Thursday, June 28, 2012

PRECONSTRUCTION OPEN HOUSE GRANT ROAD AND ORACLE ROAD INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENTS


The public is invited to attend a preconstruction open house regarding the
Grant Road and Oracle Road Intersection Improvement project, Thursday, June
28, 2012, at Pima Community College -Downtown Campus, CC Building, Amethyst
Room (Room 180), 1255 N. Stone Avenue, from
6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.  There will be a brief presentation regarding the
overall project at 6:15 p.m.  The remaining time will be used for one on
one interaction with the City of Tucson Department of Transportation staff,
RTA Staff, the project consultant and the contractor.

This project will consist of widening Grant Road to six lanes from 15th
Avenue east to Castro Street, and median island right turn lane
modifications along Oracle Road from Alturas Street south to Rillito
Street. The intersection of Grant Road and Oracle Road will be
reconstructed to provide indirect left turn operations.

A public art sculpture will also be included in this project, located in
the westerly median area, near the intersection.