LCMNA - 6/24 Traffic Shift on la Canada

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6/23/2010 2:59:30 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time

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Good afternoon. Attached is a news release distributed today by the Pima County Department of Transportation regarding a traffic shift on La Canada beginning 11:00 AM, Thursday, June 24, 2010.

Please contact Annabelle Valenzuela, Community Relations Manager at 740-6410 or email Annabelle.Valenzuela@dot.pima.gov.

Thank you.

Priscilla S. Cornelio, P.E.
Director
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PIMA COUNTY

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

201 NORTH STONE AVENUE, FOURTH FLOOR

TUCSON, ARIZONA 85701-1207

PRISCILLA S. CORNELIO, P. E.	(520) 740-6410
DIRECTOR	FAX (520) 740-6439

June 23, 2010

*CONSTRUCTION ALERT*

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT:

Annabelle Valenzuela, Community Relations Manager

Office: (520) 740-6445

Cell phone: (520) 591-9563

Email: Annabelle.Valenzuela@dot.pima.gov

LA CAÑADA: INA ROAD TO CALLE CONCORDIA

ROAD IMPROVEMENT PROJECT

TRAFFIC SHIFT ON LA CAÑADA

Pima County Arizona, KE&G Construction, the contractor for Pima County and the Regional Transportation Authority (RTA) continues construction activities at the intersection of La Cañada and Ina Road.

On Thursday, June 24, 2010, beginning at 11:00 AM, crews will begin barricade placement for new detour on La Cañada from Maximilian Place (south of Ina Road) to Chapala Drive. North and south bound traffic on La Cañada will be shifted onto the new pavement on the west side (southbound lanes) of La Cañada. The full traffic shift will be in place by the end of the day.

Please approach the area with caution and obey all traffic control including the 25 mph speed limit through the construction zone.

In the event of mechanical failure or inclement weather, the schedule will be subject to change.

The project is expected to be complete in the fall of 2011. For more information, contact Annabelle Valenzuela, Pima County Department of Transportation at (520) 740-6445.

The Regional Transportation Authority is the fiscal manager of the $2.1 billion plan approved by Pima County voters on May 16, 2006. The RTA Board is comprised of representatives from local jurisdictions in Pima County, including the cities of Tucson and South Tucson, Pima County, the towns of Marana, Oro Valley, and Sahuarita, the Pascua Yaqui Tribe and the Tohono O’odham Nation. A representative of the Arizona State Transportation Board also serves on the board. For more information about the RTA plan, visit www.RTAmobility.com or call (520) 770-9410.

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