We will remember 2020 for many reasons, and here’s a good one. It was a busy year for RTA projects and activities. Architects, engineers, designers, project managers, contractors and construction crews are working to keep projects moving forward. It was a year of starting and completing many projects identified in the 2006 voter-approved plan, including … Read more
The greater Tucson region is one of the few metropolitan areas of its size to establish a coordinated traffic signal system that can be operated as a comprehensive network. The system is in place, and every jurisdiction in the region is working in partnership to provide seamless traffic signal operations across all boundaries. Pima Association … Read more
Ruthrauff Road is an important corridor that provides north-central Tucson access to and from Interstate 10. The Ruthrauff Road/I-10 Interchange Improvement Project is part of the Regional Transportation Authority’s 20-year plan. The new overpass is already starting to take shape as crews work on the west side of the structure. You can almost visualize trains … Read more
The voter-approved Downtown Links project will connect Interstate 10 to Barraza-Aviation Parkway. Work on the section from Church Avenue to Broadway started recently. Downtown Links will be a 1.3-mile long, 30 mph, four-lane roadway with bike lanes, sidewalks and a separate multi-use path. Improvements include construction of a new 6th Street alignment, railroad underpass and … Read more