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Looking out at the tower at the Tucson International Airport.

Tucson International Airport getting $18.5M federal grant

The grant will fund infrastructure and security upgrades.

A traffic cone along Speedway Boulevard as traffic passes in the background.

Growing infrastructure in the Tucson metro and the RTA’s role

Voters approved the Regional Transportation Authority in 2006.

Arizona Department of Public Safety Trooper David Chavez on patrol in Pima County on May 10, 2021.

DPS sees traffic flows increase on Arizona’s interstates

A ride-along with a trooper offers a firsthand look at the types of incidents they encounter

The site of construction on new flyover ramps that will connect State Route 189 to Interstate 19 in Nogales. April 30, 2021.

New ramp by Mariposa Port of Entry seen way to boost trade

It's expected to shave minutes off of travel time from the port to Interstate 19 for commercial trucks

A construction worker seen through an uninstalled drainage pipe along the Broadway Boulevard expansion site in Tucson on May 4, 2021.

Broadway expansion work expected to speed up

The city of Tucson wrapped up installing new drainage systems beneath the roadway

A branch is positioned in the middle of a rural road in southern Arizona.

Improving Arizona’s roadways and challenges posed

A discussion with the newest member of the State Transportation Board

The digital marquee on a Sun Link streetcar lets potential riders know that masks are required on board. November 2020.

Sun Tran sees ridership gradually rebound from pandemic slide

Tucson's public transportation service will continue to offer free fares through the end of June.

One of the initiatives on the ballot in 2018 is a bond package that aims to repair roads in Pima County.

Tucson city budget town hall: infrastructure and mobility

Thursday night's town hall updated residents on various projects and surveyed attendees' priorities.

A bike lane in the Armory Park neighborhood

Tucson city budget town hall

The town hall Thursday will focus on the infrastructure and mobility aspects of the budget.

Former Arizona State Representative Arlando Teller, who is a member of the Navajo Nation, resigned in January 2021 after accepting a job with the U.S. Department of Transportation as the deputy assistant secretary for tribal affairs.

Conversation with Arlando Teller about transportation in tribal lands

The former Arizona state lawmaker talks about his new job in the U.S. Department of Transportation and his legacy in Arizona.

A bicyclist and pedestrians on their morning commute, Oct. 16, 2018, the day of the Pima Association of Governments annual bike and pedestrian count.

City of Tucson wants input on ranking transportation needs

The deadline to submit feedback for Move Tucson's prioritization principles is March 12.

A health care worker at Tucson Medical Center holds a vial of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine.

Weather may delay weekend vaccinations

Banner, Pinal County, promise enough doses for today and Thursday

A woman stands with her luggage in the baggage claim area of the Tucson International Airport on August 10, 2020.

Passengers head to Tucson airport despite travel warnings

The airport estimates 6,000 to 7,400 passengers passed through the terminal Wednesday.

Downtown Tucson is seen in the distance from the intersection of Broadway Boulevard and Country Club Road.

Civil engineers recommend raising taxes for Arizona road repairs

The American Society of Civil Engineers gave the state's roads a D+.

The Sunlink streetcar has been in operation 5 years.

Council weighs abolishing fares on buses, streetcars

Fares were suspended in March.

Revisiting the danger to pedestrians in Tucson

The city, like others, has seen a steady rise in people struck and killed while walking, though the trends may be shifting amid the pandemic.

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