Infrastructure Improvement Priorities
August 10, 2017
Chris Cornelison
Infrastructure Projects FY 2016/17
Project Location Stage Cost
Tangerine Rd. - La Cañada Dr. to Shannon Rd.Under ConstructionRegional Partnering $2,860,000
Lambert Ln. - La Cañada Dr. to Rancho Sonora Dr. Under Construction $6,500,000
La Cholla Widening – Overton Rd. to Tangerine Rd. Finishing Design $2,000,000
Traffic Signal at La Cañada Drive and Community
Center entranceDesign under contract $250,000
La Cañada Drive and Moore Rd intersection study Study started in
FY16/17$50,000
Regional partnerships
Tangerine Rd. from La Cañada Dr. to Shannon Rd.
$2.86 million budget
Tangerine Road Widening – Marana lead agency
Final Design - late 2015
Utilities clearing and relocation - fall 2015
Start roadway construction - spring 2016
Finish roadway construction - late 2018
Lambert Ln. from La Cañada Dr. to Rancho Sonora Dr.
$6.5 million budget
This is a safety improvement with emphasis in lowering the roadway profile between La Cañada Dr. and Rancho Sonora Dr. to enhance sight distance.
Start construction October 3, 2016; Substantial completion September 2017
4-lanes to RS Dr., multi-use path, sidewalk, and drainage improvements
Remove 60,000 cubic yards of dirt
Aesthetic value – Bighorn sheep’s horn in soil nail wall
Regionally significant
La Cholla Blvd. from Overton Rd. to Tangerine Rd. - Design
$2 million budget design
Project costs estimated at $23 million total
Resume final design phase
Project information website www.LaChollaImprovements.info
AECOM consultant contracted by the TownFinal design by end of 2017
Proposed improvements:4-lane divided desert parkway corridorDrainage facilitiesMulti-use pathResidential frontage road2 animal crossings
La Cañada Dr. Traffic Study and Signal
La Cañada Dr. Traffic Signal - $250,000Entrance of Community & Recreation Center
RTA funded
La Cañada Rd./Moore Rd. intersection study (currently 4-way stop) - $50,000
PAG funded
Either signalized intersection or roundabout (determined after study completed)
To be completed in next few months
Projects Completed
Completed FY 2016 Highlights
Rancho Vistoso and Vistoso Highlands Traffic Signal$500,000 budget for traffic signal; $20,000 budget for sidewalk
Includes sidewalk and pedestrian enhancements along Rancho Vistoso Boulevard from Vistoso Highlands Dr. to Morning Vista Dr.
Naranja Dr. from La Cholla Blvd. to Ironwood High School $2 million budget
Three lane roadway, drainage structures, multi-use path, sidewalk, curb, multi-use lanes
Upcoming CIP
Naranja Park - Constructing 2 new multi-use fields w/ lightsCost = $1 million
Naranja Dr. widening to 3 lanes at entrance (Cost = $458,000)• Adding a 2-way left-turn lane
Tangerine Rd. access into Safeway at 1st Ave. ($250,000)
Palisades Rd. multi-use path ($284,000)
In Review Process
Residential Subdivisions
Rancho Vistoso Parcel 5G, K, & V (Mattamy) – East side of Rancho Vistoso Blvd along new Moore Road extension to be constructed; 150 total lots
Rancho Vistoso Parcel 6B (Mattamy) – SE corner of Rancho Vistoso Blvd. and Moore Road; 36 total lots
Sanctuary at Silverhawke (Meritage) – East side of 1st
Avenue at Naranja Rd. intersection; 44 total lots
Villages at Silverhawke (Meritage) – East side of 1st
Avenue, north of Palisades Road; 211 total lots
Under Construction
Residential Subdivisions
Eagle’s Rest (Lennar) – north side of Moore between La Canada/Rancho Vistoso Blvd.; 75 total lots
La Canada Ridge (Insight) – west side of La Canada and south of Moore; 12 total lots
Meritage at Stone Canyon 8 – New area north of existing Tortolita Mountain Circle; 36 total lots
Rancho Vistoso Parcel 5F (Mattamy) – NE corner of Rancho Vistoso Blvd./Moore Road; 116 total lots
Now Open and Selling
Residential Subdivisions
Center Pointe Vistoso (Maracay) – north end of La Canada Blvd; 344 total lotsDiscovery at Vistoso Reserve (Lennar) – SW corner of Rancho Vistoso Blvd and Vistoso Highlands intersection; 27 total lotsEnclave at Stone Canyon (Mattamy & Fairfield) – southeast of new clubhouse; 36 total lotsEstates at Capella (Meritage) – south side of Naranja, east of Ironwood Ridge HS; 120 total lotsRancho del Cobre (Maracay) – east side of La Cholla Blvd, south of Tangerine Rd; 68 total lots
Amphitheater K-5 STEM School
New Elementary School
Science, technology, engineering and math
Recently Completed for 2017/18 school year
Approximately 500 students
Located northeast of La Cañada Dr. and Moore Rd. intersection, off of Desert Fairways Dr.
Oro Valley Leman Academy
New Elementary School
Located west of La Cañada Dr. and north of Tangerine Rd.
Recently opened w/ Temporary Certificate of Occupancy
Kindergarten through 6th grade, w/ pre-kinder program
Plan to end with a K-8 by 2019