Yuma, Ariz – The Bureau of Reclamation’s Yuma Area Office announced today that beginning on October 13, it will close public access to several locations at Imperial Dam to accommodate the upgrade of electrical systems and telecommunications service at the facility. The Imperial Irrigation District, who operates and maintains the facility on behalf of Reclamation and other water district entities, will oversee the upcoming infrastructure improvement projects occurring at the facility over the next two years. “With original construction of Imperial Dam completed in 1938, the electrical and telecommunications systems at the facility are in dire need of repair and modernization,” said Maria Ramirez, Area Manager of Reclamation’s Yuma Area Office. Since construction work at the dam will involve the operation of heavy equipment and staging of construction materials at various locations at or near the dam, Reclamation will close public access to the Phil Swing Park area, the dam control house and overlook, and associated parking lot areas. To ensure public safety throughout the entire construction period, public access to Imperial Dam will be closed at the McKinley Road Access Gate – including the entire Phil Swing Park area. Construction projects scheduled to occur at the facility will include the installation of a new medium voltage substation and fiber optic telecommunications network and upgrade of the facility control house. Imperial Dam – located approximately 18 miles northeast of Yuma, Arizona – serves as the primary diversion point for water flowing from the Colorado River to the All-American Canal, the Coachella Canal, the Yuma Main Canal and the Gila Gravity Main Canal. Imperial Dam, the All-American Canal and the Gila Gravity Main Canal’s head works are operated and maintained by the Imperial Irrigation District.
Posted on: Mon, 15 Sep 2014 15:15:58 +0000
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