The Town Council has given staff the go-ahead to complete design and prepare for construction of a signal-protected crosswalk on Saguaro Blvd. between Desert Vista and Panorama Drive.
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The construction crew installing a new storm drain along Panorama Drive in Fountain Hills is beginning to move more quickly as progress continues.
The Town Council approved the $2.1 million contract with Blucor Construction before the council recess this past summer. They had hoped to begin construction ahead of potential monsoon weather. While the summer storm season passed with little action, the start of the project was delayed until early December.
Early in 2020 the town was forced to close a portion of the sidewalk along Panorama near Diamante Drive due to a sinkhole that threatened to damage the pavement and sidewalk. It was determined that the sinkhole was caused by a collapse of the drainage pipe. There had been a previous sinkhole along Panorama Drive near Saguaro Blvd. and, after that was repaired, a contractor ran a video camera through the drainage line to inspect the pipe.