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Authorization to Apply for and Accept Transportation Funding for Arterial Widening Program and Arterial Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Program Grants Through Maricopa Association of Governments for Fiscal Years 2025 through 2028 (Ordinance S-52113) - Districts 2, 3, 7 & 8
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District 2, District 3, District 7, District 8
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Title
Authorization to Apply for and Accept Transportation Funding for Arterial Widening Program and Arterial Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Program Grants Through Maricopa Association of Governments for Fiscal Years 2025 through 2028 (Ordinance S-52113) - Districts 2, 3, 7 & 8
Description
Request to retroactively authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to apply for, accept and, if awarded, enter into agreements for transportation funding through the Maricopa Association of Governments (MAG) Arterial Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Program (ARRP) and Arterial Widening Program (AWP) grants. Further request an exemption from the indemnification prohibition set forth in the Phoenix City Code Section 42-18 for a governmental entity pursuant to Phoenix City Code Section 42-20. The total grant funds applied for will not exceed $46 million and the City's local match will not exceed $20 million.
Report
Summary
MAG has announced and shared the grant schedule for the upcoming Call for Projects for its AWP and ARRP grant opportunities. These programs provide funding to improve capacity on existing roadways in their communities. There is $53 million in available funding for the AWP program and $93 million for the ARRP for a total of $146 million. The goals of eligible projects under the AWP and ARRP are focused on improving the capacity and condition on existing roadways.
The Street Transportation Department has identified five projects to submit for consideration of funding.
Lower Buckeye Road: 27th to 19th Avenue
7th Avenue: Southern Avenue to Broadway Road
27th Avenue: Lower Buckeye to Buckeye Road
35th Avenue: I-10 to Camelback Road
Cave Creek Road: Angela Drive to Beardsley Road
Financial Impact
The estimated total cost for the projects will not exceed $66 million. If awarded, the maximum amount of the grant(s) would not exceed $46 million and the City's cost would not exceed $20 million.
Funding for the local match is available in the Street Transportation Department's Capital Improvement Program budget.
Location
Council Districts: 2, 3, 7 and 8
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Assistant City Manager Inger Erickson and the Street Transportation Department.