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The next phase of construction begins on Shirk Street in the City of Visalia on Monday, November 10. The road improvements are part of the City of Visalia’s Shirk Capacity Enhancement Project.

This phase, known as Phase 2C, includes construction work from Pershing Avenue to Goshen Avenue, with Shirk Street closed from Pershing Avenue to Goshen Avenue. The Goshen Avenue and Shirk Street intersection will be closed to southbound traffic, but will remain open to east, west, and northbound traffic.

Phase 2C of the Shirk Capacity Enhancement Project includes the installation of a 48” mainline sanitary sewer line, boring of the 48" mainline sanitary sewer line under the Union Pacific Railroad tracks, concrete, and electrical improvements.

Detours will be posted at Goshen Avenue, Plaza Drive, Akers Street, Hillsdale Avenue and State Route 198. Travelers are asked to proceed through the work areas cautiously and slow for the cone zone.

Those who live, work, or are visiting businesses on Shirk Street will be able to access the area. Work on Shirk Street from Pershing Avenue to Goshen Avenue is scheduled to be completed on Friday January 16, 2026.

The City of Visalia is working with engineering firm VRPA Technologies, Inc. and construction management team NV5 on the project.

To receive text message updates on this project, text the word SHIRK to 1-(888) 477-3146.

For questions or more information, visit www.visalia.city/shirk or contact the City of Visalia Building and Engineering Department’s Diego Corvera at [email protected] or (559) 713-4209.