City: Use Rio Nuevo funds to tunnel I- 10 FINAL Edition

Tucson is looking to divert Rio Nuevo redevelopment funds to pay for lowering Interstate 10 below ground level through Downtown. Without the extension, using Rio Nuevo money for the freeway would require taking it away from other projects, although six years after voters approved Rio Nuevo, few of t...

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Published inThe Arizona daily star
Main Author Tim Ellis and Rob O'Dell, ARIZONA DAILY STAR
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Tucson, Ariz The Arizona Daily Star 11.12.2005
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Bronson, Sharon
Hein, Mike
Johnson, Michael
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Summary:Tucson is looking to divert Rio Nuevo redevelopment funds to pay for lowering Interstate 10 below ground level through Downtown. Without the extension, using Rio Nuevo money for the freeway would require taking it away from other projects, although six years after voters approved Rio Nuevo, few of the promised improvements have made significant progress toward becoming reality. lCity:Rio Nuevo redevelopment funds State sales taxes collected in a sweeping special taxing district that runs from west of Downtown east to Park Place to help develop museums, historic restorations and other Downtown improvements. Must be matched by the city.
ISSN:0888-546X