A bill passing the state legislature could allocate more than $300 million to the maintenance of Arizona’s rural roads and highways.
If passed, more than $100 million of that money would be distributed across the state for dozens of road improvement projects.
So far, the bill has received widespread support in the state Capitol. Under the auspices of Rep. Tim Dunn (R-Yuma), HB2543 passed the state legislature in his third reading on Wednesday. Eight of those votes came bipartisanly from all members of his four legislative districts in Northern Arizona.
Here’s a breakdown of how much each Northern Arizona county receives:
Mojave County, total proposed allocation: $34,746,706
- Mojave County
- $750,000 for full paving of Bank Street and other improvements between Grace Neal Parkway and Calle Castano Road
- $300,000 for pavement restoration of London Bridge Road between Mileposts 4 and 8
- bullhead city
- $1,560,000 to resurface the Hancock Road pavement between Colorado Boulevard and California Route 95
- colorado city
- $1,200,000 to rebuild Mojave Avenue and Redwood Street from California State Route 389 to Airport Drive
- Kingman
- $2,634,640 to improve Airway Avenue
- $8,045,021 to improve Eastern Street and restore pavement
- $10,430,393 Improved transportation interchange between Santa Rosa Drive and Louise Avenue on Interstate 40 and Rancho Santa Fe Parkway
- Lake Havasu City
- $1,690,593 for paving restoration of Industrial Boulevard from Lake Havasu Avenue to London Bridge Road
- $2,095,644 for pavement restoration of Lake Havasu Street from Palo Verde Street to Mesquite Street
- $1,992,698 for paving restoration of McCulloch Boulevard from Lake Havasu Avenue to Smoketree Avenue
- $693,418 for pavement restoration of South Palo Verde Street from Lake Havasu Avenue to London Bridge Road
- $1,768,477 Mesquite Avenue improvements and pavement restoration from Lake Havasu Avenue to Acoma Blvd.
- $1,585,822 Swanson Avenue improvements and pavement restoration from State Route 95 to Smoketree Avenue
Yavapai County, total proposed allocation: $40,655,531
- Yavapai County
- $2,215,242 to improve Interstate 40, former Route 66 between Exit 139 and the Mojave County line
- clarkdale
- $6,321,360 Verde Valley Bridge Rail Project Design, Planning and Construction
- cottonwood
- $4,000,000 to restore main street pavement between the northern Cottonwood border and California Route 89A
- Prescott Valley
- $7,434,000 to improve Glasford Hill Road between State Route 89A and Long Look Drive
- Prescott
- $15,668,929 to improve State Route 89
- Sedona
- $5,016,000 to construct and improve a roundabout at the intersection of California Route 89A, Forest Road, and Ranger Road;
Coconino County, total proposed allocation: $22,316,201
- Coconino County Flood Control District
- $5,000,000 to improve flood mitigation near the Government Tank Flood Corridor on State Route 89
- Flagstaff
- $2,609,290 to improve the Lone Tree Corridor
- $3,000,000 to improve flood mitigation on State Route 180 near Schultz Creek
- $5,000,000 to replace and expand JW Powell Blvd Interstate 17 Viaduct
- Tusayan
- $250,000 to reroute State Route 64 between the South Rim entrance to the Grand Canyon National Park and the Long Jim Loop roundabout
- Williams
- $3,424,720 to improve Rodeo Road and Route 66 between Airport Road and Route 66 East
- $3,032,191 for airport road pavement replacement and road extension
Navajo County, total proposed allocation: $12,755,059
- show low
- $3,600,000 to extend East Woolford Road from State Route 260 to Penrod Road
- taylor
- $170,000 Plan to improve Centennial Boulevard from Paper Mill Road to West Seventh Avenue
- Winslow
- $2,881,686 to construct access roads between State Route 87 and commercial and industrial land in Winslow
- $6,103,373 to develop and construct Lindbergh Parkway between State Route 87 and Interstate 40
Apache County, total proposed allocation: $18,704,924
- Apache County
- $448,524 for Dirt Road Enhancement and Soil Stabilization Pilot Projects
- $2,148,524 to improve the Concho Snowflake Highway from County Route 5270 to U.S. Route 180A
- $538,661 to build turn lanes on State Route 264
- $3,500,000 to improve drainage and flood safety of U.S. Route 191 between Mileposts 389 and 390
- Eager
- $407,971 to develop and build electric vehicle charging stations
- Hopi
- $261,212 Hotevilla – Bacabi Road Reconstruction
- $5,535,513 to rebuild Kachina Point Road from State Route 264 to State Route 99
- Kayenta
- $1,286,299 to Prevent Erosion on U.S. Route 160 Near Laguna Creek
- navajo
- $837,971 for the Cornfield Chapter of the Cornfield Sunrise Low Water Crossing Project on Navajo Route 9205
- $571,888 to upgrade and install weather information systems for Lupton, Window Rock, Painted Desert, Alpine Divide, and Cerro Montoso Road
- pine top lakeside
- $2,242,161 to improve Porter Mountain Road near Blue Ridge Elementary School
- Springerville
- $926,200 for Tri-Circle Reconstruction
Contact reporter Lacey Latch in Northern Arizona. LLatch@gannett.com or on social media @laceylatch.
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