YUMA, Arizona (KECY, KYMA) – Last week, the Yuma City Council approved nearly $5 million in repairs to the North End neighborhood from Colorado Street to Fifth Avenue.

Upgrades in the area include new asphalt pavement, improved ADA sidewalks and ramps, and increased sewerage and water supply.

Maria Lazo has lived in the area for almost 20 years and says the deadline for improvements is long past. Many of the schools around here need to be repaired as children walk to school. ”

The project also includes repairs to 4th Avenue, which extends westward toward Avenue A.

For more than a decade, a dental practice in the area has embarked on improvements, especially water lines.

Lily Snyder, business office manager for over 10 years, said: Water pressure alone may not provide as much water pressure as we would like. I want the roads to be smoother. ”

The project is scheduled to start next month and is expected to be completed within a year.