Median curbs will be added in October and November for Apache Trail between Ironwood Drive and Ocotillo Drive as part of a $380,000 contract approved recently by the Apache Junction City Council.
The council voted unanimously Aug. 15 on a consent agenda with other items to approve a contract with Viasun Corp. for $345,520.75 plus a 10% contingency for unforeseen change orders in the amount of $35,552.07 for a total project cost not to exceed $380,072.82.
The project is to help with drainage on Apache Trail, Public Works Manager Shane Kiesow said in a memo to the council.
“The work involves the construction of cement concrete curbs around the medians to facilitate roadway drainage and protect landscape improvements planned for these median areas,” he said.
“The work would last for about two to three weeks planned for in the October-November 2023 timeframe. Work would occur during the daytime hours only with limited impacts to vehicular traffic lanes and no impacts expected to adjacent business entrances,” Kiesow said.
Richard H. Dyer can be reached at rdyer@iniusa.org, or on X @rhdyer. To voice your opinion on this story, connect with us at AzOpinions@iniusa.org.
Richard Dyer Managing Editor | East Valley @RHDyer
Meet Richard Richard Dyer has worked at Independent Newsmedia Inc. USA since 1987, starting his career in Apache Junction as a copy editor and being promoted over the years to work as the editor of the Mesa Independent, news services editor for the East Valley office in Apache Junction, managing editor for the East Valley office, news services editor for the East Valley office and eventually also for the newspapers at INI’s then-Chandler office, managing editor again and as a news editor covering Apache Junction/Gold Canyon and Queen Creek. He helped start the Florence Independent while the news editor covering Apache Junction and Mesa news. In January 2023, he became associate managing editor for the East Valley newspapers and in August 2023 became managing editor for the East Valley newspapers of Chandler/Tempe, Gilbert, Queen Creek, Florence, Mesa and Apache Junction/Gold Canyon, while also reporting on Mesa and Apache Junction/Gold Canyon.
Community: Since 2009, he has worked as a volunteer to design The Blue Guitar Magazine, Blue Guitar Jr. magazine and Unstrung magazine, which are projects of The Arizona Consortium for the Arts; and since 2014, has been overseeing the art submissions.
Education: University of Arizona with a master of arts in journalism and a bachelor of science in agricultural communication. Also continuing education at Mesa Community College in welding in a metal art sculpture class.
Random fact: Saw his first tornado on May 31, 2010, which was classified as an EF-2, as part of a stormchasing tour group.
Hobbies: He is an artist of welded-steel sculptures, selling his artwork at juried and non-juried art shows.
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