Completed: May 2012 — Phase 1: 8th Street Drainage

The 8^th Street Drainage Improvements were the first of the multi-phase Downtown Links Corridor Project.  The project limits extended from 6^th Avenue on the west to 3^rd Avenue on the east and 6^th Street on the north to Stevens Avenue on the south.  Work consisted of building a 20’ X 12’ underground drainage system that ultimately will connect to the Tucson Arroyo/High School Wash drainage facility.  Also as part of the project, 6^th Avenue was restriped for two-way travel between 6^th Street and the underpass.

The construction cost of the 8^th Street Drainage Improvement Project was approximately $7.4 million and was completed in 6 months.  The improvements were funded by the voter-approved Regional Transportation Authority (RTA).

Completed: April 2014 – Phase 2: St. Mary’s Road, I-10 to Church Avenue activities include

Reconstruction of St. Mary’ Road with all new infrastructure; substantially completed in January 2014.

In Design – Phase 3: 6th Street/Links Avenue from Church Avenue to Broadway Boulevard activities include

Reconstruction of the Tucson Arroyo culvert from 6th Avenue to 10th Avenue
Construction of a new 6th Street Alignment, railroad underpass, and 9th Avenue Deck Plaza. Construction of the new four-lane Links roadway, 6th Avenue Bridge, and a shared-use pathway from 6th Street to Broadway Boulevard. Design for Phase 3 is scheduled to be complete by January 2015 with property acquisitions and demolitions to be completed by mid-2015. Utility relocations and corridor preparation will follow, with construction currently scheduled to begin in late 2015 or early 2016.