A group of neighbors along Fifth Street in Midtown are organizing to stop construction they say is making their street too narrow for emergency vehicles and parking.

The residents aren't opposed to the road construction itself, but rather a frontage road that runs alongside their homes. Construction began in spring 2024 along Fifth and Sixth streets from Campbell to Alvernon, with pedestrian safety features like sidewalks funded by Proposition 407, which Tucson voters approved in 2018.

Monir Gharbiah said the narrowed frontage road creates problems for emergency services and transportation for seniors in the area.

"The ambulance, the fire department comes through more often because we have lots of seniors here. We have a group home here where SunVan comes to pick them up and they block

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