Sun, Jul 06, 2008

Tucson Region

Motorcycle rally, folk festival to affect traffic

Arizona Daily Star
Tucson, Arizona | Published: 05.04.2008
The Tucson Thunder Hog Rally and Folk Festival Downtown will provide a lot of entertainment and some road closures today.
Fifth Avenue will be closed between East Congress Street and East Broadway through 4 p.m. today for Tucson Thunder Hog Rally events.
North Church Avenue is scheduled to close from West Alameda Street to West Congress Street until 11 p.m. today for the 23rd Annual Tucson Folk Festival. West Pennington Street will be closed during the same time from West Congress Street to North Stone Avenue
East Congress Street will be closed from Toole Avenue to Sixth Avenue until 8 a.m. today for the Tucson Thunder Hog Rally Block Party.
Tangerine Farms
The intersection of West Moore Road and North Tangerine Farms Road will close Monday from 6 a.m. to 3 p.m. for paving. Traffic can use North Sandario Road, North Sanders Road and West Barnett Road as alternates.
Rivulet meeting
The town of Marana will hold a meeting Wednesday for information on the Rivulet Place and Rivulet Drive resurfacing project.
The project is scheduled to begin May 16 and last about a month and a half. There will be no on-street parking on the affected roads from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. each day during the work, and workers will direct traffic.
The meeting is scheduled from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the Continental Ranch Community Center, 9150 N. Coachline Blvd. Representatives from the project team will be available for a question and answer session, and will make a presentation at 7 p.m.
Striping North Craycroft
Crews will begin striping the newly paved section of North Craycroft Road this week.
This includes north and southbound lanes from the Rillito River Bridge to Corte Vista Montenosa, and the East River Road intersection with Craycroft.
Drivers should expect delays and watch for lane restrictions and intermittent lane closures at River and Craycroft.
The dedication for the completed road project is scheduled for June.