Category: Roads
By late July, the county government will be able to designate most of the vehicle-jarring back roads of Rio Rico as "primitive roads," thereby keeping them in the county system and providing them with minimal maintenance. A new law, HB 2422, will "gr…
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By admin on May 27, 2010 | In Infrastructure, Roads | Send feedback »
Usually, it's a piddling stream this time of year - you can take off your shoes, hike up your pants and wade across the Santa Cruz River at Palo Parado Road in Rio Rico. Or you can drive easily through the low water. But with one good thunderstorm, the…
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By admin on Mar 12, 2010 | In Access, River Crossings, Bridges, Government, Roads | Send feedback »
Worries about the effect of construction of the interim checkpoint on freeway traffic appear to be groundless. Several observations at the work site on I-19 north of Tubac revealed that the restriction of northbound vehicles to one lane was not impeding…
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By admin on Jan 14, 2010 | In Government, Border Issues, Roads, Business | Send feedback »
The upgrade of the railroad crossing at Palo Parado Road will begin soon. In consequence, the crossing will be closed from January 25 to April 1, according to a traffic alert sign positioned on the road. Those who use Palo Parado Road will have to detou…
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By admin on Jan 12, 2010 | In Access, River Crossings, Bridges, Government, Roads, Citizen Action | Send feedback »
On December 30, 2009, representatives of Baca Float Coalition, Inc. delivered a retainer to their attorneys and signed a litigation agreement to begin a legal action to reopen Santa Gertrudis Lane. "The Santa Gertrudis Lane legal action has begun and w…
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By admin on Jan 3, 2010 | In Access, River Crossings, Bridges, Roads, Citizen Action | Send feedback »
By Denise Holley Published Tuesday, November 24, 2009 9:32 AM MST Santa Cruz County, short of cash, is trying to pave Palo Parado Road in Rio Rico with donations from landowners and citizens who rely on the shortcut to Interstate 19. Kathi Campan…
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By admin on Nov 24, 2009 | In Access, River Crossings, Bridges, Government, Roads, Citizen Action | Send feedback »
The groundbreaking on upgrades for the interim Border Patrol checkpoint has been moved to December, apparently in answer to concerns from Tubac business owners who feared construction would cut into the tourist season. But an official with the Tubac Cha…
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By admin on Nov 10, 2009 | In Government, Border Issues, Infrastructure, Roads | Send feedback »
Residents of the Chula Vista subdivision north of Nogales watched in 2008 as Army Corps of Engineers contractors dug a wider channel for the Nogales Wash that hugs their low-lying neighborhood. When a relocated sewer line failed, the Corps halted the flo…
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By admin on Nov 9, 2009 | In Access, River Crossings, Bridges, Government, Roads, Flood Plain | Send feedback »
The Canoa Ranch rest stop on Interstate 19 south of Green Valley will close this month for at least eight months as part of a $40 million state cutback of highway services. The Arizona Department of Transportation announced Thursday it plans to tempora…
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By admin on Oct 9, 2009 | In Government, Roads | Send feedback »
Santa Cruz County won't abandon its back roads in Rio Rico and it won't pull the switch on rural streetlights, for now. County supervisors listened to dozens of residents speak at meetings in Rio Rico on Tuesday and the board meeting room on Wednesday an…
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By admin on Oct 2, 2009 | In Access, River Crossings, Bridges, Government, Infrastructure, Roads, Citizen Action | Send feedback »
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