Category: Alerts

Downtown Links Constructors (DLC), under contract with the City of Tucson Transportation Department, continue pre-construction field activities as they prepare for roadway construction. The traveling public will see equipment, work crews and short-term traffic control during this investigative phase of work which includes; surface, subsurface, geotechnical, environmental and survey verifications. The traveling public should anticipate the following traffic closures:

• On Monday, January 20, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., the inside lane of eastbound Sixth Street will be closed between Main and Church avenues.
• On Monday, January 20, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., the inside lane of southbound Church Avenue will be closed between Sixth and Franklin streets.
  • Southbound turn movements from Sixth Street to Church Avenue will be maintained.
  • Left turn movements will be permitted from Church Avenue to Franklin Street.
• On Tuesday, January 21, from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. the designated bike lane along the east side of Stone Avenue will be closed between Toole Avenue and Council Street.
• On Tuesday, January 21, from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. the Toole Avenue westbound left turn lane will be closed between Seventh and Stone avenues. Toole Avenue through travel and right turns will be maintained.
• On Wednesday, January 22, from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. westbound Seventh Street will be closed between Arizona and Sixth avenues.
  • Arizona Avenue will remain open.
  • Parking along the north side of Seventh Street between Arizona and Sixth Avenue will not be permitted.
  • Access to businesses will be maintained.
• On Thursday, January 23, from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. westbound Seventh Street will be closed from Sixth to Seventh avenue. Business access will be maintained.
• On Friday, January 24, from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. the sidewalk along southbound Ninth Avenue will be closed between Fifth and Sixth Streets.
• On Friday, January 24, from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. the shoulder along westbound Fifth Street will be closed from Stone to Fifth avenue. Parking along this section of westbound Fifth Street will not be permitted. Access to businesses will be maintained.

The schedule is subject to change due to inclement weather or unforeseen circumstances.

The Regional Transportation Authority is an independent taxing district with a mission to deliver multimodal transportation projects that improve our region’s mobility, safety and environment. The district’s voters approved the 20-year RTA plan in 2006. To date, the RTA has invested over $1.2 billion generated by the RTA’s half-cent excise tax within Pima County to improve your quality of life and support the region’s economic vitality. This project is managed by The City of Tucson. For more information, visit www.RTAmobility.com

Phase 3 of the Downtown Links Project, Church Avenue to Broadway is the final, longest and most complex phase of this 1.3-mile project that will connect Barraza-Aviation Parkway to I-10.

Utility relocations and real estate acquisitions/demolition along the project corridor are substantially complete. Agreements with the railroad are in place and the Arizona Corporation Commission will vote on railroad crossings in May. MainStreet Business Assistance has been working with businesses along the corridor.

The low bid for the construction of the Downtown Links Project was $55 million compared to the engineer’s estimate of $39 million. The construction bids were cancelled and City of Tucson and Regional Transportation Authority (RTA) staff continue to meet to discuss options to close the gap between the low bid and available construction funding. City and RTA staff will work closely with designers to review project constructability over the next few weeks. Once the review is complete, and depending on suggested changes, a public meeting will occur prior to re-advertising the project for construction.

Lead agency and project manager, City of Tucson Department of Transportation (TDOT), and funding agency, the Regional Transportation Authority (RTA), are committed to construction of Phase 3 of Downtown Links.

The City’s goal is to reissue a bid for Phase 3 as soon as possible.  

The City of Tucson has issued the below Traffic Release regarding utility relocation work which is being done in preparation of the upcoming Downtown Links project.

Church Avenue at Sixth Street will close for about 30 days starting next Monday, Aug. 29, to allow crews from Tucson Electric Power Co. and its contractor to remove underground power lines and pull boxes in preparation for the Downtown Links Phase III – Church Avenue to Broadway project that’s scheduled to begin early next year. The project to link Barraza-Aviation Parkway and Interstate 10 includes improved access and connections for motorists, pedestrians, and bicyclists. It also will provide new and safer underpasses, overpasses and railroad crossings, drainage improvements, multi-use paths, improved sidewalks and bike lanes, and public art.

For more information, call the Downtown Links Information Line at (520) 622-9000. Downtown Links is funded by the Regional Transportation Authority (RTA), the City of Tucson, and Pima County.

Downtown Links Phase III TEP Church Closure

 

From Tucson Department of Transportation (includes map): http://bit.ly/2bUKu4V

RTA: http://bit.ly/1g4EsIG