I-10 Widening: Prince Road to 29th Street Construction How to Get Around

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I-10 Widening Prince Road to 29th Street
ConstructionHow to Get Around
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I-10 Construction

• Expands I-10 to 4 lanes in each direction
• Builds 7 new bridges and underpasses
• Compresses 10 years of roadwork into
• 31/2 (January 2007 - Spring 2010)

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Its Easy To Get Around

• January 2007 Construction
• No major impacts to traffic
• Build Traffic Operations Center
• Preparations and work along frontage roads
• Clark Street

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Its Easy To Get Around

• Spring 2007 Construction
• The I-10 widening has only one major routing
  change
• On- and off-ramps between Prince Road and 29th
  Street closed
• Local traffic shifts onto frontage roads
• I-10 becomes two lanes in each direction for
  through traffic

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Its Easy To Get Around

• I-10, frontage roads and all major cross-streets
  stay OPEN during construction
• Signs, routes and access stay consistent
• Extensive directional signage

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Its Easy To Get Around

• Three-lane frontage roads
• Stops (signals) are at major intersections only
• Speed limits stay at 40 and 45 mph
• Emergency-only access lanes

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Traffic Movement After Ramp ClosuresSpring 2007
- Spring 2010

• Open
• I-10 through traffic
• (2 lanes in each direction)
• Frontage roads local traffic
• (3 lanes in each direction)
• I-10 ramps from Prince Road north and from 29th
  Street south
• Major cross-streets remain open
• Closed
• I-10 ramps between Prince Road and 29th Street
• Clark Street under I-10

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Traffic Operations Center

• ADOT builds a state-of-the-art Traffic
  Operations Center for safety, traffic management
  and real-time information

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Traffic Operations Center

• Approximately 72 cameras stationed throughout
  project area to view freeway and frontage road
  conditions
• Staffed 24/7 to keep public and emergency
  services informed of traffic conditions
• Provides traffic updates to local media
• Posts traffic messages on message boards to
  notify drivers of closures or accidents

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Commuting Alternatives

• Major employers have been encouraged to adjust
  work schedules/flex time/stagger work hours
• Information about express buses during
  construction will be provided
• Telework/work-at-home/telecommuting are encouraged

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Its Easy To Get Information

• Find up-to-the-minute I-10 information online at
  www.i10tucson.com
• In spring 2007, television, radio and newspapers
  will provide updates
• Cameras in the Traffic Operations Center will
  provide real-time traffic observation online

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• The project team is here to inform you and
  connect you to travel assistance.
• Public Information
• Paki Rico or Jan Gordley
• Gordley Design Group [phone]
• paki_at_gordleydesign.com