Parking on Mount Lemmon can be a challenge especially on weekends, holidays and during the summer when visitors flock to escape Tucsons triple-digit heat.

A new federal project now underway along Sabino Canyon Park Road aims to change that. The $8.77 million project, led by the Federal Highway Administration in cooperation with Pima County and the Coronado National Forest, will add nearly 100 new parking spaces and improve access for visitors heading up the mountain.

The plan includes a new paved parking lot with 75 spaces, 21 on-street spaces, a public restroom and a 5-foot-wide pathway connected to the Arizona Trail. Crews will also repave about half a mile of Sabino Canyon Park Road. Construction began in October and is expected to wrap up in summer 2026, with a winter hiatus due to w

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