Tucson NewsNet Daily Digest - A Service of the City of Tucson
MAYOR ROMERO ANNOUNCES A $15,000 ARBOR DAY DONATION TO TUCSON MILLION TREES CAMPAIGN - Mayor Regina Romero has announced a $15,000 dollar donation from Swire Coca-Cola, USA to the Tucson Million Trees campaign. Funding from the local Coca-Cola bottler and distributor will be used to plant 300 trees on a 10,000 square-foot vacant, city-owned parcel in the Barrio Centro neighborhood. This area was identified due to its low tree canopy and heat vulnerability using the City of Tucson’s Tree Equity Score. The project will also include beautification improvements and green stormwater infrastructure features to provide a sustainable source of water for the trees. Neighborhood engagement will be conducted over the summer to collectively develop the project design, with a tree planting tentatively set for early October during the beginning of tree-planting season.
TUCSON WATER EXTENDED WATER OUTAGE THIS SUNDAY FOR SOME NW SIDE CUSTOMERS - Tucson Water is informing customers living in an area bounded by approximately Orange Grove Road to the north, Camino Padre Isidoro on the east, River Road on the south, and Oracle Road on the west of an extended water outage beginning Sunday, May 2, at 8:00 p.m. through 10:00 a.m. Monday, May 3. Tucson Water will be conducting repairs at the Devine Reservoir that will require a 14-hour water outage affecting water service to more than 1700 customers. Affected customers will be without water service for the duration of the work to replace a central electrical control panel. More than 1700 customers received a notification of the outage by mail this past weekend and were provided a map showing the outage boundaries. Bottled water will be available for customers living in the affected area and will be distributed at Casa Blanca Plaza, located on the northeast corner of Oracle Road and Rudasill Road. Customers picking up water are asked to provide verification of residence in the affected area, such as a copy of a Utility Services Statement, or the Notification Letter that was sent last week. Affected customers are encouraged to fill a bathtub with water to use for flushing toilets and for any other household uses. After water service is restored, affected customers are advised to flush their water line from the outdoor spigot closest to their meter, and at faucets inside their home to help remove air from the distribution lines. Updates will be provided at tucson/az.gov/water – Water Outages and Advisories.
STONE AVENUE AND TOOLE AVENUE/FRANKLIN STREET INTERSECTION CLOSURE BEGINS MONDAY MAY 3, 6 A.M. - On Monday, May 3, 2021, beginning at about 6 a.m., the intersection of Stone Avenue and Toole Avenue/Franklin Street is scheduled to completely close to motorists to allow work crews to install a large underground storm drain system in and around the intersection. The closure is scheduled to be in place until the end of July 2021. This work is part of the Downtown Links Phase III improvement project from Broadway to Church Avenue. This intersection closure will follow the reopening of Sixth Street from Stone Avenue to Sixth Avenue, which is scheduled to take place by 5 p.m. today Friday, April 30, 2021. Pedestrian and bicycle access will be maintained through the Stone Avenue underpass on one side or the other. Cyclists must walk their bike in the underpass. Motorists, bicyclists, and pedestrians should anticipate intermittent lane restrictions throughout the limits of the project in addition to the scheduled intersection work. The 30-month construction project, which began in August 2020, is scheduled for completion in early 2023. For more information on the project, visit downtownlinks.info.
The Downtown Links project is part of the RTA plan and is managed by the City of Tucson. For more information, visit www.RTAmobility.com
Stone Avenue Closure Map
EL PUEBLO CENTER COVID-19 VACCINE SITE OFFERS NEW EVENING HOURS - The City of Tucson has changed the hours of the El Pueblo Recreation Center vaccine distribution site at 101 W. Irvington Road, Bldg. 9. Vaccines are available every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday evening from 4 – 8 p.m. for those 18 years old and up. Participants do not need to register in advance and Spanish speaking staff is always available. The City and Pima County Health Department encourage everyone to get vaccinated. COVID-19 vaccines are a safe and effective way to end the pandemic. Learn more at pima.gov/covid19vaccine.
COVID-19 VACCINE SCHEDULING AND FRIDAY NUMBERS UPDATE - COVID-19 vaccines are available to anyone 16 years old and up at Pfizer sites in Tucson and Pima County. Sites with the Moderna vaccine are open to those at least 18 years old. While many locations require pre-registration (links below), you can register on-site at the Tucson Convention Center for the Moderna vaccine and can often get a shot the same day. So far, more than 5 million vaccine doses have been administered in Arizona and 40.7% of the eligible populations are vaccinated. As of today, April 30, Arizona now has 862,497 positive coronavirus cases, with 844 new cases reported today. The total number of cases includes people who have recovered. Of that number, 115,133 cases are in Pima County. There have been 17,324 COVID-19 deaths in Arizona, and 2,392 of those occurred in Pima County.
Pima County vaccine registration or call (520) 222-0119
State/UA vaccine registration or call (844) 542-8201
COVID-19 testing locations and hours
Data Dashboard from the Arizona Department of Health Services
City of Tucson COVID-19 website
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