Sun Rd, and Sterling Rd. Heavy equipment and dirt movement along the shoulder may be visible from the road.
– Ervin Cable Construction (ECC) will be installing fiber conduit along the southbound shoulder of Highway 95 from East Shore Villas to Baseline Rd on behalf of TWN Communications. The work is not expected to impact highway traffic.
– Various areas of the Optimum Community Center remain closed while the City continues to remodel the facility. Future improvements that will soon open to the public include an outdoor and indoor pickleball court and new multi-purpose event and activity spaces. The Gymnasium, parking lot, Recreation Division offices, and other meeting and activity spaces recently reopened after substantial improvements.
– City Street Maintenance Crews will apply a slurry seal treatment to various streets in the Chaparral neighborhood as a part of the City Street Maintenance Program (CSMP 2024-2025). The roads will be closed entirely for a few hours while the slurry is applied and for a few hours after to allow the slurry to set. The CSMP aims to treat at least 20% of the City’s roadways with a microsurface or slurry treatment.
– City Street Maintenance Crews will be sweeping various streets throughout the city in advance of the CSMP schedule.
– McCormick Construction will continue building a raised median with street lights along Bullhead Parkway between Silvercreek Rd and Laredo Dr.
– Perco Rock Company, on behalf of the City of Bullhead City, will be preparing for construction improvements to the intersection of Highway 95 and Merrill Ave. Residents can expect to see heavy equipment along the side of the road and some dirt movement in the area.
– T.R. Orr Inc. will continue working to expand the Bullhead Senior Enrichment Center. The new expansion will add 9,000 square feet of space to the building, including 7,700 square feet of indoor activity and meeting space and 1,300 square feet of covered outdoor patio space. Construction is expected to complete in February 2025.
– A contractor will be rehabilitating the 18-1 lift station located just Southeast of the intersection of Highway 95 and Laughlin Ranch Blvd. The project involves installing paneling made of Predl material to protect the well from corrosion and other enhancements to prolong the system’s lifespan. 18-1 is the third of three lift stations that needed and have now received this rehabilitation.
– Contractors working on behalf of Bullhead City Utilities will be completing asphalt and concrete repairs around the City in places where recent water line repairs were made.
– McCormick Construction, under contract with the City of Bullhead City, is working to construct a new ATV/UTV parking lot to serve as a trailhead for the Arizona Peace Trail just southeast of the intersection of Bullhead Parkway and Silver Creek Rd.
– Precise Builders is remodeling the former Mohave Valley Daily News building into the new Bullhead Animal Resource Center. The facility, which will feature expanded capacity, a veterinary clinic, a dog washing station, a pet crematorium, and more, is expected to open in the summer of 2025.
– City Street Maintenance Crews will crack-seal North Oatman Rd between Arcadia and Bullhead Parkway in preparation for slurry treatment.
– Kay Constructors LLC, under contract with Bullhead City Utilities, is building a new headworks and aeration basin at the Section 10 wastewater treatment plant. The projects will improve the city’s capacity to reclaim water and protect the facility’s infrastructure from damage caused by foreign materials in the system.
– A contractor working for Bullhead City Utilities will be cleaning the sewer line along Lakeside Dr from Coral Reef Dr to Chaparral Dr. The work will occur daily between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m., progressing from manhole to manhole and closing one lane of traffic where the manholes are located.
The City reminds the public to only flush human waste, toilet paper, and grey water down the drain. All other waste products should be disposed of through other means to avoid damage to the city’s infrastructure. Please use caution while traveling through City work zones. Obey posted signage and traffic control devices.
The public is encouraged to use the Bullhead City Direct app, available for Android and IOS devices, to report issues around the city directly to the City Staff who resolve them. Visit bullheadcity.com/BullheadCityDirect for more information.
Questions about ongoing projects throughout the city can be directed to Mackenzie Covert, Public Information Officer, at mcovert@bullheadcityaz.gov or (928) 763-0182.
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