CONSTRUCTION ALERT

Date: April 18, 2008

FOURTH AVENUE UNDERPASS CONSTRUCTION ALERT

This is a continuing series of construction alerts that will be issued throughout the construction of the 4th Avenue Underpass Improvement Project. These alerts will announce construction, detour and closure information as it affects traffic. Motorists are asked to obey all posted speed limit signs within the construction area and be alert for construction crews and personnel working in the area. The schedule below is subject to change due to mechanical failure or inclement weather.

• On Thursday, April 24, 2008 and Monday, April 28, 2008 between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m., Congress Street will be reduced to one travel lane between Toole Avenue and 5th Avenue. This restriction is to allow the contractor to complete underground utility work in the intersection of 5th Avenue and Congress Street.
• Demolition of the north half of the 4th Avenue underpass is complete, however, motorists should watch for haul trucks in the area while excess material is removed from the demolition site.
• Eastbound Broadway traffic, between 6th and 4th Avenues, will be shifted periodically to accommodate underground utility work, track installation and roadway improvements in the area. This work is expected to be ongoing through June 2008.

The following traffic impacts remain in effect:

• Utility work on 9th Street/Stevens Avenue between 4th Avenue and 8th Street continues. 9th Street/Stevens Avenue will remain closed through mid-May 2008. Business access will be maintained via 4th Avenue.
• 4th Avenue Underpass is closed to vehicular and pedestrian traffic.
• Fourth Avenue businesses can be reached by using 6th Street.
• Parking is available at the Pennington Street Garage. The entrance to the garage is located on Scott Avenue, just north of Congress Street.

Access to all businesses within the construction area will be maintained at all times. Please obey all traffic control signs and watch for construction personnel and equipment in the work zone.

For more information, visit www.4thavenueunderpass.info and www.knowyourwaydowntown.info

The Tucson Department of Transportation (TDOT) keeps Tucson moving smoothly and safely. The Department’s nearly 400 employees oversee the maintenance and reconstruction of nearly 4,400 lane miles of streets and are responsible for hundreds of drainage structures, public art pieces, streetlights and signs, and traffic signs and signals in Tucson. TDOT also operates the City’s transit services, Sun Tran and Van Tran.