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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CITY OF PALMDALE NEWS RELEASE CONTACT: John Mlynar PHONE: 661/267-5115 DATE: December 27, 2018 ROAD CONSTRUCTION UPDATE FOR THE WEEK OF DECEMBER 31, 2018 THROUGH JANUARY 6, 2019 GENERAL ROAD CONSTRUCTION: 1- Avenue S at 25TH Street East Intermittent lane closures on Avenue S and on 25th Street East for AT&T conduit installation. 2 - Full road closure on 30th Street East from Avenue R-12 to Avenue S. A detour is 27th Street East and 35th Street east will be in effect from 12/03/18 to 12/21/18 for storm drain installation. Please follow detours and expect delays. 3 - Road Elizabeth Lake Road from 2500’ East of Ranch Center Drive to 1500’ West of Joshua Ranch Temporary traffic control with reduced speeds along with a temporary three way stop at the intersection of Elizabeth Lake Road and Ranch Center Drive. This is for the Joshua Ranch development’s sewer and water improvements. 4 - 10th Street East, 9th Street East, Avenue Q-11 and Avenue Q-12 Intermittent street and lane closures for the Courson Arts Colony for offsite utility and street improvements. Q-12 closed between 10TH Street East and 11th Street East. Street lighting Retrofit Traffic Control Areas The City recently acquired nearly 18,000 streetlights from Southern California Edison and is in the process of converting them from High Pressure Sodium (HPS) to Light Emitting Diode (LED). The new LED lights are more energy efficient and last up to five times longer than the old HPS. The contractor will be spending no more than ten minutes at each light, and any effect on traffic should be brief. Communications Department • 38300 Sierra Highway • Palmdale, CA 93550 www.CityofPalmdale.org