The State Transportation Board is expected to decide on Friday which of the more than 100 statewide ready-to-go highway projects will move forward for federal funding under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Last week the board took action to approve the preliminary list of shovel-ready projects eligible to receive economic recovery funding.
The board will hold its regular monthly meeting at 10 am on March 13th, in the Arizona Department of Transportation Auditorium, 206 S. 17th Avenue in Phoenix. Local officials and community members will have an opportunity to address the board during the meeting.
The funding and prioritization process is focused on collaboration at the local levels with a view to the entire state highway system. Arizona is set to receive an estimated $522 million in recovery funding, $350 million of which will be allocated by ADOT. Currently, the funding allocation distributes approx. $130 million to the Maricopa County region, $46 million to the Pima County region and $175 million to Arizona's 13 other counties.
Several construction contracts are also expected to be awarded at the meeting. They include:
* Construction of the Twin Peaks traffic interchange on I-10 in Pima County (Marana).
* Pavement preservation on US 180 in Apache County near Springerville.
* Repaving State Route 188 in Gila County near SR 87.