BULLHEAD CITY, AZ., September 20, 2024 – City of Bullhead City staff and contractors will be working on the following projects throughout our city during the week of September 23:
- The Optimum Community Center will be closed as the facility is under construction. As part of the larger project, Perco Rock Company of Salt Lake City, Utah, is expanding the parking to add approximately 400 parking stalls. The parking lot expansion will be ongoing for several months.
- T.R. Orr Inc. will continue working to expand the Bullhead Senior Campus Building. The new senior campus expansion will add 9,000 square feet of space to the building, including 7,700 square footage of indoor activity and meeting space and 1,300 square feet of covered outdoor patio space. The City expects to begin expanding the parking lot soon. Construction is expected to wrap up in November of 2024.
- A contractor will be rehabilitating the 18-1 lift station located just Southeast of the intersection of Highway 95 and Laughlin Ranch Blvd. The project involves installing paneling made of Predl material to protect the well from corrosion and other enhancements to prolong the system’s lifespan. 18-1 is the third of three lift stations that needed and have now received this rehabilitation.
- Contractors working on behalf of Bullhead City Utilities will be completing asphalt and concrete repairs around the City in places where recent water line repairs were made.
- McCormick Construction, under contract with the City of Bullhead City, is working to construct a new ATV/UTV parking lot to serve as a trailhead for the Arizona Peace Trail just southeast of the intersection of Bullhead Parkway and Silver Creek Rd.
- Precise Builders is remodeling the former Mohave Valley Daily News building into the new Bullhead Animal Resource Center. The facility, which will feature expanded capacity, a veterinary clinic, a dog washing station, a pet crematorium, and more, is expected to open in the summer of 2025.
- City Street Maintenance Crews will be sweeping Highway 95 nightly between the hours of midnight and 5 a.m.
- City Street Maintenance Crews will crack seal Silver Creek Rd from Bullhead Parkway to Highway 95 and Marina Blvd from Lakeside Dr to Colorado Blvd.
- The skatepark at Rotary Park is closed for repairs and maintenance. The park will reopen on Saturday, September 28, with a ribbon-cutting celebration.
- Bullhead City Utilities is replacing a motor and pump for a well in the Buena Vista neighborhood.
The City reminds the public to only flush human waste, toilet paper, and grey water down the drain. All other waste products should be disposed of through other means to avoid damage to the city’s infrastructure.
Please use caution while traveling through City work zones. Obey posted signage and traffic control devices.
The public is encouraged to use the Bullhead City Direct app, available for Android and IOS devices, to report issues around the city directly to the City Staff who resolve them. Visit bullheadcity.com/BullheadCityDirect for more information.
Questions about ongoing projects throughout the city can be directed to Mackenzie Covert, Public Information Officer, at mcovert@bullheadcityaz.gov or (928) 763-0182.
