HB 2543
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ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Fifty-sixth Legislature
First Regular Session
House: TI DPA 9-1-0-1 | APPROP DPA 12-2-0-1
HB2543: appropriations; greater Arizona transportation projects
Sponsor: Representative Dunn, LD 25
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Overview
Appropriates approximately $331,070,100 from the state General Fund (GF) in Fiscal Year (FY)
2024 to the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) for distribution to various state entities
for specified highway and road projects.
History
Laws 1973, Chapter 146 established ADOT to provide for an integrated and balanced state
transportation system with a director responsible for the department's administration (A.R.S. §
28-331). ADOT has exclusive control and jurisdiction over state highways, state routes, state-
owned airports and all state-owned transportation systems or modes are vested in ADOT.
The duties of ADOT are as follows: 1) register motor vehicles and aircraft, license drivers, collect
revenues, enforce motor vehicle and aviation statutes and perform related functions; 2) do
multimodal state transportation planning, cooperate and coordinate transportation planning with
local governments and establish an annually updated priority program of capital improvements
for all transportation modes; 3) design and construct transportation facilities in accordance with a
priority plan and maintain and operate state highways, state-owned airports and state public
transportation systems; 4) investigate new transportation systems and cooperate with and advise
local governments concerning the development and operation of public transit systems; and 5)
have administrative jurisdiction of transportation safety programs and implement them in
accordance with applicable law (A.R.S. § 28-332).
Provisions
Road and Highway Projects for Cities and Towns
1. Appropriates the following amounts from the GF in FY 2024 to ADOT for distribution to
specified cities and towns for road and highway projects designated as regional priorities by
the greater Arizona councils of government and metropolitan planning organizations:
a) To Kingman:
i. $2,634,640 for Airway Avenue improvements;
ii. $8,045,021 for Eastern Street improvements and pavement rehabilitation;
b) $1,560,000 to Bullhead City for Hancock Road pavement resurfacing between Colorado
Boulevard and State Route 95;
c) $1,200,000 to Colorado City for the reconstruction of Mohave Avenue and Redwood
Street from State Route 389 to Airport Drive;
d) $5,362,002 to Coolidge for Coolidge Avenue reconstruction between Christensen Road
and Clemans Road;
e) $5,362,002 to Eloy for Sunland Gin Road Interstate 10 overpass and road improvements
between Interstate 10 and Arica Road;
f) $10,724,004 to Casa Grande for Maricopa-Casa Grande Highway improvements between
Burris Road and Anderson Road; HB 2543
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g) $9,071,649 to Douglas for road development and construction connecting the Douglas
international commercial port of entry and State Route 80;
h) To Nogales:
i. $1,771,419 for Frank Reed Road reconstruction between Ciardulli Place and Grand
Avenue;
ii. $2,363,105 for Industrial Park Drive reconstruction between Manor Drive and
Mariposa Road;
i) $1,446,915 to Patagonia for McKeown Avenue reconstruction between Fourth Avenue
West and State Route 82;
j) $4,526,351 to Thatcher for 8th Street improvements between 1st Avenue and 20th
Avenue;
k) To Huachuca City:
i. $1,565,201 for Skyline Drive reconstruction between State Route 90 and Huachuca
City Landfill;
ii. $506,000 for Skyline Pathway development along Skyline Drive between Gila Avenue
and Edgewood Street;
l) $1,822,000 to Sierra Vista for Theater Drive corridor improvements between 7th Street
and Carmichael Avenue;
m) $3,600,000 to Show Low to extend East Woolford Road from State Route 260 to Penrod
Road;
n) To Williams:
i. $3,424,720 for Rodeo Road and Route 66 improvements between Airport Road and
East Route 66;
ii. $3,032,191 for Airport Road pavement replacement and road extension;
o) $6,321,360 to Clarkdale for Verde Valley Bridge rail project design, planning and
construction;
p) $2,242,161 to Pinetop-Lakeside for Porter Mountain Road improvements in vicinity of Blue
Ridge Elementary School;
q) $5,016,000 to Sedona for roundabout construction and improvements at intersection of
