Department of Transportation

Grant Road/Craycroft Road Intersection Improvement Project

Posted: 07/30/2009

This is a continuing series of construction alerts that will be issued throughout the construction of the Grant Road and Craycroft Road Intersection Improvement Project. These alerts will announce construction, detour and closure information as it effects traffic. Motorists, bicyclists and pedestrians 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.

• On Friday, July 31, 2009, work crews will begin asphalt paving on the north side of Grant Road, both east and west of the intersection. This work is scheduled to begin at 6 a.m. and should be complete by 4 p.m. the same day.
• On Tuesday, August 4, 2009, work crews will begin asphalt paving on the west side of Craycroft Road, both north and south of the intersection. This work is scheduled to begin at 6 a.m. and should be complete by 4 p.m. the same day.
• On Wednesday, August 5, 2009, at about 11 p.m., northbound and southbound travel on Craycroft Road will be shifted to the newly paved section of roadway to allow crews to begin the reconstruction of the east side of Craycroft Road both north and south of the intersection.
• Please note the travel shift for eastbound and westbound Grant Road to the newly paved section of roadway will not take place until mid to late August 2009.

During the asphalt paving process, business and residential access will be maintained to the extent possible with only short, infrequent closures when heavy equipment is directly in front of a driveway.

The Grant Road and Craycroft Road Intersection Improvement Project began on January 20, 2009 and is scheduled to be complete in late November 2009. Crews will be working Monday through Friday, from 6 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., but for the safety of the traveling public, the travel restrictions will be in place for 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

The $6.4 million project is being funded with voter-approved Regional Transportation Authority (RTA) funds. The intersection will be reconstructed to improve the pavement condition and to add dual left turn lanes, exclusive right-turn lanes, bus pullouts, and bike lanes. Sidewalks will be widened to 6-feet wide within the project limits. This project will also require the replacement of the existing Alamo Wash bridge on Craycroft Road with a stronger reinforced box culvert. The intersection will be updated with new traffic signal equipment. Additional information on the project and travel restriction updates can be obtained at http://www.dot.tucsonaz.gov/projects/grantCraycroft/. While funded through the RTA, the project is being managed by the City of Tucson Department of Transportation. Voters approved the RTA in May 2006.