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PROJECT UPDATE – Tangerine Road lane restrictions for seal coat and pavement striping
Tangerine Road Phase 2A Widening (RTA Ballot 2006-1) - Seal Coat and Pavement Striping Starting Monday, October 19, 2026, to Monday, November 2, 2026, Borderland Construction will install the final…
PROJECT UPDATE: Demolition over the rail yard begins on 22nd Street Bridge Project
Work is progressing on the 22nd Bridge Project (RTA 2006-19). Crews have begun removing the deck over the railroad. The process is more challenging than a normal bridge demolition due…
RTA, City of Tucson celebrate opening of Valencia Road corridor, Kolb to Houghton roads
The Regional Transportation Authority (RTA) and City of Tucson celebrated the completion of the RTA-funded Valencia Road project on Tucson’s east side, Friday, Oct. 9. The ribbon cutting commemorated the…
PROJECT UPDATE: The final paving is complete on Grant Road 3&4. Finishing activities continue
Construction activities are ongoing on Grant Road 3&4 (Sparkman to Swan) with paving operations now completed and remaining work activities consisting of signing, striping, concrete work at key locations and…
PROJECT UPDATE: The Valencia Road Improvement Project fully opens on September 30
The Valencia Road (Kolb Road to Houghton Road) Project (RTA Ballot 2006-25) fully opens on September 30. This nearly four-mile project widened Valencia Road to a six-lane roadway and included a…
PROJECT UPDATE: Irvington roadway rehabilitation – final paving to start Monday. Expect additional traffic controls.
Installation of the final layer of asphalt on Irvington Road from Sierra to Pantano Road, will begin on Monday, September 28 and is scheduled to be completed on October 31.…
RTA, City of Tucson celebrate launch of 2026 RTA Plan and Irvington Road repaving project
The Regional Transportation Authority (RTA) and City of Tucson kicked off the new voter-approved RTA plan on Aug. 14 to commemorate the start of the first project of the plan. …
Ribbon cutting celebrated completion of Sunset Links Road connectionÂ
Officials with Pima County and the City of Tucson, Arizona Department of Transportation and Regional Transportation Authority met in May to commemorate the completion of the Sunset Links Road connection. As…
New RTA Citizens Accountability for Regional Transportation (CART) Committee will provide added oversight on voter-approved plan delivery
With voter approval of a new 20-year regional transportation plan, the Regional Transportation Authority is enhancing public accountability and transparency. A newly constituted Citizens Accountability for Regional Transportation (CART) Committee…