State Route 89A, Forest Road and Ranger Road;
r) $407,971 to Eagar for electric vehicle charging station development and construction;
s) $170,000 to Taylor for Centennial Boulevard improvement planning from Paper Mill Road
to West 7th Street;
t) $4,000,000 to Cottonwood for Main Street pavement rehabilitation between Cottonwood
north city boundary and State Route 89A;
u) $926,200 to Springerville for Tori Circle reconstruction;
v) To Winslow:
i. $2,881,686 for access road construction between State Route 87 and Winslow
commercial and industrial site;
ii. $6,103,373 for Lindbergh Parkway development and construction between State
Route 87 and Interstate 40;
w) $250,000 to Tusayan for State Route 64 restriping between Grand Canyon National Park
South Rim Entrance and Long Jim Loop roundabout;
x) To Flagstaff:
i. $2,609,290 for Lone Tree Corridor improvements;
ii. $3,000,000 for State Route 180 flood mitigation improvements in the vicinity of Schultz
Creek;
y) $6,961,938 to Apache Junction for Ironwood Drive improvements between Elliott Road
and Baseline Avenue;
z) To Florence: HB 2543
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i. $4,535,540 for Hunt Highway improvements extending from 1,320 feet east of Attaway
Drive to 4,500 feet to the West;
ii. $3,000,000 for design and engineering costs for the Hunt Highway project;
aa) To City of Maricopa:
i. $3,208,370 for Green Road improvements between State Route 347 and McDavid
Road;
ii. $3,208,370 for Rancho El Dorado Parkway bridge construction and improvements in
the vicinity of Santa Rosa Wash;
iii. $3,208,370 for Sonoran Desert Parkway improvements between Porter Road and
Fuqua Road;
bb) $1,916,691 to Queen Creek for Ironwood Road improvements between Era Mae
Boulevard and 1,250 feet south of Ocotillo Road;
cc) To Lake Havasu City:
i. $1,690,593 for Industrial Boulevard pavement rehabilitation from Lake Havasu Avenue
to London Bridge Road;
ii. $2,095,644 for Lake Havasu Avenue pavement rehabilitation from Palo Verde
Boulevard to Mesquite Avenue;
iii. $1,992,698 for McCulloch Boulevard pavement rehabilitation from Lake Havasu
Avenue to Smoketree Avenue;
iv. $693,418 for South Palo Verde Street pavement rehabilitation from Lake Havasu
Avenue to London Bridge Road;
v. $1,768,477 for Mesquite Avenue improvements and pavement rehabilitation from
Lake Havasu Avenue to Acoma Boulevard;
vi. $1,585,822 for Swanson Avenue improvements and pavement rehabilitation form
State Route 95 to Smoketree Avenue;
dd) $7,434,000 to Prescott Valley for Glassford Hill Road improvements between State Route
89A and Long Look Drive;
ee) To Globe:
i. $3,501,131 for sidewalk construction along Jesse Hayes Road and Six Shooter
Canyon Road;
ii. $643,170 for Jesse Hayes Road bridge replacement and improvements at Pinal
Creek;
iii. $632,500 for Cottonwood Street bridge replacement and improvements at Pinal
Creek;
ff) $1,560,940 to Winkelman for Golf Course Road and Quarelli Street improvements;
gg) $2,486,653 to Superior for Panther Drive bridge design and construction at Queen Creek;
hh) To Payson:
i. $1,529,804 for roundabout construction and improvements at intersection of Longhorn
Road and McLane Road;
ii. $960,293 for Goodnow Road improvements between State Route 260 and Bonita
Street;
iii. $719,187 for multi-use path design and construction along Forest Drive between State
Route 87 and McLane Road; and
ii) $10,000,000 to the town of Marana for design costs for traffic interchange between
Interstate 10 and Cortaro Road. (Sec. 1)
Road and Highway Projects for Counties
2. Appropriates the following amounts from the GF in FY 2024 to ADOT for distribution to
specified counties for road and highway projects designated as regional priorities by the
greater Arizona councils of government and metropolitan planning organizations: HB 2543
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a) $5,910,429 to Yuma County for US Route 95 pavement rehabilitation between County
22nd Street and County 11th street;
b) $750,000 to Mohave County to fully pave Bank Street and other improvements between
Grace Neal Parkway and Calle Castano Road;
c) $5,597,442 to La Paz County for Vicksburg Road pavement resurfacing between
Interstate 10 and State Route 72;
d) To Graham County:
i. $487,821 for intersection reconstruction at Norton Road and Reay Lane;
ii. $1,781,466 for Safford Bryce Road improvements in the vicinity of Talley Wash
Crossing;
e) To Santa Cruz County:
