Construction Updates for February 2017

February 2017

February 17, 2017

Beginning Tuesday, February 21, through Friday, February 24, from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day, there will be intermittent flagging operations along Tangerine Road from Camino de Mañana to La Cholla Boulevard to help direct traffic while the contractor installs utility crossings along Tangerine Road. Expect delays.

On Wednesday, February 22, from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m., crews will be paving Mountain Centre Drive and the Encantada Apartments driveway. Residents and the traveling public can expect the following:

  • Each driveway will be closed, in its entirety, for approximately 2-3 hours
  • Each driveway will be re-opened once paving operations are completed in that area
  • Alternate access will be maintained

On Friday night, February 24, at 8 p.m., crews will be shifting traffic to the new eastbound lanes of Tangerine Road, installing temporary pavement markings, and shifting traffic to their respective sides of Tangerine Road at the Twin Peaks Road/Dove Mountain Boulevard intersection. Residents and the traveling public can expect the following:

  • East and westbound traffic will be shifted to the new eastbound travel lanes from Camino De Oeste to Thornydale Road
  • East and westbound traffic will be shifted to their respective sides of Tangerine Road at the Twin Peaks Road/Dove Mountain Boulevard intersection
  • The speed limit is 25 MPH
  • Expect delays

On Thursday, February 23, from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. the following morning, and Friday, February 24, from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. the following morning, the contractor will be re-striping Tangerine Road from Thornydale Road to La Cholla Boulevard. Striping trucks will use full lanes, please be cautious of the vehicles and expect delays.

There will be an increased amount of truck traffic along Tangerine Road between Twin Peaks Road/Dove Mountain Boulevard and Thornydale Road the week of February 24th to haul in materials. Please be cautious and do not follow the trucks into the work zones.

**As a reminder, adverse weather conditions could affect the scheduled activities.**

February 8, 2017

Thank you for your interest in the Tangerine Road improvements.

Beginning Monday, February 13 through Tuesday, February 14, from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. each day, Tangerine Corridor Constructors will prep and pave the northeast corner of the Twin Peaks Road/Dove Mountain Boulevard and Tangerine Road intersection. During this time residents and the traveling public can expect the following:

  • Northbound and southbound Twin Peaks Road/Dove Mountain Boulevard traffic will be reduced to one lane in each direction
  • Westbound Tangerine Road traffic will be reduced to one lane
  • There will be no dedicated left or right turn lanes with exception of an eastbound Tangerine Road right turn lane
  • All turn movements will still be permitted
  • Marana Police will be onsite to help direct traffic during peak traffic times
  • Traffic control will be in place 24 hours a day
  • Expect delays

Beginning Tuesday, February 14 at 7 p.m., Tangerine Corridor Constructors will shift traffic at the Twin Peaks Road/Dove Mountain Boulevard and Tangerine Road intersection. During this time residents and the traveling public can expect the following:

  • There will be no dedicated right turn lane on westbound Tangerine Road, however, right turns will be permitted
  • There will be no dedicated right turn lane on southbound Twin Peaks Road/Dove Mountain Boulevard, however, right turns will be permitted
  • All turn movements and business access will be maintained
  • The speed limit is 25 MPH
  • Expect delays
  • This configuration is expected to be in place for the next few weeks

On Wednesday, February 15, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., Tangerine Corridor Constructions will remove existing traffic signals at the McDonald's entrance on Tangerine Road, just west of Tangerine Crossing Drive. During this time residents and the traveling public can expect the following:

  • Westbound traffic on Tangerine Road will be shifted to the eastbound left turn lane
  • There will be no designated right turn lane on westbound Tangerine Road
  • Traffic will not be permitted through Tangerine Road at the McDonald's intersection while the existing traffic signal is suspended over the travel lanes
  • Marana Police will be onsite to help direct traffic

On Thursday, February 16, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Trico Electric Cooperative will be removing overhead power lines between Thornydale and Camino De Oeste. During this time residents and the traveling public can expect the following:

  • Traffic at the intersection of Thornydale Road and Tangerine Road will beintermittently stopped in all four directions
  • Traffic at the intersection of Camino De Oeste and Tangerine Road will be intermittently stopped in all four directions
  • Traffic at the intersection of Camino De Manana and Tangerine Road will beintermittently stopped in all three directions
  • Marana Police will be onsite to help direct traffic
  • Expect delays

**REMINDER**

Tangerine Corridor Constructors (TCC) is scheduled tobegin removing and reconstructing Camino de Mañana, south of Tangerine Road. Work activities are scheduled from February 13 through February 26, 6 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day. During this time you can expect the following:

  • Camino de Mañana will be temporarily closed from Big Sky Ranch Drive to Tangerine Road
  • Residents and the traveling public will need to use Twin Peaks Road as an alternate route
  • Traffic control will remain in place 24 hours a day
  • There may be an increase in noise throughout the area with the increased construction activities

February 3, 2017

Thank you for your interest in the Tangerine Road improvements.

Beginning Monday, February 6 through Wednesday, February 8, from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day, the contractor will be reconstructing Tangerine Road at the first driveway east of Dove Mountain Boulevard to the Dove Mountain Shopping Centre. The traveling public can anticipate the following impacts:

  • The first driveway east of Dove Mountain Boulevard to the Dove Mountain Shopping Centre will be temporarily closed
  • Access to Dove Mountain Shopping Centre will be maintained along Dove Mountain Boulevard and at the additional driveways along Tangerine Road

On Monday, February 6, from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m., the contractor will be installing new traffic signals at the Thornydale Road and Tangerine Road intersection. The traveling public can anticipate the following impacts:

  • No left turns will be permitted from westbound Tangerine Road to southbound Thornydale Road
  • Eastbound traffic will not be permitted through the Thornydale Road and Tangerine Road intersection while the new traffic signal is suspended over the travel lanes
  • The traffic signal will temporarily be a flashing four-way stop
  • Marana Police will be onsite to help direct traffic

There will be an increased amount of truck traffic along Tangerine Road between Twin Peaks Road/Dove Mountain Boulevard and Thornydale Road the week of February 6th to haul in materials. Please be cautious and do not follow the trucks into the work zones.

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Tangerine Road
  • Tangerine Road Project c/o 100 N Stone Avenue, Ste. #450
  • Tucson, AZ 85701
  • Phone: 520.623.3073