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LA CAÑADA DRIVE: RIVER ROAD TO INA ROAD IMPROVEMENT PROJECT

The Pima County Department of Transportation, along with the Regional Transportation Authority (RTA), announces the start of the construction project on La Cañada Drive: River Road to Ina Road Improvement Project.

A construction kickoff meeting will be held Tuesday, May 15, 2012, at 6:00 to 7:30 P.M. at the Tucson Chinese Cultural Center, 1288 W. River Road. The contractor, Select Development & Construction, will be introduced and the county representatives will be available to answer questions from the community.

Project Activity

During the week of May 7, 2012, Select Development & Construction Inc. will be mobilizing their equipment and placing protective fencing along the project limits.

Utility Work

The relocations of utility lines are being performed by various utility companies and are expected to be complete in the next two weeks.

Project Scope

This project will include the widening of the existing roadway in order to improve safety, reduce congestion, improve operations and increase mobility. Some of the improvements include widening to four travel lanes, a raised landscape median, multi-use lanes, drainage cross-culverts, outside curbs with storm drain facilities, pedestrian and equestrian facilities, and public art work.

Motorists driving through the work zone can expect delays during this project and are encouraged to seek alternate routes. Message boards will be in place to direct traffic.

Please approach the area with caution and obey all traffic control devices. For more information, contact Annabelle Valenzuela, Program Manager, and Community Relations Division at (520) 740-6410 or visit the project website at www.roadprojects.pima.gov/LaCanada/.

MODERN STREETCAR CONSTRUCTION

Please see the Tucson Street Car Project web site for the latest information.

Mt. Lemmon Road Conditions

The winter weather on Mt. Lemmon can change within minutes, especially above mile marker 14 - Windy Point. Often-times chains or 4-wheel drive will be required on the Mt. Lemmon highway. If there are clouds covering the mountain it is probably raining or, in the winter time, snowing on the mountain. Call the numbers below or check the Weather Report before you go.

• •Pima County Sheriffs Office Road Information: (520) 547-7510
• •U.S. Forest Service: (520) 749-8700
• •Mt. Lemmon Ski Valley: (520) 576-1321

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MAGEE ROAD CONSTRUCTION

FROM LA CAÑADA DRIVE TO MONA LISA ROAD

CORTARO FARMS ROAD/MAGEE ROAD:
THORNYDALE ROAD TO ORACLE ROAD IMPROVEMENT PROJECT

Beginning Monday, April 25, 2011, The Ashton Company, Inc., under contract with the Pima County Department of Transportation and the Regional Transportation Authority, will begin construction on Magee Road from La Cañada Drive to Mona Lisa Road improvement project.

This is Phase 1 of the Cortaro Farms Road/Magee Road: Thornydale Road to Oracle Road Improvement Project.

The improvements for Phase 1 include the widening of the roadway to four lanes with a center median. Bike lanes and sidewalks will be added between Shannon and La Cañada.

The off-set intersection of Magee Road and La Cholla Boulevard will be reconfigured to make it a safer intersection.

The drainage along the Carmack Wash will also be improved. Native plant landscaping and public art will be included in the project.

The Pima County Department of Transportation reminds motorists to obey traffic control signs and speed limits through the construction zone.

The project is scheduled to be completed in the summer of 2013.