SignalsAZ.com Prescott News Podcast - ADOT Proposes $9.85 Billion Transportation Plan

Episode Date: March 4, 2026

Send us a text and chime in!The Arizona Department of Transportation is targeting pavement improvements and expanding several key highways in the .85 billion Tentative Five-Year Transportation Facilities Construction Program for 2027-2031. The agency's recommended plan, which encompasses the projects that ADOT intends to design and construct over the next five years, is currently available for public comment until May 22. The tentative five-year program allocates .1 billion for projects throughout Greater Arizona, which encompasses areas outside of Maricopa and Pima counties. This includes: .7 billion to preserve, rehabilitate, and replace pavement and bridges 1 million to expand capacity 9 million to improve highway safety, efficiency... For the written story, read here >> https://www.signalsaz.com/articles/adot-proposes-9-85-billion-transportation-plan/Check out the CAST11.com Website at: https://CAST11.com Follow the CAST11 Podcast Network on Facebook at: https://Facebook.com/CAST11AZFollow Cast11 Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/cast11_podcast_network

Text to Speech Audio Articles made possible on the Cast11.com podcast network by Fane Signature Group. The Arizona Department of Transportation is targeting pavement improvements and expanding several key highways in the $9.85 billion tentative five-year transportation facilities construction program for 2027 to 2031. The agency's recommended plan, which encompasses the projects that ADDOT intends to design and construct over the next five years, is currently available for public comment until May 22. The tentative five-year program allocates $4.1 billion for projects throughout greater Arizona, which encompasses areas outside of Maricopa and Pima counties. This includes $2.7 billion to preserve, rehabilitate, and replace pavement and bridges.

$431 million to expand capacity. $939 million to improve highway safety, efficiency and functionality, including includes intersection improvements, updates to ports of entry and and rest areas, smart technologies, and adding signals, signs and shoulders. The tentative program is available for review and comment at oz. dot.gov slash tentative five-year. Addot welcomes feedback via an online form available at aos.gov slash five-year comments, by email at five-year construction program at ozdot.gov, by phone at 855-30, and by mail at ad hoc communications, 1655 West Jackson Street, Room 179, MD1,000. 26F, Phoenix, Arizona 8507.

Comments also may be made in person and virtually at a public hearing of the Arizona State Transportation Board scheduled for 9 a.m. Friday, May 15th, in Cameron. Meeting information can be found at as Transportation Board.gov. To more easily locate projects, ADOT has developed a searchable project dashboard that allows the public to look for projects by highway number, project name, or other identifying features. The database is available at Ozdot.gov. slash five-year dashboard. The public comment period for the 2027 to 2031 tentative five-year

transportation facilities construction program ends at 5 p.m. Friday, May 22nd. The State Transportation Board is expected to consider formal action on the final program at its June 19th meeting. The tentative five-year program allocates $431 million for projects that increase the capacity or extent of highways throughout greater Arizona, specifically including $83 million. $83 million to widen SR-260 east of Payson, known as the Lion's Spring segment. $82 million to widen U.S. 93 at Big Jim Wash between Wicamberg and Wikiop. $86 million to widen SR 347 south of Phoenix in Pinal County. In Maricopa County, the tentative plan allocates $2.04 billion for projects planned in conjunction

with the Maricopa Association of Governments, MAG. This funding will be supplemented with funds from Proposition 479, which voters approved in 2024. Individual projects have not been identified so far, as MAG is currently engaged in the process of generating new revenue projections, updating project cost estimates, establishing specific project sequencing, and considering project modifications for its plan later this spring or summer. In Pima County, the plan allocates $615 million for projects in collaboration with the PEMA Association of Governments, PAG. Pog is presently undertaking RTA next, a ballot initiative aimed at extending an existing half-cent sales tax that is due to expire.

Following the election, Pog will generate new revenue forecasts, update estimated project costs, establish project sequencing, and consider project modifications to update Pog's transportation improvement program. The updates are anticipated in late spring or summer. The five-year program also includes $178 million for the airport capital improvement program, which provides funding in conjunction with the Federal Aviation Administration for projects to design and construct safety, security, and capacity enhancements, prepare various plans and studies, and fund improvements at the Grand Canyon Airport, which ADOT operates. Funding for the overall statewide five-year transportation facilities construction program comes

from federal and state dollars, in addition to money generated by users of transportation services in Arizona, primarily through gasoline and diesel fuel taxes, the Arizona vehicle license tax and various aviation taxes. Both the Maricopa and Pima County regions have dedicated, voter approved sales taxes for transportation that fund expansion projects. AdDOT's five-year program is developed from a compilation of regional allocations from the State Transportation Board, along with funding streams that include federal grants, legislative appropriations and contributions from local governments. It is the result of working closely with local governments, regional transportation planning organizations and tribal partners

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