TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — Drivers entering and exiting downtown Tucson via Broadway Boulevard on the final weekend of July will need to use planned detours to get around the Broadway and Barraza-Aviation Parkway intersection.
The intersection will be closed for construction as part of the Downtown Links Phase III Improvement Project from Friday, July 29 at 6 p.m. through Monday, August 1 at approximately 5 a.m.
Sun Tran riders will also be affected by the intersection closure, as Routes 1, 6, 7, 8 and 25 will all be detoured. Route changes are detailed on the Sun Tran website.
Crews will replace the traffic signal infrastructure that extends over the roadway.
The City of Tucson Department of Transportation and Mobility has planned the following detours around the closure:
- Eastbound Broadway will turn right onto Barraza-Aviation Parkway
- Westbound Broadway will detour either north or south onto Euclid Avenue
- Westbound Barraza-Aviation Parkway will detour onto eastbound Broadway to Euclid Avenue
- Northbound Euclid Avenue will proceed to Sixth Street
Map: City of Tucson Department of Transportation and Mobility
The Downtown Links Improvement Project is part of the Regional Transportation Authority plan, approved by voters in May 2006 and managed by the City of Tucson.
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