The South Mountain Villager

06/29/2020

South Central Extension / Downtown Hub Construction Update WEEK OF June 29, 2020

Downtown Hub:
[NEW] 1st Ave. between Jefferson St. and Madison St.: 1st Avenue southbound will be restricted between Jefferson and Madison streets for underground utility investigation. 24/7 traffic restrictions to occur June 29 – June 30. Click here for more information.

[NEW] 1st Ave. between Jefferson St. and Madison St.: 1st Avenue southbound will be closed between Jefferson and Madison streets to relocate underground utilities. Access to westbound Madison Street will be closed at Central Avenue. Bus stop on 1st Avenue relocated to alternate location. 24/7 traffic restrictions to occur July 1 - September 17. Click here for more information.

5th St. / Washington St. / Jefferson St.: Underground utility installation will cause traffic restrictions to be in place 24/7 on 5th St. between Washington and Jefferson streets through July 14, and on Washington and Jefferson streets between 7th and 5th streets through November. Access to 5th St. from eastbound Jefferson St. will be closed at night. Daytime and nighttime restrictions will occur. Click here for more information.

[UPDATE] Central Ave. between Lincoln St. and Jefferson St.: Underground utility installation will cause traffic restrictions to be in place 24/7 on Central Ave. between Lincoln and Jefferson streets through October 15. Click here for more information.

[NEW] Jefferson St. between 3rd Ave. and 1st Ave.: Underground utility exploration and installation will cause traffic and pedestrian restrictions on Jefferson St. between 3rd Ave. and 1st Ave. Restrictions will be in place 24/7. Day and night restrictions to occur June 29 – July 20. Click here for more information.

McKinley St. at Central Ave.: McKinley St. will be closed westbound at Central Ave. to relocate underground utilities. Local access to McKinley St. will be maintained from 1st Ave. Central Ave. slip lane north of McKinley St. will be restricted intermittently. Traffic restrictions will be in place 24/7. Daytime restrictions to occur June 25 – July 9. Click here for more information.

Washington St. between Central Ave. and 3rd Ave.: Underground utility installation will cause restrictions on Washington St. between Central and 3rd avenues. Access to 1st Ave. south of Washington St. will be closed intermittently at night. Daytime and nighttime restrictions to last through July 31. Click here for more information.

Lincoln St. to Broadway Rd.:
Central Ave. - Rio Salado Scenic Dr. to Broadway Rd.: Median landscape removal and utility relocation will cause restrictions on Central Ave. between Rio Salado Scenic Dr. and Broadway Rd. One lane of traffic will be maintained in each direction and some left turns will be prohibited on Central Ave., June 22 – August 18. Traffic restrictions will be in place 24/7. Click here for more information.

Broadway Rd. to Baseline Rd.:
[NEW] Central Ave. between Broadway Rd. and Southern Ave.: Median landscape removal will cause restrictions on Central Ave. between Broadway Rd. and Southern Ave. One lane of traffic will be maintained in each direction through the work zone, and some left turns will be prohibited on Central Ave. Daytime traffic restrictions will occur July 1 – July 24. Click here for more information.

Third Party Utility Work:
No work scheduled this week

Visit valleymetro.org/southcentral to view the latest updates and learn more about the project.

Other Area Projects
The Arizona Department of Transportation is replacing the bridge on I-17 over Central Ave. south of downtown Phoenix. This work will impact roadway and freeway traffic at various times through 2020 and into 2021. Click here for more information.

The City of Phoenix Water Services Department will be performing work on underground water lines in Central Ave. This work will reduce Southbound Central Ave. to one through lane of traffic from Cocopah St. to Victory St. starting June 8 through July 13.

06/28/2020

GREAT NEWS! Kiewit Infrastructure West Co. is hiring for even more projects in the Phoenix, AZ area. Tune in Monday to learn more!

Register on Eventbrite (not mandatory). All dates are up:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/kiewit-virtual-hiring-events-tickets-109883115356

06/25/2020

HAPPENING NOW! The Roosevelt School District is partnering with St. Mary's Food Bank to provide Bags of Groceries to our community at the District Office located at 6000 S. 7th Street in Phoenix, on the corner of 7th Street and Southern Avenue! Food bags will be distributed as a drive-thru on the south side of the District Office between 8 a.m.- 10 a.m. These food bags are being given to Roosevelt School District Families in addition to the Grab-and-Go meals offered at the schools. No ID is required to receive a food bag.

