City of Phoenix issued the following announcement on Feb. 9.
On Feb. 14, installation of the Drought Pipeline under Glendale Avenue at 21st Street will begin. Heavy traffic restrictions will be in place with one through traffic lane maintained on Glendale Avenue. Left turns will not be permitted at 20th Street and Glendale Avenue. The work is expected to take six to eight weeks. Drivers are encouraged to use an alternate route and avoid Lincoln Drive, west of 24th Street and Glendale Avenue east of State Route 51.
Along State Route 51, drivers can see the 66-inch diameter steel pipes lined up, waiting for construction crews to bury them underground. In some areas, the pipes will be nearly 40 feet deep.
The Perl Charles Memorial Trail (#1A) will remain closed as the 66-inch pipeline construction continues. Drivers attempting to access several other hiking trails in the area will be rerouted.
Construction for the project continues on Bell Road from 31st to 32nd Street with minimal traffic restrictions in place. Additional pipeline work is ongoing along 32nd Street. As a result, the traffic flow in the area of 32nd Street between Claire Drive (just south of Greenway Road) and Thunderbird Road is heavily restricted.
As always, drivers are encouraged to be cautious near construction zones.
The Colorado River is the primary water source for over 400,000 customers in North Phoenix. The Drought Pipeline, which is expected to be completed in early 2023, will ensure all customers have access to safe, reliable, clean drinking water during future times of shortage on the Colorado River. The new pipeline will have the capability of moving 75 million gallons of Salt and Verde river water a day from the city's southern area to the north. For more information, please visit phoenix.gov/droughtpipeline. For the most up-to-date traffic restrictions, please download the project app available for free on iOS or Google Play.
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