City of Tucson, AZ
10/02/2024 | News release | Distributed by Public on 10/02/2024 10:15
Grant Road and Alvernon Way Intersection Work
Grant Road and Alvernon Way Intersection Work
Published on October 02, 2024
On Sunday, October 6, 2024, at approximately 8 p.m. crews will begin setting up traffic control at the Grant Road and Alvernon Way intersection for a traffic shift in preparation for several months of extensive underground utility work.
Through March of 2025, travel restrictions will be in place in and around the Grant Road and Alvernon Way intersection. Crews will be adding temporary travel lanes, new water lines, new sewer lines and underground storm drain improvements.
Beginning Sunday, October 6 through early November, there will be two northbound and two southbound travel lanes on Alvernon Way, and one eastbound and westbound travel lanes on Grant Road. Left turns in any direction at the intersection will be prohibited.
From early November through March 2025 there will be one southbound travel lane and two northbound travel lanes on Alveron Way, with continued one travel lane in each direction on Grant Road.
Crews are scheduled to work from about 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday through Friday. All business access around the intersection will be right turn in and right turn out only. This schedule is subject to change due to inclement weather or unforeseen circumstances.
The Grant Road Improvement Project from Alvernon Way to Swan Road (Sparkman Boulevard to Venice Place) started in late May 2024.
At completion, this improvement project will include six travel lanes, landscaped medians, buffered bike lanes, sidewalks, transit stop upgrades, indirect left turns and protected intersection improvements at Alvernon Way and Grant Road. A 96-inch diameter underground storm drain system will also be constructed throughout the project limits. This project is expected to be complete by the end of 2026.
The Regional Transportation Authority, a political subdivision of the state and independently governed, has invested more than $1.4 billion in transportation projects and services to improve mobility, safety, economic vitality and quality of life in the region. The RTA collects a half-cent excise (sales) tax from its special taxing district within Pima County to fund its 20-year regional transportation plan. The plan and tax were approved by voters in May 2006. The Grant Road Phase 3&4 Improvement Project is part of the RTA plan and is managed by the City of Tucson. For more information, visit www.RTAmobility.com