The year was 1966, the United States increased its troop presence in Vietnam, Ronald Reagan was elected governor of California, The Beatles played their final concert, and the 22nd Street bridge over the railroad tracks opened. Clearly, the world has changed a lot since 1966. Among the changes are the transportation needs in the Tucson … Read more
Overpasses, underpasses, tunnels, pedestrian bridges, and four new travel lanes. This is Downtown Links, the $76 million roadway improvement project to provide a continuous route for traffic on State Route 210 between Broadway Boulevard and the Interstate 10 Frontage Road. “We’re here to celebrate a project 30 years in the making,” Tucson Department of Transportation … Read more
The 2006 voter-approved Regional Transportation Authority Plan promised 80 new and improved pedestrian crossings. Nearly all the promised pedestrian crossings have been completed. Learn more about all the elements of the RTA plan at https://rtamobility.com/who-we-are/rta-plan/.
Many years in the making, the downtown bypass from Broadway to Sixth Street has opened. Maclovio Barraza Parkway, part of the larger Downtown Links project, opened to vehicular traffic for the first time Feb. 17. Prior to the first cars traversing the new roadway and bridge, the Tucson Department of Transportation and Mobility (DTM) held … Read more
Safety and intersection improvements are an important aspect of the 2006, voter-approved RTA plan. The plan promised 200 intersection improvements. Nearly all of those have been completed. Intersection improvements were included in the 20-year RTA plan to address the needs of all commuters, including pedestrians, cyclists, the elderly, students and people with disabilities. Learn more … Read more
Downtown Links, the greatly anticipated connection between Interstate 10 and Barraza-Aviation Parkway, is reaching another milestone on the eastern end of the regional corridor. Downtown Links is the Regional Transportation Authority-funded new roadway connecting Barraza-Aviation Parkway to Sixth Street and I-10. Construction work on the roadway portion north of Broadway, named Maclovio Barraza Parkway, is … Read more
The Regional Transportation Authority believes in the importance of sharing accurate and up-to-date information to the public about the work and finances of the RTA. The RTA’s FY 2021-22 Annual Report is available for your review with those details. You also can directly view the annual report messages from the RTA Chair and the RTA … Read more
You’ve probably heard of the Regional Transportation Authority. You may even know what we do – namely, help our member jurisdictions improve the regional transportation infrastructure with regional funding from the RTA’s countywide sales tax. But have you taken the time to really understand, and see, the work we fund? An easy way to do … Read more
The Regional Transportation Authority’s annual report is complete and available for the public to read. This year has in many ways been a challenge – continuing to deal with supply chain and labor shortage issues and navigating the significant construction cost increases due to global economic difficulties. Yet, this year also has seen many milestones … Read more
Sun Tran buses will continue to run fare-free through the current fiscal year. The Tucson City Council approved the extension of free Sun Tran, Sun Link, and Sun Van fares will remain free until June 30. The mayor and council first suspended fares for public transit systems in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in March … Read more