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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 13, from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m., the outside lane of northbound Stone Avenue will be closed between Sixth and Fifth streets. Turn movements and access to businesses in the area will be maintained.
• On Monday, January 13, from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m., parking will not be permitted along Fifth Street, from Stone to Echols Avenue.
• On Tuesday, January 14, from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. eastbound Fifth Street, between Echols and Stone avenues will be closed. Access to businesses will be maintained.
• On Tuesday, January 14, from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Echols Avenue will be closed from Sixth Street to Fifth Street.
• On Wednesday, January 15, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. the outside lane of southbound Stone Avenue will be closed from Fifth to Sixth streets.
  • Right (westbound) turn movements from Stone Avenue to Fifth Street will not be permitted.
  • Westbound turn movements from Stone Avenue to Sixth Street will be maintained.
  • Northbound Stone Avenue travel will NOT be impacted.
  • Access to businesses will be maintained.
• On Wednesday, January 15, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. the westbound lane of Fifth Street will be closed from Stone to Ash Avenue. Business access and parking will be maintained.
• On Thursday, January 16, and Friday, January 17, from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day, Seventh Avenue will have the following restrictions:
• There will be sidewalk closures and parking restrictions along Southbound Seventh Avenue from Sixth Street to just south of Fifth Street.
• There will be parking restrictions along northbound Seventh Avenue from Sixth Street to just south of Fifth Street.

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

Downtown Links Constructors (DLC), under contract with the City of Tucson Transportation Department, continue pre-construction field activities which are scheduled to continue through the end of December 2019. 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, December 16 and Tuesday, December 17, from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day, parking will not be permitted on north or southbound Seventh Avenue between Sixth and Seventh streets. Access to businesses in the area will be maintained.
• On Wednesday, December 18, from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m., Arizona Avenue will be closed at the intersection of Seventh Street.
• On Wednesday, December 18, from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. westbound Sixth Street will be reduced to one travel lane between Echols and Stone avenues. Access to businesses and turn movements will be maintained.
• On Thursday, December 19, from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. northbound Sixth Avenue will be closed between Sixth and Seventh streets.
  • All northbound Sixth Avenue traffic will be required to turn either right or left at Seventh Street.
  • Southbound Sixth Avenue travel will NOT be impacted.
  • Access to businesses will be
• On Thursday, December 19, from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. the two-way bike lane along the eastside of Stone Avenue will be closed between Toole Avenue and Council Street. Parking will not be affected.
• On Friday, December 20, from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. the sidewalk along the southside of Sixth Street will be closed between Church and Main avenues.
• During this work, equipment for the pothole operations will be located on Meyer Avenue, south of the neighborhood wall. Access to residents on Meyer Avenue will not be
• On Friday, December 20, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., the outside lane of eastbound 6^th Street will be closed at Church Avenue.
• Right turns from eastbound Sixth Street to southbound Church Avenue will be
• Right turns from northbound Church Avenue to eastbound Sixth Street will be
• Left turns from northbound Church Avenue to westbound Sixth Street will NOT be permitted

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

Downtown Links Constructors (DLC), under contract with the City of Tucson Transportation Department, continue pre-construction field activities which are scheduled to continue through the end of December 2019. 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, December 9, from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m., north and southbound Ash Avenue will be closed between Fifth and Sixth streets. Access to residences in the area will be maintained.
• On Tuesday, December 10, from 9 a.m. to 5m., southbound Stone Avenue, at the intersection of Fifth Street, will be reduced to one through-travel lane. All turn movements will be maintained.
• On Wednesday, December 11, from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. parking will not be permitted on Fifth Street, between Stone and Echols avenues. Access to businesses and turn movements at the intersections of Stone Avenue/Fifth Street and Echols Avenue/Fifth Street will be maintained.
• On Thursday, December 12, from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. there will be sidewalk and parking restrictions along the southbound side of Seventh Avenue between Fifth and Sixth streets.
• On Thursday, December 12, from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Echols Avenue will be closed to through traffic. Access to residents and businesses in the area will be maintained.
• On Friday, December 13, from 7 a.m. to noon, parking along the northbound side of Seventh Avenue, between Sixth and Fifth avenues will not be permitted. Access to businesses and all turn movements will be maintained.

Additional notifications will be sent prior to changes in traffic control during ongoing phases of the field activities.

