TRAFFIC ALERT

Date: February 21, 2008

GRANDE AVENUE/CUSHING STREET ROUNDABOUT

On Monday, February 18, 2008, underground utility relocations began on Grande Avenue at Clearwater Drive, south of Congress Street. This work marks the start of the Grande Avenue/Cushing Street Roundabout, which is part of the new gateway into the western entrance of the Origins Heritage Park development.

Due to additional construction efforts, travel restrictions with flaggers are scheduled to remain in place through Friday, February 29, 2008. There will only be one travel lane available for both northbound and southbound travel on Grande Avenue; therefore flaggers will be directing traffic through the construction zone. Following this work, traffic will be shifted to the east side of Grande Avenue with one northbound and one southbound travel lane. For the remainder of the three-month project, crews will be working Monday through Friday, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The above schedule is subject to change due to inclement weather and equipment malfunction.

The utility relocations are expected to take two weeks to complete. Following this work, crews will begin the work on the roundabout. Electronic message boards are in place to inform motorists of this upcoming work.

The traveling public can expect delays when driving, bicycling or walking in this work area. Business access will be maintained. For your safety, please observe all traffic control signage, message boards, and obey reduced speed limits. Watch for construction personnel and equipment in the work zone.

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, street lights and signs, and traffic signs and signals in Tucson. TDOT also operates the City’s transit services, Sun Tran and Van Tran.