El Tour is coming! Be prepared for Road Closures and Delays, the schedule is here

Get ready for the 43^rd  El Tour de Tucson coming up on Nov. 21.

Close to 11,000 cyclists may be in and around the Tucson area and southern Arizona for the big ride.

We are alerting every one of the El Tour road closures and delays on Ride Day.

It’s important for those on the road to know what to expect and to try and avoid certain areas throughout the day.

“El Tour could be one of the biggest we’ve had in its history so it’s important for motorists and residents on the east side and south side to know when and where we will be on November 21^st,” said TJ Juskiewicz, El Tour’s executive director. “Since the early part of the year, we’ve had a team of city, county and others help with plans to make it as easy as possible to navigate around our route areas. As always, we are making every effort to inform the Tucson community and the surrounding areas (Green Valley, Vail and Sahuarita) of the road closures and delays in their area.”

El Tour begins in the Downtown area at 7 a.m. and ends at 4:30 p.m., with roads being closed at various times. Those times are listed on the list we’ve sent.

Link to 102-mile map is here: Microsoft PowerPoint – El Tour Route Maps 2026

See below for all the road closures and delays!

El Tour de Tucson Saturday, November 21st, 2026
Road closures/ Delays and Access times are subject to change

EL TOUR STARTS AT 7 AM WITH ALL ROUTES CLOSED AT 4:30 PM
AFTER 4:30 PM ALL RIDERS MUST ABIDE BY THE RULES OF THE ROAD
ALL TIMES ARE FOR SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 21ST, 2026

• WB and EB Cushing (Stone to El Paso): Friday 6:00 am until Saturday 8:00 pm
• SB and NB Main (3rd Avenue (12th Street to 18th Street): 7:00 am – 9:30 am
• EB and WB 12th Street (4th Avenue to 3rd Avenue): 7:00 am – 11:30 am
• EB and WB Simpson St (Otero Ave – Sentinel Ave ) 7:00 am – 12:00 pm
• WB and EB 15th Street (Stone to 4th Ave): 4:00 am – 11:30 am
• NB and SB 4th Ave (15th Street to Broadway): 4:00 am – 11:30 am
• NB and SB 6th Ave (Stone to 15th Ave): 4:00 am – 11:30 am
• NB and SB 6th Ave (22nd Street to Stone Ave): 4:00 am to 6:00 pm
• NB and SB Stone Ave (6th Ave and 18th Street to 14th Ave): 4:00 am to 12:30 pm
• EB Aviation Parkway and some intersections (Broadway – Golf Links): 6:30 am – 12:00 pm
• Houghton at the Pima County Fairgrounds Roads Closed (Driveway and Dawn Rd) 8:00 am –
2:00 pm
• WB & EB Continental (between CPAC and Duval Mine Rd): 9:30 am – 1:30 pm
• NB Mission (Duval Mine Rd to Helmet Peak Rd): 9:30 am – 2:25 pm
I-10 and I-19 ON RAMP and OFF RAMP CLOSURES AND RELATED INFORMATION
• EB SR 210 (Aviation Pkwy.) will be closed from 6:30 am to 12:00 pm.
• I-10 and Houghton Interchange (TI) from 8:00 am to 12:00 pm:
o The I-10 WB On-Ramp will be closed.
o The I-10 EB Off-Ramp will be closed.
o NB Houghton Road traffic will be detoured on I-10 from the EB I-10 On-Ramp to the
Colossal Cave / Wentworth Rd. TI and back to the WB I-10 Off-Ramp onto Houghton Rd.
o The WB Off-Ramp will be open but traffic turning SB onto Houghton Road will be flagged.

I-10 and Valencia Interchange (TI) from 10:00 am to 3:30 pm:
o The I-10 EB Off-Ramp will be closed.
o The I-10 WB Ramps will be open with flagger(s) to control traffic.
o The I-10 EB On-Ramp will be open.
• I-10 and 6th Ave. Interchange (TI) from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm:
o The I-10 EB Off-Ramp will be closed.
o The I-10 EB On-Ramp / Frontage Road and WB Off-Ramp / Frontage Road will be
open with flagger(s) to control traffic at 6th Ave.
o The I-10 WB On-Ramp will be open.
• I-19 and Continental Interchange (TI) from 8:30 am to 2:00 pm:
o The I-19 NB and SB Off-Ramps will be closed.
o The I-19 NB On-Ramp will be open with flagger(s) to control traffic.
o The I-19 SB On-Ramp will be open.
o The I-19 East Side and West Side Frontage Roads will be open with flaggers to control
traffic. Left Turns from the West Side Frontage Road onto WB Continental Road will be
restricted.

• I-19 and Sahuarita Interchange (TI) from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm:
o The I-19 NB Off-Ramp and SB On-Ramp will be closed.
o The I-19 NB On-Ramp and SB Off-Ramp will be open.

Road delays expected:
Kolb and Valencia 102 Mile, 63 Mile & 32 Mile 7:00 am – 2:00 pm)
Valencia and Houghton (102 mile & 63 Mile 7:15 am – 11:30 am)
Maryann Cleveland Way and Houghton (102 Mile & 63 Mile 8 am – 1:45 pm)
Sahuarita and Nogales Hwy (102 Mile 8:30 am – 3:30 pm)
Valencia & Alvernon (63 Mile & 32 Mile 10:00 am – 3:00 pm)
Aerospace Pkwy & Nogales Hwy (102 Mile, 63 Mile & 32 Mile 10:00 am – 4:30 pm)
Stone from 18th Street to Cushing (102 Mile, 63 Mile & 32 Mile 8:00 am – 4:30 pm)

Tim Escobedo email: tim@eltourdetucson.org