The council has voted, and with a vote of 6-1 (despite the opposition from the community), the widening of Grant road has been green lit. The $166 million dollar project will start in 2013 and will last for 5 years, making the 4 lane artery running east and west 6 lanes wide.

We’re going to see businesses and homes lose parts of their land, and we’re going to see rents rise. Businesses will lose, homeowners will lose, but the traffic will be reduced, new businesses will spring up. But we’re talking about something that’s going to start 4 years later. There are positives and negatives in this whole ordeal. Tucson is a growing city so I am on the fence with this issue.

What are your thoughts on widening Grant Road?

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