Proposed 2023-2027 focus: improving major corridors, upgrading pavement conditions
The Arizona Department of Transportation will hold a public hearing Friday, May 20, on the agency’s recommended plan for the next five years of construction projects statewide. The hearing on the 2023-2027 Tentative Five-Year Transportation Facilities Construction Program begins at 9 a.m. and can be accessed at http://aztransportationboard.gov.
The proposed annual update allocates $571 million for projects that widen highways or improve interchanges. In addition the tentative plan will invest more than $2.5 billion in pavement preservation projects across Arizona over five years, upgrading 400 lane miles of pavement from fair and poor condition to good condition.
The Interstate 17 and I-10 widening projects are able to advance through ADOT’s partnership with the Maricopa Association of Governments, the regional planning agency that has committed some of the funds for those improvements.
The 2023-2027 Tentative Five-Year Program also reaches ADOT’s goal of allocating $360 million per year for preservation of bridges and roadways throughout the state highway system. Preservation projects include repaving and repairing highways, along with repairing or reconstructing bridges. The tentative plan includes $445 million over five years for projects that improve highway safety, efficiency and functionality, such as smart technology or addition of shoulders.
The public comment period for the 2023-2027 Tentative Five-Year Transportation Facilities Construction Program began March 18 and ends at 5 p.m. June 2. The State Transportation Board is expected to consider formal action on the program at its June 17 meeting.
To view the Tentative 2023-2027 Five-Year Transportation Facilities Construction Program, visit the Five Year Program at azdot.gov/tentative5year
ADOT welcomes feedback via the following methods:
- An online comment form available at azdot.gov/tentative5year
- By email at fiveyearconstructionprogram@azdot.gov
- By phone at 855.712.8530 and
- By mail Attn: Courtney King, ℅ ADOT Communications, 1655 W. Jackson St., Room 179, MD 126F, Phoenix, AZ 85007.
- At the public hearing on May 20 and a State Transportation Board study session on June 2. Meetings may be accessed through the State Board website at http://aztransportationboard.gov
Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
Pursuant to Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and other nondiscrimination laws and authorities, ADOT does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, or disability. Persons that require a reasonable accommodation based on language or disability should contact Courtney King, ADOT Community Relations, at 480.549.3504 or cking3@azdot.gov Requests should be made as early as possible to ensure the State has an opportunity to address the accommodation..
De acuerdo con el Título VI de la Ley de Derechos Civiles de 1964, la Ley de Estadounidenses con Discapacidades (ADA por sus siglas en inglés) y otras normas y leyes antidiscriminatorias, el Departamento de Transporte de Arizona (ADOT) no discrimina por motivos de raza, color, origen nacional, sexo, edad o discapacidad. Las personas que requieran asistencia (dentro de lo razonable) ya sea por el idioma o discapacidad deben ponerse en contacto con la Courtney King al 1-855-712-8530 o cking3@azdot.gov. Las solicitudes deben hacerse lo más antes posible para asegurar que el Estado tenga la oportunidad de hacer los arreglos necesarios.
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