El Tour de Tucson road closures and road delays set for Nov. 23; Take note and be Prepared

The Banner – University Medicine 41^st El Tour de Tucson is more than three weeks away and we want to alert everyone who will on the streets of the El Tour road closures and delays on Ride Day on Nov. 23.

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

“We anticipate another great turnout for our event, which means more than 9,000 cyclists will be riding El Tour,” said TJ Juskiewicz, El Tour’s executive director. “We are making every effort to let the Tucson community and the surrounding areas (Green Valley, Vail and Sahuarita) of the road closures and delays in their areas. The information will allow those needing to get somewhere along the route enough time to get to where they need to go and so they can plan their day accordingly.”

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.

 

2024 El Tour de Tucson Road Closures

Saturday, November 23rd

Road closures are subject to change

 

EL TOUR STARTS AT 7 a.m. WITH ALL ROUTES CLOSE AT 4:30 p.m.

AFTER 4:30 p.m. ALL RIDERS MUST ABIDE BY THE RULES OF THE ROAD

• WB and EB Cushing (Stone to El Paso): Friday 6:00 am – Saturday 8:00 pm
• SB and NB Main (3rd Avenue (12th Street to 18th Street): 7:00 am – 11:30 am
• EB and WB 12th Street (4rth Avenue to 3rd Avenue): 7:00 am – 11:30 am
• EB and WB Simpson St ( Otero Ave – Sentinel Ave ) 7:00 am – 11:30 am
• 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 8:00 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
• EB Valencia Rd at Kolb 6:00 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 – 2:25pm

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)