Department of Transportation

Eastside Transportation Projects Open House Public Meeting

Posted: 08/28/2009

The Regional Transportation Authority (RTA) and the City of Tucson Department of Transportation (TDOT) will hold an open house public meeting on three important upcoming East Side transportation improvement projects. The public is invited to meet with TDOT project managers, designers and traffic engineers involved with the following projects:

• Speedway Boulevard – Camino Seco to Houghton Road Improvement Project
• Camino Seco – Wrightstown Road to Speedway Boulevard Improvement Project.
• Wrightstown Curve – Harrison Road to Camino Seco Improvement Project.

The meeting will be held:

Date: Thursday, September 3, 2009
Time: 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Place: Sahuaro High School Cafeteria, 545 N. Camino Seco

The meeting is open to the public. There will be no formal presentation so the public can stop by anytime between 5:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. to ask questions and see conceptual plans for these projects. Those attending can also meet with the public artists for the Speedway Boulevard, Camino Seco to Houghton Road project and the Camino Seco, Wrightstown Road to Speedway Boulevard project.

The voter-approved, $2.1 billion RTA plan will be implemented through 2026. Details about the full plan are available at www.RTAmobility.com. The RTA has a nine-member board with representatives from local, state and tribal governments. While funded through the RTA, the above projects will be managed by TDOT.