Improvements to Valencia Road, including the intersection with Kolb Road, are set to continue in order to increase capacity and enhance safety on the regional corridor. The construction project will be managed by the City of Tucson. The project will widen Valencia and make improvements on Kolb Road including a new intersection that will feature indirect left turns.
The project is part of the Valencia Road corridor improvement project, from Alvernon Way to Kolb Road. Improvements from Alvernon Way to Wilmot Road have been completed. In addition to the intersection improvement, featuring a unique parkway-at-grade design, this project will continue the widening of Valencia Road roughly one mile east and west of Kolb Road and 1/2 mile south and 1/4 mile north of Valencia Road. The roadway will be widened to six lanes and include bike lanes, sidewalks, drainage structures, lighting, traffic signals and landscaping.
The benefits of the project are:
- Improved safety.
- Left turn movements will be moved outside of the traditional intersection to indirect left turns and two bypass ramps to help significantly reduce traffic congestion and delays.
- A new northeast ramp starting at Valencia will curve around existing businesses and connect to North Kolb Road to facilitate traffic flow. A new southeast ramp will connect Kolb Road and Valencia Road south of the intersection.
- Improved accommodations for bicycle riders and pedestrians.
