Monday is the last day to comment on the city’s proposed Grant Road alignment for widening the thoroughfare to three lanes in each direction between Oracle and Swan roads.

Construction on the three-phase project is not to begin until at least 2013 and will last through 2026.

The construction phases will be from Oracle to First Avenue, First Avenue to Tucson Boulevard, and Tucson Boulevard to Swan Road – but not necessarily in that order.

The Tucson Department of Transportation has contacted owners of properties that could be affected by the project – including partial or full takings.

The Grant Road Task Force, which has worked with transportation officials on the project for the past 18 months, is to recommend a final proposed alignment later this month.

The preferred alignment is to go to a vote of the City Council in January.
A map of the proposed alignment is on display at the Pima Association of Governments, 177 N. Church Ave., fourth floor.

It can be viewed online at www.grantroad.info.

Credits: Tucson Citizen

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