NewsNet - Posted April 1, 2019
Arizona 811 will be hosting free Damage Prevention and Safety seminars this month in Tucson. Each lasts 2 1/2 hours and covers the Arizona 811 process, working safely around underground and overhead utilities, complying with state law, and understanding common utility marking symbols.
NewsNet - Posted April 1, 2019
Tucson Parks and Recreation is hiring seasonal workers for the summer by recruiting responsible individuals who enjoy swimming and working outdoors.
The department will be hiring more than 150 lifeguards and swimming instructors for exciting summer work at City of Tucson pools. The jobs start the week of May 26.
NewsNet - Posted April 1, 2019
The City is recruiting a survey crew chief to direct and supervise a land surveying field crew in the Tucson Department of Transportation (TDOT). A crew chief makes skilled technical surveying decisions by using engineering construction plans and reading legal descriptions for real property. This includes collecting preliminary data for right-of-way and drainage determinations.
TDOT - Posted April 1, 2019
A roadway improvement project is scheduled to begin Tuesday, April 2, 2019 on Congress Street from Silverbell Road to Grande Avenue as part of the voter-approved Proposition 101 Tucson Delivers Better Streets Program.
Granite Construction, under contract with the City of Tucson Department of Transportation (TDOT), will begin the 30 day project by lowering manhole covers and water valve covers. Crews will then mill (remove) asphalt, reconstruct the dirt subgrade, install new asphalt, raise the manhole covers and water valve covers level with new asphalt.
Ward-6 - Posted April 1, 2019
Ward-3 - Posted March 28, 2019
Ward-2 - Posted March 28, 2019
Last year, we had the fourth hottest summer on record. All indications are that we will continue to have more days of triple digit temperatures that will start earlier and earlier.
The organization Building Resilient Neighborhoods and Physicians for Social Responsibility are offering workshops on the topic for neighborhoods.
The workshop is called the Extreme Weather Challenge the mission of the workshop is to help Southern Arizonans to prepare for extreme heat and other weather-related emergencies.
NewsNet - Posted March 28, 2019
In honor of the César E. Chávez holiday in the City of Tucson, all City offices will be closed on Friday, March 29, (except emergency services).
Trash and recycling collections will not be affected. The Los Reales Landfill and Household Hazardous Waste collection sites will be open. Transit services, including Sun Tran, Sun Link, Sun Van, and Sun Shuttle will operate on their normal schedules.
NewsNet - Posted March 28, 2019
The 19th annual César E. Chávez Ride, March, and Rally will take place on Saturday, March 30, with the bike ride kicking off the celebration at 8:30 a.m. at Hollinger K-8 School, 150 W. Ajo Way. TUGO bicycles will be on-site for those who do not have their own bikes.
NewsNet - Posted March 28, 2019
The Southern Arizona Chapter of the American Public Works Association (APWA) presented the City of Tucson with several awards at its banquet today, March 28.
Among the many awards, Proposition 409 won Project of the Year for transportation projects costing more than $75 million.
The City of Tucson Department of Transportation won Project of the Year for Transportation Projects $5M - $25M, Grant Road Phase II: Stone Avenue to Park Avenue.
NewsNet - Posted March 28, 2019
Tucson Parks and Recreation is hosting its Egg Hunt in the Park at Quincie Douglas Center this Saturday, March 30, from noon to 3 p.m., at 1575 E. 36th St. Enjoy egg hunts, food, drinks, arts and crafts, and face painting.
NewsNet - Posted March 28, 2019
The Tucson Sugar Skulls return home to the Tucson Arena on Sunday, March 31, when they take on the San Diego Strike Force at 3 p.m. Tucson's new Indoor Football League (IFL) team plays fast-paced games on a turf field the size of a hockey rink. You can purchase tickets here.
TDOT - Posted March 28, 2019
On Monday, April 1, 2019, crews from KE&G Construction, under contract with the City of Tucson Department of Transportation (TDOT), will shift northbound Kolb Road traffic to the east side of Kolb Road both north and south of Valencia Road. After this switch, both northbound and southbound travel on Kolb Road will be open with two lanes of travel in each direction.
NewsNet - Posted March 27, 2019
A new playground is being built at Reid Park, southeast of the DeMeester Outdoor Performance Center and northwest of the lake. The ADA-accessible play area will include shaded play structures for ages 2-5 and 5-12. Other additions include a new drinking fountain with a pet fountain and landscaped areas with turf, trees, and irrigation.
NewsNet - Posted March 27, 2019
Twenty winning haiku poems recently chosen by Tucson's Poet Laureate TC Tolbert are being displayed along Congress Street and Stone Avenue every day until dusk, through June 1. The "haiku hike" is about a half-mile long.
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