Central Mesa Reuse Pipeline

Design of the 10.5-mile Central Mesa Reuse Pipeline (CMRP) to deliver reclaimed water treated at the Northwest Water Reclamation Plant (NWWRP) to the Gila River Indian Community in exchange for Colorado River water supplies as part of an existing exchange agreement. This project will add essential infrastructure to help maximize Mesa’s diverse water portfolio.

Construction is entering the final phases for the Central Mesa Reuse Pipeline (CMRP). This 10.5-mile project will build essential infrastructure which will maximize an existing water exchange agreement with the Gila River Indian Community to bolster the City’s diverse water portfolio. Provided below is current construction information for the project, beginning at the south end of the project:

Houston Avenue & Recker Road to Banner Gateway Drive & Greenfield Road

• Striping is scheduled to be reapplied this week, and traffic control will be removed.

Greenfield Road – Southern Avenue to Adobe Street

• Crews are completing final cleanup this week, and traffic control will be removed.
• Crews will return the week of January 5 to apply permanent, reflective striping. Traffic will be shifted away from the work area and left turns may be restricted to allow time for the striping to dry sufficiently before allowing traffic to resume traveling across it.  

40th Street, between Brown Road and McLellan Road & McLellan Road, between 40th Street and Val Vista Drive

• Scheduled to take place Dec. 22 – 23, crews will raise utilities to be flush with the new road surface with traffic again shifted away from the work areas.

Val Vista Drive, McKellips Road to Quenton Drive

• Work continues to install pipeline in Val Vista Drive, south of Quenton Drive, working in a southerly directly toward the McDowell Road intersection where newly installed pipeline will connect with pipeline recently installed up to the McDowell intersection.
• Crews are currently working in the east side of Val Vista Drive, crossing Pomegranate Street with pipeline installation. To accommodate this crossing, Pomegranate Street is currently closed on the east side of Val Vista Drive and is expected to be reopened late this week or early next week. 
• Following this work, currently expected to begin in early to mid-January, similar work will take place to cross Palm Street on the east side of Val Vista Drive with Palm Street being closed on the east side of Val Vista Drive. Please watch for signage with dates for these closures.
• Val Vista Drive traffic between Kael Street and McDowell Road is currently shifted to the outside, curb lanes while crews reinstall medians and associated landscaping in this area.

Contractor crews will not be working from December 25 – January 4 in observance of the holidays. On behalf of the entire project team, we wish you and yours a very happy holiday!

Business and resident access is being maintained, and we thank you for your patience during this work.

Work is primarily taking place daytime hours, Monday through Saturday (excluding major holidays), with traffic control remaining in place 24/7 to protect the work zone. Thank you for your patience during this work.