| | Houghton Road, Southern Segment: Valencia Road to Interstate 10
Work for the Southern Segment, encompassing Valencia Road to I-10, began in early 2007 with the initiation of the conceptual design phase. The Design Concept Report (DCR) and preliminary plans are complete. The following provides an overview of current work on projects in the segment.
Old Vail Road/Mary Ann Cleveland Way Intersection:
- Final design is completed. Construction began in June 2009 and is scheduled for completion by early 2010.
- The Old Vail Road/Mary Ann Cleveland Way Intersection Groundbreaking Event was held Thursday, June 4, 2009.
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For traffic information during construction, please contact:
- Mike Bauer, Borderland Field Superintendent, 520-405-5613
- David Stiffey, City of Tucson Construction Inspector, 520-400-6299
For general or less immediate issues:
- Jesse Gutierrez, City of Tucson Construction Project Manager, 520-400-1566
- Andy North, Borderland Vice President, 520-405-7069
For general Houghton Road Corridor or project-specific design issues:
- M.J. Dillard, City of Tucson Design Project Manager, 520-837-6616
Union Pacific Railroad Bridge
- Conceptual design has begun. Construction is anticipated in 2012.
- Improvements include upgrading the bridge to accommodate the wider roadway and additional traffic.
The roadway DCR and conceptual design project have these major components:
- Address roadway capacity, operations, safety, pedestrian, bicycle and transit needs, access control and traffic control requirements.
- Design concepts for number of lanes, median openings, sidewalks and paths, drainage culverts and storm drain and segments of curbed roadway.
- Evaluate drainage conditions, recommended drainage design components and addressed impacts to adjacent properties.
- Identify utility conflicts and recommended relocations.
- Prepare design concepts for a greenway linear park along the east side and a pedestrian facility on the west side of Houghton Road.
- Involve the public in outreach efforts for design and construction phasing.
Improvements specific to the Southern Segment will include:
- Reconstructing and widening the existing intersection.
- Dual left-turn lanes to accomodate the future widening of Houghton Road.
- Adding exclusive right-turn lanes.
- Upgrading the traffic signals.
Background Information
Recommendations for the Houghton Road improvements are based on long-term planning studies conducted by the State-run Houghton Road Corridor Study and the City of Tucson Houghton Area Master Plan. Engineering and environmental considerations were developed during the design phase, and public information and collaboration have been encouraged through all phases of work.
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