Los tucsonenses de toda la vida están acostumbrados a los cierres de calles y la congestión del tráfico que cada año nos trae El Tour de Tucsón. Es el costo de albergar una carrera de 7 mil personas en el que se considera el evento deportivo participativo más grande del sur de Arizona, que este año se celebra el sábado 17 de noviembre.
Pero las rutas cambian, y los cierres de calles cambian, y no hay nada peor que estar atascado en el tráfico.
Aquí hay un vistazo a las intersecciones que deben evitarse este fin de semana (mapa adjunto en la parte inferior):
Las siguientes vías estarán cerradas:
South Sixth Avenue desde Broadway hasta East 22nd Street (cerrado de 3 p.m. del viernes a 10 p.m. del sábado)
East 15th Street desde las avenidas Sixth a Fourth South (cerrado de 5 a.m. a 8 a.m. el sábado)
South Fourth Avenue desde East 15th Street hasta East Broadway (cerrado de 5 a.m. a 8 a.m. el sábado)
Broadway en dirección este desde Fourth Avenue hasta Aviation Highway, línea de autobús (cerrado de 7 a.m. a 8 a.m. el sábado)
Aviation Highway, en ambas direcciones, desde East Broadway hasta East Golf Links Road (cerrado de 7 a.m. a 10 a.m. el sábado)
East Irvington Road en dirección este desde South Kolb a South Houghton (cerrado de 7 a.m. a 10 a.m. sábado)
East Escalante Road en dirección este desde South Houghton hasta East Old Spanish Trail (cerrado de 8 a.m. a 10 a.m. el sábado)
South Houghton en dirección sur desde East Coyote Willow Trail hasta East Mary Ann Cleveland Way (cerrado de 7 a.m. a 10 a.m. el sábado)
East Mary Ann Cleveland Way / Colossal Cave Road / Pistol Hill en dirección este desde South Houghton hasta Old Spanish Trail (cerrado de 7 a.m. - 10: 30 a.m. el sábado)
North Sabino Canyon Road en dirección norte desde North Kolb hasta East Tanque Verde (cerrado de 8:30 a.m. a mediodía del sábado)
North Silverbell Road desde West Ina hasta Sunset roads (cerrado de 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. sábado)
Estas intersecciones experimentarán retrasos:
La intersección de West Ina y North Oracle tendrá largos retrasos con el control de tráfico en vigor entre las 9:30 a.m. y las 11 a.m. del sábado. Los retrasos continuarán menos frecuentes hasta la 1:30 p.m.
La intersección de West Tangerine y North Thornydale y en North Dove Mountain Boulevard entre las 9:30 a.m. y las 2:30 p.m.
ENGLISH VERSION
Longtime Tucsonans are used to the road closures and traffic congestion that come with the annual El Tour de Tucson. It’s the city’s trade-off for hosting a 7,000-person race that is considered Southern Arizona’s largest participatory sporting event.
But routes change, and road closures change, and there’s nothing worse than being stuck.
Here’s a look at which intersections to avoid this weekend (map attached at bottom):
The following roads will be closed:
- South Sixth Avenue from Broadway to East 22nd Street (closed from 3 p.m. Friday to 10 p.m. Saturday)
- East 15th Street from South Sixth to Fourth avenues (closed from 5 a.m.- 8 a.m. Saturday)
- South Fourth Avenue from East 15th Street to East Broadway (closed from 5 a.m.-8 a.m. Saturday)
- Broadway eastbound from Fourth Avenue to Aviation Highway, bus lane (closed from 7 a.m.-8 a.m. Saturday)
- Aviation Highway, both directions, from East Broadway to East Golf Links Road (closed from 7 a.m.-10 a.m. Saturday)
- East Irvington Road eastbound from South Kolb to South Houghton roads (closed from 7 a.m.-10 a.m. Saturday)
- East Escalante Road eastbound from South Houghton to East Old Spanish Trail (closed form 8 a.m.-10 a.m. Saturday)
- South Houghton southbound from East Coyote Willow Trail to East Mary Ann Cleveland Way (closed from 7 a.m.-10 a.m. Saturday)
- East Mary Ann Cleveland Way/Colossal Cave Road/Pistol Hill eastbound from South Houghton to Old Spanish Trail (closed 7 a.m.-10:30 a.m. Saturday)
- North Sabino Canyon Road northbound from North Kolb to East Tanque Verde (closed from 8:30 a.m.-noon Saturday)
- North Silverbell Road from West Ina to Sunset roads (closed from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday)
These intersections will experience delays:
- The intersection of West Ina and North Oracle roads will have long traffic delays with traffic control in place between 9:30 a.m.-11 a.m. Saturday. Less-frequent delays will continue through 1:30 p.m.
- The intersection of West Tangerine and North Thornydale roads and at North Dove Mountain Boulevard between 9:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m.
For more, visit perimeterbicycling.com.
