Construction continues on a box culvert where La Cañada Boulevard crosses the Pegler Wash north of Magee Road. Construction along La Cañada is expected to be completed in 2011.

Construction continues at the site for the BASIS Charter School in Oro Valley, located off of Oracle Road, just north of Steam Pump Ranch. The school is expected to be open for classes this coming school year.

The Town of Marana issued nine commercial permits in July.

Construction continues at the Twin Peaks interchange north of Cortaro Road along Interstate 10. Construction of the overpass, which began being developed and discussed in 2003, is expected to wrap up by the end of 2010.

Vehicles make their way westbound along Ina Road, approaching the intersection at La Cañada Drive last week. As the road-widening project continues, Ina Road, near La Cañada Drive, is limited to one lane in each direction, causing traffic delays throughout the day.

Union Pacific Railroad is moving forward in its effort to build a second main track through Marana parallel to its first.

Prospective residents of Splendido, the $80 million upscale retirement community in Oro Valley, have begun making payments of from $18,000 to $67,000 to convert their initial $1,000 deposits for resident eligibility into charter member status.

Ames Construction Inc. will be closing the train track crossing at Cortaro Road to perform construction for Union Pacific Railroad.

Following a unanimous vote by the Oro Valley Town Council on June 20 to approve an additional $1.55 million for expansion of the Town’s Aquatic Center, construction is on schedule.

Northwest Fire District paramedics were called to the Costco located at 3901 W. Costco Drive near Orange Grove and Thornydale after a 44 year-old male construction worker collapsed with possible heat related illness.

The news is out, the Town of Oro Valley is moving forward with a $3.4 million aquatic center that will bring Olympic-caliber recognition to the facility, but in the meantime, the pool will be closed this summer.

Marana construction permits rose during the second quarter of the year, in a time of uncertainty in the real estate market.

Kelsie Stenz, who graduated from Marana High School this year, demonstrated how to arc weld during the school’s Mentoring A Girl in Construction (MAGIC) Camp last week.

Vandals recently struck a construction site in Oro Valley, causing nearly $1,000 in damage.

A code revision approved by the Oro Valley Town Council allows an extension of construction hours during peak seasons of extreme heat.

August 31, 2005 - The Marana Town Council gave unanimous approval Aug. 23 to advertise for bids to widen Thornydale Road to six lanes from south of Orange Grove Road to the Cañada Del Oro Wash next year.

August 10, 2005 - Home builders are saying the industry is facing a crisis, with a shortage of skilled labor to help build as the demand for new homes and businesses continues to grow.