i. $799,349 for roundabout construction at intersection of West Frontage Road and
Camino Ramanote;
ii. $3,492,681 for Ruby Road bridge replacement and improvements at Potrero Creek;
f) $6,100,000 to Cochise County for Moson Road drainage and safety improvements
between State Route 90 and Hereford Road;
g) To Apache County:
i. $448,524 for dirt road enhancement and soil stabilization pilot project;
ii. $2,148,524 fort Concho-Snowflake Highway improvements from County Road 5270
to US Route 180A;
iii. $538,661 for State Route 264 turn lane construction into the Ganado Senior Citizens
Center and Veterans Building development area;
h) $2,215,242 to Yavapai County for Old Route 66 improvements between Interstate 40, Exit
139 and the Mohave County border;
i) $5,000,000 to Coconino County Flood Control District for State Route 89 flood mitigation
improvements in the vicinity of the Government Tank Flood Corridor;
j) To Pinal County:
i. $27,474,844 for State Route 24 extension from Ironwood Drive to North-South
Freeway Corridor alignment;
ii. $5,100,000 for design and engineering costs for the Central Arizona Parkway project
phase one to Ocotillo Road;
k) $300,000 to Mohave County for London Bridge Road pavement rehabilitation between
mileposts 4 and 8;
l) To Gila County:
i. $262,161 for Control Road improvements between State Route 260 and 0.35 miles
east of Roberts Mesa Road; and
ii. $243,620 for Houston Mesa Road improvements between State Route 260 and 0.4
miles south of NF Route 198. (Sec. 1)
Road and Highway Projects for Tribal Lands
3. Appropriates the following amounts from the GF in FY 2024 to ADOT for distribution to the
specified tribes for road and highway projects designated as regional priorities by the greater
Arizona councils of government and metropolitan planning organizations:
a) To San Carlos Apache Tribe:
i. $1,414,500 for Peridot Siding Road pavement resurfacing between BIA Route 170 and
State Route 70;
ii. $530,459 for BIA Route 170 sidewalk extension and improvements;
iii. $403,236 for the installation of street lights along White Mountain Road and Airport
Road;
b) To Hopi Tribe:
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i. $261,212 for Hotevilla-Bacavi Road reconstruction;
ii. $5,535,513 for Kachina Point Road reconstruction from State Route 264 to State
Route 99;
c) To Navajo Nation:
i. $837,971 to Cornfields Chapter for Cornfields Sunrise Low Water Crossing Project for
Navajo Route 9205;
ii. $350,000 to the Navajo Nation for planning, designing and constructing Cove Chapter
infrastructure projects;
iii. $266,000 to the Navajo Nation for improvements to the N9205 Pueblo Colorado wash
crossing;
iv. $6,823,400 to the Navajo Nation for the BIA Route N15 phase one reconstruction
project; and
v. $3,961,800 to the Navajo Nation for the BIA Route N9054 Steamboat Bridge project.
(Sec. 1)
Miscellaneous Road, Highway and Infrastructure Projects
4. Appropriates the following amounts from the GF in FY 2024 to ADOT for distribution to the
following highway and road projects designated as regional priorities by the greater Arizona
councils of government and metropolitan planning organizations:
a) $33,300,000 for US Route 95 for improvements between Wellton Mohawk Canal Road
and Aberdeen Road;
b) $10,430,393 for Interstate 40 and Rancho Santa Fe Parkway traffic interchange
improvements between Santa Rosa Drive and Louise Avenue;
c) $1,950,000 for shared use pathway development along State Route 92 between Buffalo
Soldier Trail and Kachina Trail;
d) $1,286,299 for US Route 160 erosion control improvements in vicinity of Laguna Creek;
e) $571,888 for Lupton, Window Rock, Painted Desert, Alpine Divide and Cerro Montoso
Road weather information system upgrades and installation;
f) $3,500,000 for US Route 191 drainage and flood safety improvements between mileposts
389 and 390;
g) $5,000,000 for J.W. Powell Boulevard Interstate 17 overpass bridge replacement and
widening;
h) $1,479,966 for State Route 187 and Casa Grande Highway intersection improvements;
i) $15,668,929 for State Route 89 improvements including roundabout construction between
Road 3 North and Road 5 North; and
j) $670,200 for State Route 87 design of intersection improvements at Arica Road and
Shedd Road;
k) $388,700 for State Route 264 improvements; and
l) $510,000 to the Canyon Water improvement district to make improvements to
infrastructure, including fire hydrants and other related water needs. (Sec. 1)