Title
Intergovernmental Agreement with MCDOT for Roadway Improvements on Lower Buckeye Road from 71st Avenue to 67th Avenue (Ordinance S-45239)
Description
Request to authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to enter into an Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) with the Maricopa County Department of Transportation (MCDOT) to cost share roadway improvements on Lower Buckeye Road from 71st Avenue to 67th Avenue. Further request authorization for the City Controller to disburse all funds related to this item. The City's cost will not exceed $2.5 million.
Report
Summary
The current configuration of Lower Buckeye Road between 71st and 67th Avenues includes only one travel lane in each direction. The roadway segments immediately east and west of this area include two travel lanes in each direction along with a center-turn lane. This noncontiguous configuration has led to "bottlenecks" and increased traffic congestion in a fast growing area of the City.
MCDOT is planning to make improvements to this stretch of Lower Buckeye Road in fiscal year (FY) 2020. MCDOT's original design does not allow for the ultimate construction of this roadway. The City desires to enter into a cost share agreement with MCDOT to complete full roadway improvements. This agreement would not only include widening this segment of Lower Buckeye Road to align with the adjacent roadway configuration, but also allow for other improvements such as sidewalks, American's with Disabilities Act (ADA) sidewalk ramps, streetlights, and traffic signal upgrades.
This section of Lower Buckeye Road was originally programmed for improvements in FY 2030 using Transportation 2050 (T2050) funds. The Citizen's Transportation Commission (CTC) recently recommended advancing this project to construction in FY2020 to not only take advantage of this cost share opportunity, but to also address traffic congestion in this fast growing area of the City.
Financial Impact
The total project cost is estimated to be $4.6 million. The City's share will not exceed $2.5 million.
Concurrence/Previous Council Action
The CTC unanimously voted in favor of this item by a vote of 13-0 at their Oct. 25, 2018, meeting.
This item was recommended for approval at the Aviation and Transportation Subcommittee meeting on Nov. 27, 2018, by a vote of 3-0.
Location
Lower Buckeye Road from 71st to 67th avenues
Council District: 7
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Deputy City Manager Mario Paniagua and the Street Transportation Department.