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Tatum Boulevard and Pinnacle Peak Road Intersection Improvements Project

City of Phoenix Projects #: ST85100274 ST8313026924 - Hour Construction Hotline: 602-956-2670

OPEN HOUSE PLANNED

The city of Phoenix will hold an open house on Thursday, Feb. 17, 2011 to discuss the intersection improvements planned for Tatum Boulevard and Pinnacle Peak Road. Please stop by any time from 5 to 7 p.m. to learn more about the project and to speak with city representatives. The open house will be located at Pinnacle High School Cafeteria, 3535 E. Mayo Boulevard, Phoenix, Arizona.

IT'S OFFICIAL

Historically this intersection floods following a hard rain, the project's improvements will significantly improve drainage. Improvements will include raising the elevation of the intersection, installing two eight foot by six foot concrete drainage box culverts, installing new street lights and restoring the area with salvaged trees from the project site. Construction will begin in late February; the project is scheduled to be complete September 2011 Construction work hours will be 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday; hours will vary with seasonal changes. Construction crews will work weekends, if needed.

HOW THE PROJECT WILL UNFOLD

The contractor first will box and remove all healthy trees and plants located in the area of the temporary detour road for replanting at the end of the project. Next, a temporary detour road will be constructed east of Tatum Boulevard. Finally, construction crews will install the box culverts under the roadway from the southwest to the northeast corner of the intersection, and will pave and install new traffic signals in the intersection.

TRAFFIC RESTRICTIONS

The temporary detour road will provide access during construction; however, Pinnacle Peak Road will be closed on the west side of Tatum Boulevard for approximately six months. During the closure, eastbound Pinnacle Peak Road traffic will not have access to Tatum Boulevard. Signs will be put into place to notify commuters of the closure date. Please allow extra time to travel, as there may be traffic delays. In addition, do not move barricades or traffic signs as they are in place for the safety of commuters and crews working on the project.

Please do not go into the construction work area until the project is completed for your safety and the safety of others. Thank you for your assistance and cooperation.

WE'RE HERE FOR YOU

During the construction improvement project, you will receive a regular newsletter updating you on the progress of the construction effort. In the meantime, if you have questions, concerns or need information about the project in your community, please call the 24-hour construction hotline at 602-956-2670. We are here to answer your questions and assist you in any way that we can. In addition, please visitphoenix.gov/STREETS/index.html for construction updates under the header "News."

24 - HOUR CONSTRUCTION HOTLINE:  602-956-2670