The Regional Transportation Authority Board of Directors at its Aug. 25 meeting approved a revised draft of the RTA Next regional transportation plan for voter consideration to fund transportation improvements for the next 20 years. Voters will be asked to approve the plan in a March 10, 2026, election. The proposed $2.67 billion, 20-year plan … Read more
RTA Project Status – Through June 5 Projects in design 80 Under construction/implementation 74 Total number completed 1,048 RTA Financial Status – Through March Funds expended to date $1.69 B Over 1,000 RTA projects completed, including: Over 66% of all the RTA plan improvements to date (since 2006) are within the City of Tucson. Additionally, … Read more
It’s been almost 20 years since Pima County voters approved the Regional Transportation Authority plan and half-cent sales tax to fund plan improvements. In that time, more than $1.6 billion has been invested to improve the region’s transportation network. RTA member organizations have together delivered nearly 1,050 improvements to reduce congestion, improve access for cyclists … Read more
Work on the Regional Transportation Authority-funded Tangerine Road improvement project is moving ahead of schedule, with some portions of work expected to wrap up several months earlier than originally planned. “The Town of Marana really did a great job assembling a project team that had a lot of familiarity with the overall project, the area … Read more
The multi-jurisdictional Sunset Road project will link Silverbell Road with River Road to create a new corridor for travelers. The final project will include bridges over Santa Cruz and Rillito rivers and complete a new interchange at Interstate 10. The project was incorporated into construction of the Arizona Department of Transportation’s Sunset Road traffic interchange. … Read more
Moving people safely across the region on new and improved multimodal roadways and expanded transit systems is a primary goal of the Regional Transportation Authority plan. In addition, the voter-approved plan funds projects for wildlife to safely move through natural habitat that intersects with regional transportation corridors. “When the (RTA) road plan was passed in … Read more
Roadway corridors are a key component of the 2006 voter-approved Regional Transportation Authority plan. The plan has 35 corridor projects across the region designed to improve connectivity and multimodal transportation options for network users. One of these roadway improvements is the Kolb Road/Sabino Canyon Road connection, which was completed in early 2017 and created an … Read more
Construction activity is advancing to the next section of the RTA-funded Tangerine Road project. Work on the western two-mile section of Tangerine Road will reconstruct the existing roadway between Interstate 10 and Marana Tech Drive. This phase will include a four-lane desert parkway with paved shoulders, a curbed median, and a 12-foot-wide multi-use-path along the … Read more
If you work, live or just frequent downtown Tucson, you’ve probably seen the massive roadway project that for the past several years has weaved its way across the southern edge of downtown. It’s the Downtown Links project, a 1.3-mile long, multimodal corridor connecting Maclovio Barraza-Aviation Parkway to the Interstate 10 frontage road, and it is … Read more
The voter-approved 2006 Regional Transportation Authority (RTA) plan promised to deliver 200 new bus pullouts in the greater Tucson area. At the latest count, 180 of those have been built. Bus pullouts are an important safety feature that benefit both the transit riders, as well as the traveling motorists. They allow passengers to board buses … Read more