The City of Scottsdale wants to renovate 15 different road sections, nearly all of which are north of Shea Blvd.
Twelve of the projects on the wish list have valuations of more than $5M, and all of them are at least partially dependent on voter approval of Proposition 479, the latest renewal of Maricopa County’s half-cent transportation sales tax.
The renewal, which was the subject of extensive back-and-forth struggles between the Legislature and two Governors, will go to voters in the November general election.
Key to Scottsdale’s road plans is the County’s Arterial Life Cycle Program. The City has made extensive use of ALCP’s funding to widen and improve existing streets and build new arterial segments under the oversight of the Maricopa Association of Governments.
ALCP improvements have a 30% match requirement from municipalities.
Scottsdale has a current load of nearly three-dozen ALCP projects. 83% of the projects are expected to be completed by 2026, officials say. The current Maricopa County-funded program will end in the middle of 2025.
If Prop. 479 passes, Scottsdale’s list of new projects valued at more than $5M will consist of:
- $52.1.M: Widen Dynamite Blvd. from 56th Street to Pima;
- $50.7M: Reconstruct Scottsdale Road from Highland Avenue to Frank Lloyd Wright Blvd.;
- $34.4M: Widen Jomax Road: 56th Street to 94th Street;
- $33.4M: Widen Scottsdale Road from Loop 101 to Jomax Road;
- $23.4M: Widen Happy Valley Road from Scottsdale Road to Pima Road;
- $22.5M: Reconstruct Via Linda from 90th Street to Frank Lloyd Wright Blvd.;
- $19.4M: Widen Pinnacle Peak Road from Scottsdale Road to Pima Road;
- $17M: Build a new roadway for Miller Road from Princess Drive to Legacy Blvd.;
- $16.9M: Build a new roadway for 56th Street from Jomax to Dynamite;
- $16.4M: Widen Lone Mountain Road from 68th Street to Pima Road;
- $12.1M Reconstruct Hayden Road from McKellips Road to Indian School Road, and
- $10.2M: Reconstruct 92nd Street/94th Street from Shea to Thunderbird. (Source)