TUCSON, Ariz. -- Since 2006, more than 840 Regional Transportation Authority projects have been completed to widen roadways, expand transportation services and improve safety. The20-year plans tarted back in May 2006 after voters approved it at the polls.
The current RTA plan is funded through June 2026, with 35 major projects being rolled out within four periods. When complete, RTA reports there will be 200 intersection improvements, 80 pedestrian crossings, 200 bus pullouts, 250 miles of sidewalks, 550 miles of bike lanes and 35 roadway corridors.
RTA has a website where it updates the 35 roadway projects, including various phases of corridor sections. You find progress statuses for the following projects:
- 1st Avenue, Orange Grove Road to Ina Road (RTA Ballot #13)
- 1st Avenue, River Road to Grant Road (RTA Ballot #14)
- 22nd Street, Camino Seco to Houghton Road (RTA Ballot #30)
- 22nd Street, I-10 to Tucson Boulevard/Barraza Aviation Parkway (RTA Ballot #19)
- Barraza/Aviation Parkway, Palo Verde Boulevard to I-10 (RTA Ballot #20)
- Broadway Boulevard, Camino Seco to Houghton Road (RTA Ballot #29)
- Broadway Boulevard, Euclid Avenue to Country Club Road (RTA Ballot #17)
- Downtown Links/I-10 to Broadway Boulevard (RTA Ballot #16)
- Grant Road, Oracle Road to Swan Road (RTA Ballot #18)
- Grant Road UPRR Underpass (RTA Ballot #15)
- Harrison Road, Golf Links Road to Irvington Road (RTA Ballot #31)
- Houghton Road, I-10 to Tanque Verde Road (RTA Ballot #32)
- Ina Road Overpass (RTA Ballot #6) - Completed
- I-19 Frontage Road, Canoa Ranch Road to Continental Road (RTA Ballot #35) - Completed
- Irvington Road, Santa Cruz River east of I-19 (RTA Ballot #22)
- Kolb Road, Connection to Sabino Canyon Road (RTA Ballot #26) - Completed
- La Cañada Drive, Calle Concordia to River Road (RTA Ballot #11) - Completed
- La Cholla Boulevard, River Road to Ruthrauff Road (RTA Ballot #10) - Completed
- La Cholla Boulevard, Tangerine Road to Magee Road (RTA Ballot #4)
- Magee Road/Cortaro Farms Road, La Cañada Drive to Thornydale Road (RTA Ballot #7) -Completed
- Magee Road, Oracle Road to La Cañada Drive (RTA Ballot #12) - Completed
- Ruthrauff Road at I-10 and Railroad Overpass (RTA Ballot #9)
- Sahuarita Road, I-19 to Country Club Road (RTA Ballot #34) - Completed
- Silverbell Road, Ina Road to Grant Road (RTA Ballot #5)
- Speedway Boulevard, Camino Seco to Houghton Road (RTA Ballot #28) - Completed
- Sunset Road, Silverbell Road to River Road (RTA Ballot #8)
- Tangerine Road, I-10 to La Cañada Drive (RTA Ballot #1)
- Tanque Verde Road, Catalina Highway to Houghton Road (RTA Ballot #27) - Completed
- Twin Peaks Road, Silverbell Road to I-10 (RTA Ballot #3) - Completed
- Twin Peaks Road, Tangerine Road to Linda Vista Boulevard (RTA Ballot #2) - Completed
- Valencia Road, Ajo Highway to Mark Road (Ballot #21)
- Valencia Road, Alvernon Way to Kolb Road (RTA Ballot #24)
- Valencia Road, Kolb Road to Houghton Road (RTA Ballot #25)
- Valencia Road, I-19 to Alvernon Way (RTA Ballot #23)
- Wilmot Road, North of Sahuarita Road (RTA Ballot #33) - Completed
