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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CITY OF PALMDALE NEWS RELEASE CONTACT: John Mlynar PHONE: 661/267-5115 DATE: September 6, 2018 ROAD CONSTRUCTION UPDATE FOR THE WEEK OF September 10 THROUGH September 16, 2018 GENERAL ROAD CONSTRUCTION: 1. 35th Street East from S-1 to Fairfield Avenue Shoulder work for sidewalk ramp replacement at the intersections, prior to overlaying the street. 2. 10th Street West from Palmdale Boulevard to Rancho Vista Boulevard Intermittent lane closures for AT&T vault and conduit installation. 3. Palmdale Blvd, 5th Street West to Medical Center Drive Intermittent lane closures for center landscape median renovation. 4. Elizabeth Lake Road from 2500’ East of Ranch Center Drive to 1500’ West of Joshua Ranch Road Temporary traffic control with changed lane pattern, reduced speeds, and a temporary three way stop at the intersection of Elizabeth Lake Road and Ranch Center Drive for the Joshua Ranch development’s sewer and water improvements. 5. North side of Avenue P-8 (Bulldog Ave.) between 20th Street West and 30th Street West Intermittent number two lane closures for landscape assessment district tree trimming. 6. Division From Palmdale Blvd To Avenue Q-4 Intermittent lane closures for gas line replacement. 7. Southbound 25th Street West from Rancho Vista Boulevard to Avenue P-8 Intermittent No. 2 lane closures for landscape assessment district restoration. 8. 10th Street East, 9th Street East, Avenue Q-11 and Avenue Q-12 Intermittent street and lane closures for Courson Arts Colony offsite utility and street improvements. Q-12 closed between 10TH Street East and 11th Street East. Streetlighting 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 ---PAGE BREAK--- 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. Streetlight Updates Week of Sept. 10-14 70th St. East from Palmdale Blvd. to Ave. S 65th St. East from Palmdale Blvd/ to Ave. S 60th St. East from Ave. Q to Ave. S 65th St. East from Palmdale Blvd. to Ave. S Ave. S from Tierra Subida to 60th St. East For more information, call the public works department at 661/267-5300. -30- Communications Department 38300 Sierra Highway Palmdale, CA 93550 www.CityofPalmdale.org