Title
Agreement with Arizona Department of Transportation For Rights of Way along South Mountain Freeway / Loop 202 (Congressman Ed Pastor Freeway) - Amendment 1 (Ordinance S-47302)
Description
Request to authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to amend the existing Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) with the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) related to the rights of way along the South Mountain Freeway / Loop 202 (Congressman Ed Pastor Freeway). The original agreement allowed the State to bring in rights of way into the State's system for areas needed for construction of the Congressman Ed Pastor Freeway, which included portions of City of Phoenix streets that crossed the freeway alignment. This amendment will allow the State to transfer back ownership of those portions of City streets that are no longer needed by the State as the Congressman Ed Pastor Freeway has been completed.
Report
Summary
ADOT opened the Congressman Ed Pastor Freeway in December 2019 and has now issued final acceptance of the project. With this amended agreement, the State will abandon ownership, jurisdiction and maintenance responsibilities of those City of Phoenix cross streets no longer needed for the construction of Congressman Ed Pastor Freeway and are outside of the State’s access control limits. These responsibilities will be returned to the City of Phoenix.
Financial Impact
There is no financial impact to the City.
Concurrence/Previous Council Action
The City Council approved the original IGA on Oct. 21, 2015 (Ordinance S-42094).
Location
Congressman Ed Pastor Freeway: Interstate 10 (I-10) - 59th Avenue alignment to south Pecos Road.
Council Districts: 6, 7 and 8
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Deputy City Manager Mario Paniagua and the Street Transportation Department.