Inside Yuma District

Vision Statement
The Yuma District, better know as the Sunshine District, will commit to developing our employees while empowering them to provide the best solutions for our customers. Our image is the reflection of our people; when they shine, we all shine.

Mission Statement
Our Mission is to provide leadership and support services that exceed the needs of the Yuma District in providing a safe transportation system.

The Yuma District center of operations is located at 2243 East Gila Ridge Road in Yuma. The Yuma District’s leader is Paul V. Patane, District Engineer. His support staff includes Michael Jones, Maintenance Engineer, Jaime Hernandez, Senior Resident Engineer of Construction, and Bruce Fenske, Development Engineer. Yuma District is allocated 43 funded positions for maintenance, 28 funded positions for construction, and 5 funded positions for administration, for a grand total of 76 funded positions for the entire district.

About Yuma District
The Yuma District, border California and Mexico. The district consists of over 3,000 total lane miles with over 1,000 Interstate lane miles and five Interstate Rest Areas. It emcompasses aras form San Luis to the Bill Williams River along SR/UR 95, and from the Arizona/California state line to Buckeye along I-10, Yuma to the Maricopa/Pinal County line on I-8, SR 85 from the Maricopa/Pima County line to north of the Gila River. The Yuma District also maintains portions of SR 72, US 60, B8, B10 and SR 195 (future).