Three car crashes on Mary Ann Cleveland Way since Monday morning, one fatal

TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — Mary Ann Cleveland Way is a two-lane, two-way road involving Houghton and Colossal Cave Street. The road qualified prospects to two superior educational facilities in the space and many households.

On Jan. 23, a 16-12 months-aged female died in a deadly vehicle incident on this highway and two independent two-auto crashes occurred at the exact intersection.

KGUN 9’s Reyna Preciado went doorway-to-doorway in a community along the highway and it did not acquire lengthy to come across anyone to explain how challenging their commutes can be.

Elizabeth Celestine lives alongside Mary Ann Cleveland Way and her daughters go to college within just minutes of the spot, but turning to get there can choose a when.

“The longest we have waited is almost certainly 20 minutes to make a left hand turn,” Celestine explained.

But turning is not the only issue she has with the street.

“There’s a whole lot of blind places, a ton of curves. It’s really narrow. We have to enjoy guiding us because a whole lot of folks aren’t spending focus and they are dashing. We have virtually been strike many times,” she discussed.

Her daughter goes to Cienega Substantial College. She stated her panic is significant when she is familiar with her daughter is on the street.

“Yesterday she was likely to college and right here I read tires squealing. I was examining her area and asking her if she made it to college,” expressed Celestine.

Sabrina Lobato Gonzales has two sons who go to educational institutions in the place. Her residence is together the identical intersection the place a few crashes have took place considering the fact that Monday morning. She does not enable 1 of her sons walk to faculty because she’s nervous for his basic safety.

“He wants to wander to college. We stay fewer than a mile from the school. But, we have witnessed a lot of occasions people today had been not having to pay attention and pretty much hitting individuals going for walks in the crosswalk,” she explained.

She thinks there are lots of reasons for the crashes.

“People velocity. I have observed quite a few folks attempt to go on that highway. And there is a great deal of targeted traffic because there’s two neighborhoods, but it’s also between two higher faculties,” she claimed.

Both moms believe that yet another difficulty is the amount of money of new developments in the spot.

“There are a ton of new developments heading up and they do not get into thought the amount of visitors that goes back again and forth,” claimed Gonzales.

“This location was not created for this lots of folks to are living in,” mentioned Celestine.

Elizabeth Celestine thinks change requirements to be designed to make the highway safer.

“I consider if they widened the street some, or if they had a lot more quit lights,” she stated.

The road is situated in the two Pima County and the City of Tucson. Proudly owning jurisdictions are liable for roadway protection enhancements.

The City of Tucson declined an interview about programs for the highway.

1 opportunity funding alternative for basic safety enhancements is the Regional Transportation Authority, a regional taxing district that collects a 50 percent-cent product sales tax for its 20-12 months voter-approved regional transportation program and is in the system of establishing a new strategy.

A spokesperson for the RTA claimed Mary Ann Cleveland Way jobs have been viewed as for a draft prepare to be submitted to the RTA board, but are not on the named venture record for July 2023.

Initiatives that are on the list hook up to Colossal Cave Highway. This involves:

• the enlargement and modernization of Colossal Cave Street #1 from the unincorporated Pima County roads on 1-10 to Mary Ann Cleveland Way
• the widening of Colossal Cave Rd from the Tucson metropolis limit to Dawn Push to a 4-lane divided roadway
• the roadway expansion and modernization of Colossal Cave Road #2 from Mary Ann Cleveland Way to Camino Loma Alta

We’ll hold you current as this story develops.