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

Downtown Links Constructors (DLC), under contract with the City of Tucson Transportation Department, continue pre-construction field activities which are scheduled to continue through the end of December 2019. 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 Wednesday, December 4, from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m., northbound Stone Avenue, at the intersection of Fifth Street, will be reduced to one through-travel lane. All turn movements will be maintained.
• On Wednesday, December 4, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., southbound Stone Avenue, at the intersection of Fifth Street, will be reduced to one through-travel lane. All turn movements will be maintained.
• On Thursday, December 5, from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. traffic along northbound Seventh Avenue, between Sixth and Seventh streets, will be shifted around the work area. Parking along the east side of Seventh Street will not be permitted. Turn movements at the intersections of Seventh Avenue/Sixth Street and Seventh Avenue/Seventh Street will be maintained.
• On Friday, December 6, from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. northbound Ferro Avenue will be closed at Seventh Street. Southbound travel on Ferro Avenue will be permitted.
• On Friday, December 6, from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. parking along the north side of Seventh Street, between Seventh and Ferro avenues will not be permitted.

Additional notifications will be sent prior to changes in traffic control during ongoing phases of the field activities.

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

Downtown Links Constructors (DLC), under contract with the City of Tucson Transportation Department, continue pre-construction field activities which are scheduled to continue through the end of December 2019. 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, November 25, and Tuesday, November 26, from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day, Ash Avenue will be closed between Fifth and Sixth streets.
• On Tuesday, November 26, and Wednesday, November 27, from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day, parking will not be permitted along north and southbound Seventh Avenue between Fifth and Sixth streets.

Additional notifications will be sent prior to changes in traffic control during ongoing phases of the field activities.

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

On Monday, November 18, 2019, Downtown Links Constructors (DLC), under contract with the City of Tucson Transportation Department, will begin pre-construction field activities, which are scheduled to continue through the end of December 2019. The traveling public will see equipment, work crews and short-term traffic control during this phase of work which includes; surface, subsurface, geotechnical, environmental and survey verifications. The traveling public should anticipate the following restrictions:

• Wednesday, November 20, from 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. northbound Stone Avenue, at the intersection of 5th Street, will be reduced to one through-travel lane. All turn movements will be maintained.
• Thursday, November 21, from 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. southbound Stone Avenue, at the intersection of 5th Street, will be reduced to one through-travel lane. All turn movements will be maintained.

Most other work during the week will involve shoulder and/or parking restrictions and is not expected to impact the traveling public.

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

MEMORANDUM

To: Honorable Mayor Rothschild and City Council Members
From: Diana Alarcan, Director, Department of Transportation
Subject: Downtown Links CMAR Update and Upcoming Pre-Construction Activity

The Transportation Department has provided a Final Award Letter for the pre-construction phase services contract for the Downtown Links project. The selected Construction Manager at Risk (CMAR) contractor is Downtown Links Constructors (DLC), a joint venture of Granite Construction and Borderland Construction. DLC was issued the Final Award Letter and is officially under contract as of July 25, 2019.

Execution of this contract has started the pre-construction phase services, which is anticipated to last up to 8 months. The project team is committed to shortening this phase as much as feasible so that construction can start as early in 2020 as possible. Cost savings will be a primary goal in order to provide for the goals of the project within the budget available. The Downtown Links project goals and key components continue to be:

• Constructing a grade-separated railroad crossing on Sixth Street
• Connecting Aviation Parkway to Interstate 10 to relieve Downtown traffic
• Completing drainage improvements along the Arroyo Chico watershed
• Maintaining or increasing bicycle and pedestrian connectivity with Downtown (Deck Plaza and Multi-Use Path)
• Enabling the City to apply for a Quiet Zone

Potential scope changes remain the same as what was presented to the public in January 2019 (see attached presentation). If additional project cost-driven scope changes that affect the project goals and key components are deemed technically feasible through the pre-construction phase of the contract, these will be brought to the Mayor and Council and the public prior to incorporating them into the project construction.

During pre-constrnction phase services, the selected contractor and the project team will work together to:

• Design ReviewNalue Engineering analysis
• Constructability review
• Project Schedule
• Phased Construction and/or Long Lead-Time Procurement
• Cost Estimation
• Competitive Bidding & Small Business Enterprise (SBE) Utilization
• Government Approvals and Permits
• Preconstruction Documents

During pre-construction phase services, there will be visible activity along the Downtown Links project corridor as they prepare for the construction phase of the project. The contractor will be actively performing field investigations to support their constructability analysis or determination of construction means and methods. These activities will allow DLC to provide a Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP), in which they take on potential risks associated with the project construction. Equipment, work crews, and short-term traffic control changes may be present as DLC analyzes the following:

• Surface investigations
• Subsurface investigations
• Geotechnical investigations
• Enviromnental investigations
• Survey Verification

Stakeholders and the traveling public will be notified of changes in traffic control during the site investigations.

Finally, just prior to construction, the contractor will submit their final GMP for the construction and delivery of the Downtown Links project.

The anticipated construction start date will be in the first quarter of 2020 and the construction of the project is expected to take at least two years.