Drivers in Tucson should prepare for significant road closures due to El Tour scheduled for Saturday. Various streets will be affected at different times throughout the day. Below is a detailed breakdown of the closures and their respective schedules.
Road Closures for El Tour
- WB and EB Cushing: Stone to El Paso – Friday 6:00 am to Saturday 8:00 pm
- SB and NB Main: 3rd Avenue (12th Street to 18th Street) – 7:00 am to 11:30 am
- EB and WB 12th Street: 4th Avenue to 3rd Avenue – 7:00 am to 11:30 am
- EB and WB Simpson Street: Otero Ave to Sentinel Ave – 7:00 am to 11:30 am
- WB and EB 15th Street: Stone to 4th Ave – 4:00 am to 11:30 am
- NB and SB 4th Ave: 15th Street to Broadway – 4:00 am to 11:30 am
- NB and SB 6th Ave: Stone to 15th Ave – 4:00 am to 11:30 am
- NB and SB 6th Ave: 22nd Street to Stone Ave – 4:00 am to 5:00 pm
- NB and SB Stone Ave: 6th Ave to 18th Street and 14th Ave – 4:00 am to 12:30 pm
- EB Aviation Parkway: Broadway to Golf Links – 6:30 am to 12:00 pm
- SB Kolb: Escalante to Valencia – 9:30 am to 1:00 pm
- WB Valencia Rd: Houghton to Kolb – 8:00 am to 12:00 pm
- Houghton at Pima County Fairgrounds: Driveway and Dawn Rd – 8:00 am to 1:00 pm
- WB & EB Continental: Between CPAC and Duval Mine Rd – 9:30 am to 1:30 pm
- NB Mission: Duval Mine Rd to Helmet Peak Rd – 9:30 am to 2:25 pm
I-10 and I-19 On-Ramp and Off-Ramp Information
- EB SR 210: Closed from 6:30 am to 12:00 pm
- I-10 and Houghton Interchange: Closed from 8:00 am to 12:00 pm with detours for NB Houghton Road traffic.
- I-10 and Valencia Interchange: 10:00 am to 3:30 pm – I-10 EB Off-Ramp closed.
- I-10 and 6th Ave. Interchange: 10:00 am to 5:00 pm – I-10 EB Off-Ramp closed.
- I-19 Interchange: NB and SB Off-Ramps closed from 8:30 am to 2:00 pm.
- I-19 and Sahuarita Interchange: 9:00 am to 4:00 pm – I-19 NB Off-Ramp and SB On-Ramp closed.
Anticipated Traffic Delays
- Escalante and Kolb Intersection: 7:20 am – 11:00 am
- Camino Seco and Irvington: 7:25 am – 11:30 am
- Kolb and Valencia: 7:00 am – 2:00 pm
- Valencia and Houghton EB: 7:15 am – 11:30 am
- Maryann Cleveland Way and Houghton: 8:00 am – 1:45 pm
- Valencia and Houghton WB: 10:30 am – 12:45 pm
- Sahuarita and Nogales Hwy: 8:30 am – 3:30 pm
- Valencia & Alvernon: 10:00 am – 3:00 pm
- Aerospace Parkway & Nogales Hwy: 10:00 am – 4:30 pm
- Stone from 18th Street to Cushing: 8:00 am – 4:30 pm
Travel Recommendations
The best route to the airport on El Tour Day is to use I-10 in either direction. Exit at Kino South to Benson Hwy, turn left, and proceed to Tucson Boulevard for airport access.
