Fifth Street: nearly done
After many months of cones, the City's Fifth/Sixth Street Pedestrian Safety and Walkability Project between Country Club Road and Alvernon Way is in its final stretch.
- Landscaping. Santa Rita Landscaping installed irrigation from August 31 to September 21, and planting was scheduled for September 22 through October 5.
- What's being planted. Desert-adapted, low-water plants, including brittlebush, creosote, chuparosa, desert marigold, pink fairy duster, desert milkweed, globemallow, and trailing lantana, with accents like saguaro, fishhook barrel, beavertail prickly pear, red yucca, agave, and native bunch grasses.
- No new trees. This segment doesn't add trees, but the existing trees along the route are staying. If shade on Fifth Street matters to you, let us know.
- The finish line. City staff told the board in June that by November all paving should be finished, the lighting installed, and the new HAWK pedestrian signals turned on.
Fifth and Dodge
At the June board meeting, City transportation staff heard neighbors' concerns about the Fifth and Dodge intersection, including illegal U-turns, drivers cutting through private property, speeding on Dodge, worn speed humps, and poor lighting for pedestrians.
To stop illegal left turns from eastbound Fifth onto northbound Dodge, the City presented two street-layout options. Neighbors at the meeting favored the more restrictive one, which uses physical barriers. Once the project has been finished for a while, the City will reassess the intersection using data from the new traffic signals.
Dodge is also due to be repaved under Prop 411, and its speed humps will be rebuilt at that time.
Dodge Boulevard walkability
Dodge between Fifth Street and Speedway is slated for walkability improvements. Design isn't scheduled to begin until the end of 2026, with construction expected around 2028–29.
Speed on Camino Miramonte
Speeding on Camino Miramonte has been raised with the City. Because Miramonte is becoming part of the Palo Verde–Miramonte Bicycle Boulevard, its speed limit will drop to 20 mph. Speed humps aren't an option, because the road is a paved-over wash.
Want a "Slow Down" sign for your yard? The Ward 6 Council Office has them for residents. See Resources for contact details.
Potholes elsewhere
Sixth Street between Country Club and Campbell is not part of the Fifth Street project. Keep reporting potholes there to Tucson 311.