The State Transportation Board is expected to adopt the $7.74 billion final Five-Year Program at its June 16 board meeting.
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ADOT recently released its tentative 2024-2028 Five-Year Transportation Facilities Construction Program for public review and comment.
The public comment period for the Tentative Five-Year Program ends at 5 p.m. on June 1, 2023.
The State Transportation Board is expected to adopt the final Five-Year Program at its June 16 board meeting.
The $7.74 billion tentative 2024-2028 Transportation Facilities Construction Program includes:
Approximately $4.5 billion for ADOT projects in Greater Arizona. This includes:
- $2.6 billion in preservation projects, which include repaving highways, extending the life cycle of existing pavement and repairing or reconstructing bridges;
- $669 million in projects to expand the state highway system;
- $469 million for projects that improve highway safety, efficiency and functionality, such as smart technology or adding shoulders;
- $486 million for other federally-funded local and statewide projects administered by ADOT, such as the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Deployment Program and local safety, bridge and recreational trail projects;
- $331 million for project planning and design;
Approximately $2.4 billion for projects in Maricopa County including:
- Widening and interchange improvements I-10 between Loop 202 and Riggs Road;
- Widening of Loop 101 (Pima Freeway) between Princess Drive and Shea Boulevard;
- Widening of Loop 101 (Agua Fria Freeway) between 75th Avenue and I-17;
- Loop 101/I-10 System Interchange improvements;
- Loop 202 (Santan Freeway) widening between Loop 101 and Val Vista Drive;
- The extension of Loop 303 between MC 85 and Van Buren Street;
Approximately $817 million for projects in Pima County including:
- $196 million for the I-10 Alvernon Way to Valencia Road (Barraza Aviation Parkway extension/widening);
- $185 million for the I-10: Kino Traffic interchange;
- $156 million for the Country Club Rd Traffic interchange; and
- $142 million in airport capital improvements.
"Safety, innovation and collaboration are the three main priorities I have as the director for the Arizona Department of Transportation," said ADOT Director Jennifer Toth. "Our 2024-2028 Tentative Five-Year Construction Program addresses these priorities as we work to improve and maintain the state's highway system during the next five years.
"Safety is paramount to what we do at ADOT," Toth added. "Our vision is ‘Moving Arizona to become the most reliable transportation system in the nation.' The 2024-2028 Tentative Five-Year Construction Program identifies improvements to existing roads and bridges while also identifying opportunities to construct new roads and bridges that improve safety. We plan to invest $2.6 billion in pavement and bridge preservation projects across Arizona, which will upgrade pavement that is rated in poor or fair condition. We need to continue investing in the system we have already built, to keep it safe and functioning to meet the growing needs of our state.
"The program also identifies opportunities where we can use the latest technology to improve interchanges and be innovative in our approaches to make the state's transportation system safer," she continued. "I am a big believer in innovation as it helps us improve the work we do.
"ADOT's 2024-2028 Tentative Five-Year Construction Program requires us to collaborate with stakeholders in identifying the projects to put into the program to meet the critical needs of the state. We have a robust planning to programming process that ensures we collaborate with partners like cities and towns, counties, councils of governments, regional transportation planning agencies and other entities as the program is being developed," Toth concluded.
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