06/03/2020

Cruise the Zoo Summer Dates Now Available!

Summer Dates Now Available! Rules of the Road Map Audio Tour FAQs Ticket Info Important: Please Read Tickets (including food, beverage and photo options) must be pre-purchased online. There will be a limit of 450 tickets sold per day. Once a limit is reached on a particular day, interested guests mu...

06/02/2020

The district will continue distributing meals during the summer at each location! The schools will continue serving three grab-and-go meals at the current school site locations from 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. on Mondays and Thursdays. The food will now be distributed out of the school cafeteria buildings in an effort to keep all food, staff and community out of the heat. C.O. Greenfield, Amy Houston and John F. Kennedy Schools will continue serving drive up meal service from Greenfield’s parking lot from 8 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. For a complete list of locations and more details on the food distribution program, visit: www.rsd66.org/fooddistribution .

05/31/2020

: Arizona Governor Doug Ducey has issued a statewide curfew at 8 p.m. for one week, following violent protests and looting in Phoenix, Scottsdale. https://bit.ly/3evqP9U

05/18/2020

South Central Extension / Downtown Hub Construction Update - Week of May 18th

As some downtown Phoenix employees begin to come back to work and some businesses begin to return to normal operations, it’s time to refresh our memories about construction activity and information resources. As always, safety is our number one priority. Be aware, pay attention to traffic signs and give yourself extra time to travel downtown. Don’t forget these helpful resources to keep you informed of what is happening as you plan your daily commute:
Construct VM mobile app: To keep up-to-date on the latest construction work, download our project-specific mobile app (Construct VM), available on the App Store or Google Play. It’s free!
Subscribe to weekly e-mail updates by emailing Julie Cruz Gilfillan at [email protected].
Visit valleymetro.org/southcentral to view the latest construction notices.

Downtown Hub:
1st Ave. between Lincoln St. and Jackson St.: Underground utility installation will cause traffic restrictions to be in place 24/7 on 1st Ave. between Lincoln and Jackson streets through June 19. Click here for more information.

[UPDATE] 3rd Ave. at Jefferson St.: Underground utility installation will cause traffic restrictions to be in place 24/7 on 3rd Ave. and Jefferson St. Nighttime restrictions to occur May 26 - 29. Click here for more information.

5th St. and Jefferson St.: Underground utility installation will cause traffic restrictions to be in place 24/7 on 5th and Jefferson streets. Access to 5th St. from eastbound Jefferson St. will be closed at night. Daytime and nighttime restrictions to last through June 24. Click here for more information.

[UPDATE] Central Ave. between Jefferson St. and Lincoln St.: Underground utility installation will cause traffic restrictions to be in place 24/7 on Central Ave. between Jefferson and Lincoln streets through August 21. Click here for more information.

[UPDATE] Washington St. between Central Ave. and 3rd Ave.: Underground utility installation will cause restrictions on Washington St. between Central and 3rd avenues. Access to 1st Ave. south of Washington St. will be closed intermittently at night. Daytime and nighttime restrictions to last through July 31. Click here for more information.

Lincoln St. to Broadway Rd.:
No work scheduled this week

Broadway Rd. to Baseline Rd.:
No work scheduled this week

Third Party Utility Work:
Buchanan St. between Central Ave. and 1st Ave.: Southwest Gas will be relocating underground utilities. There will be lane restrictions on Buchanan St. between Central Ave. and 1st Ave. Access to Buchanan St. maintained from Central Ave. and closed from 1st Ave. Construction activities will occur during daytime hours, 8:30 a.m. – 4 p.m. Work is expected to last through May 29.

Visit valleymetro.org/southcentral to view the latest updates and learn more about the project.

05/12/2020

In honor of our graduates, the district will have firework displays at all of our large campuses on May 22nd at 8:20 P.M. (20:20 Military Time). 🎆🎉✨These displays will last for 10 minutes and should conclude by 8:30 P.M. Please keep in mind that our campuses will not be open to the public for viewing the fireworks.