At least one capital improvement project could be postponed indefinitely in Mojave County, and others could soon be shredded as county officials grapple with a looming budget crisis in 2025. However, with the help of federal grants, county road construction will continue this year. Financing.
Mojave County officials have postponed construction of the county’s planned $5 million morgue as the county attempts to address an expected $18.50 budget deficit next year. Meanwhile, through the county’s proposed Metropolitan Highway Improvement Program, a $4.13 million county highway project is planned by the end of fiscal 2025, of which approximately $2.54 million will be paid through federal grants. The continuation of the program requires an annual vote by the Mojave County Board of Supervisors, which could take place at its next board meeting on Monday.
The program relies on county support and access to state and federal grants, but is not financially constrained. Through this program, approximately $113 million in county road projects are planned through 2028.
Projects through 2025, which are dependent on federal grants, include shoulder widening of Gold Springs Road and Blue Canyon Road in the Horizon Six Improvement District adjacent to Lake Havasu City. The project will require approximately $522,961 in federal funding, according to county records.
Other projects include the $708,241 federally funded Rumble Strip installation on Pierce Ferry Road in Doran Springs. And strengthening the Sand Hollow Wash Bridge in Mojave County requires a grant of $311,190.
An additional $1 million in federal funding will be used to install traffic control signs on rural highways.
Higher-value projects under the Five-Year Capital Improvement Roads Program are not expected to take place until fiscal year 2027, beginning with proposed $8 million road construction on the Rancho Santa Fe Parkway in the Kingman area. . The program requires him to spend $95 million in 2028 to build and widen the Vanderslice Road in the Mojave Valley. Federal funding has yet to be secured for either project as of this year, according to county records.
