TDOT News

SOUTHBOUND LANE CLOSURE

New Report From National Transportation Research Group

Tucson’s pavement conditions have improved immensely in the past two years according to a new report released by TRIP, a national transportation research group based out of Washington D.C.

The new report indicates that 32 percent of Tucson’s roadways are in poor condition, compared to two years ago when TRIP reported that 53 percent of Tucson’s streets were in poor condition – fifth worst in the country with populations of 500,000 or more.

As part of the City of Tucson Department of Transportation's Downtown Links Phase III project, CenturyLink will begin relocating their existing facilities located within the project limits. The CenturyLink work will consist of relocating several existing underground vaults located within City of Tucson right of way, followed by a year of splicing fiber and copper communication lines which are housed in the new vaults.

On Friday, July 17, 2015 at 6 p.m., crews from Borderland Construction, under contract with the City of Tucson Department of Transportation (TDOT), will close the intersection of Houghton Road and 22^nd Street. The initial plan to upgrade the water lines at the intersection called for three weeks’ worth of work that would close various travel lanes at various times. By completely closing the intersection, crews will be able to expedite the improvements and complete the work in three days rather than three weeks. The intersection is scheduled to reopen at 5 a.m.

On Monday, July 6, 2015, crews from Sunland Asphalt, under contract with the City of Tucson Department of Transportation (TDOT), will begin work to improve the pavement conditions on Nogales Highway from Los Reales Road to Irvington Road.

Crews will begin the project with the lowering of manhole covers and water valve covers. Lowering the utility covers is scheduled to be complete by Tuesday, July 7, 2015. Work will take place from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.

On Wednesday, July 1, 2015, crews from Hunter Construction Company, under contract with the City of Tucson Department of Transportation (TDOT), began work to widen and reconstruct Silverbell Road from Goret Road to Grant Road, a project funded through the Regional Transportation Authority (RTA) and regional dollars. Work hours will be 6 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., Monday through Friday with occasional weekend and night work. Traffic will be restricted to one lane in each direction for the duration of the project. The project is anticipated to be complete in September, 2016.

The milling (removing asphalt) and repaving work on Broadway from Pantano Road to Camino Seco will begin on Monday, June 29, 2015. Crews from Southern Arizona Paving and Construction Co., under contract with the City of Tucson Department of Transportation (TDOT), will work each day from 5 a.m. to 5 p.m. Crews will mill a section of roadway one day and repave that section of roadway the following day.