Tucson NewsNet Daily Digest - A Service of the City of Tucson
REMINDER: GARMIN MARATHON TUCSON AND ALL SOULS PROCESSION CEREMONY THIS WEEKEND - The traveling public is encouraged to plan ahead and be aware of these two big events in our community this coming Sunday, Nov. 8., with special awareness for community members needing to travel in and around the center of the city, downtown, and the west side. Rolling traffic restrictions will begin in the early hours of the morning for the second annual Garmin Marathon Tucson, which kicks of at 6:30 a.m. and includes a full marathon, half marathon, 10K, and 5k. Restrictions for the event are expected to be wrapped up by 1:30 p.m. Then, beginning at 3 p.m., and continuing until 11 p.m., traffic restrictions will be in place on Tucson's west side for the 37th annual All Souls Procession and Ceremony, with the procession traveling from the Barrio Hollywood neighborhood, at Grande and Speedway, and traveling through the Menlo Park area to the Mercado District for the Grand Finale Ceremony. To learn more about both events and find maps for the expected timing of restrictions for the Garmin Marathon Tucson races, follow the links below.
Garmin Marathon Tucson
37th annual All Souls Procession
DOWNTOWN LINKS RIBBON-CUTTING CEREMONY TOMORROW - Tucson Mayor Regina Romero, Vice Mayor and Ward 1 Council Member Lane Santa Cruz, the Tohono O’odham Nation, the Arts Foundation for Southern Arizona, the Regional Transportation Authority (RTA), the Barraza family, and the City’s Department of Transportation and Mobility invite the community to celebrate the completion of a Downtown Links major transportation milestone. The ribbon-cutting celebration will be tomorrow, Nov. 6, from 9-11 a.m., at the Downtown Links Deck Plaza. Parking is available at 9th Avenue/Church Avenue and in the neighborhood north of the Deck Plaza. This event celebrates the completion of the Downtown Links Phase III West-End project. This project is part of the 2006 voter-approved RTA plan and represents a significant investment in Tucson’s transportation infrastructure, designed to improve safety, mobility, and connectivity in and around downtown.
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UPCOMING STRIPING WORK ON FIFTH/SIXTH STREET WALKABILITY PROJECT - Crews will begin striping Fifth Street, from Country Club Road to Alvernon Way, starting Monday, Nov. 9. Work will take place from approximately 9 p.m. until 5 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 10. Two-way traffic will be maintained. Side streets will be closed temporarily as work progresses through the roadway. Police officers will be on-site to assist with traffic control, and crews will be removing cones and signage as they move down the roadway. Once the striping work is complete, the roadway will be in its new lane configuration, with one lane of travel in each direction, a center turn lane, and buffered bike lanes on each side. Due to the narrowness of the roadway, there will be no buffers for the bike lanes west of Jones Boulevard. The previous road striping consisted of two lanes of travel in each direction with no center turn lane or bike lanes. The new lane configuration on Fifth Street was included in the project to enhance safety, improve traffic operations, and provide better walking and biking.
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TUCSON ROADRUNNERS AT HOME THIS WEEKEND - The Tucson Roadrunners hockey team squares off against the Coachella Valley Firebirds tomorrow, Nov. 6, and Saturday, Nov. 7. The puck drops at 7 p.m. for both games at the Tucson Arena. Follow the links below to buy tickets and learn more.
Buy tickets for all games
Tucson Roadrunners
Tucson Convention Center
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