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U.S. 60 Interchange Project Includes Building a New Bridge By Chuck Harvey
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Crews began construction of a new overpass on Bell Road over Grand Avenue (U.S. 60) in Surprise, Ariz., in January. The project is part of a $41.9 million interchange project to improve traffic flow at the intersection. The overpass is being built over Grand Avenue and parallels Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway tracks. The overpass will replace the current ground level intersection. Workers have constructed a new 134th Avenue connection to Bell Road as part of the project. “The new 134th Avenue provides a new connection with 134th Drive and maintains access to businesses north of Bell Road on the east side of Grand Avenue-U.S. 60,” said Steve Elliott, assistant communications director of public information at Arizona Department of Transportation. Once completed, new on-ramps and off-ramps located along the center median of Grand Avenue
Using cranes, crews are in the process of installing bridge girders and support piers both east and west of Grand Avenue.
will connect with the Bell Road overpass. The entire project will take 14 months and is scheduled to con-
clude by spring 2017. Most of the heavy construction is scheduled to be finished by late this year. Coffman Specialties Inc. of San
Diego, Calif., is contractor for the project, with approximately 30 subcontractors at the project site. The overpass replacement is a
design-build project. Coffman Specialties submitted a proposal to design and build a Bell Road bridge to allow for continuous traffic flow on Grand Avenue. Currently, a traffic signal is in use on Grand Avenue at Bell Road. Also, railroad tracks run parallel with Grand Avenue. That tends to slow traffic flow on Grand Avenue and Bell Road. “Traffic congestion has increased with growth in Surprise,” Elliott said. “Time spent waiting for trains to cross Bell Road contribute to that.” The project is designed to maintain traffic flow on Grand Avenue and Bell Road and is part of the Maricopa Association of Governments’ Regional Transportation Plan. Bridge Work Currently Under Way Using cranes, crews are in the process of installing bridge girders and support piers both east and west of Grand Avenue. By July 10, most the girders used for the oversee INTERCHANGE page 4
Board OKs ADOT’s Five-Year Construction Program The Arizona Department of Transportation’s five-year construction program for state highways promotes commerce through investments in major freight and travel corridors, supports Greater Arizona through key projects and highlights the agency’s commitment to not only maintaining but improving the quality of pavement, bridges and other infrastructure. Meeting in Holbrook, the state Transportation Board voted to adopt the agency’s 2017-2021 Five-Year Transportation Facilities Construction
Program, which determines projects in Greater Arizona, the Maricopa County region and the Pima County region that will receive funding during the period. “Major freight corridors that connect Arizona to Mexico and large neighboring U.S. markets will benefit from key expansion projects in this Five-Year Program,” John Halikowski, ADOT director said. “Improvement projects along some of Arizona’s busiest corridors will not only provide better mobility but help enhance trade, commerce and economic development.
Meanwhile, we are protecting Arizona’s $20 billion investment in highways and answering Gov. Doug Ducey’s call to continuously improve our value to this state.” Because of additional funding available through the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act, ADOT will be able to move forward on a quicker timeline with four major projects that will improve key commerce corridors: widening Interstate 10 in Pinal County from state Route 87 to Picacho and from Earley Road to Interstate 8, and widening two stretches of US 93
between Wickenburg and Interstate 40. Once the two I-10 projects are complete, ADOT will have reached its goal of widening the entire stretch of I-10 between Casa Grande and Tucson to a six-lane divided highway. Other projects programmed for funding include improving state Route 189 in Nogales to enhance the flow of commerce between the port of entry and Interstate 19. A long-sought railroad overpass on state Route 347 in Maricopa will move forward see TRANSPORTATION page 2
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State Transportation Board Approves Preliminary Work 2017-2021 Five-Year Construction Plan Under Way for Ina Road Project TRANSPORTATION from page 1
due to a $15 million federal TIGER grant and $15 million local contribution in addition to ADOT’s $19 million commitment. Facing growing needs and limited transportation funding from traditional sources, ADOT remains committed to preserving the existing state highway system. The program approved meets the agency’s goal of $260 million per year dedicated to preservation. That funding supports two of ADOT’s key performance indicators under Gov. Ducey’s call for continuous improvement among state agencies: • Bridges: ADOT strives to keep the percentage of highway bridges rated in good or fair condition at 95 percent or more. • Pavement: ADOT aims to increase interstate highway rated in good condition from 73 percent to 80 percent as measured by smoothness. The state Transportation Board’s approval of the Five-Year Program, which is updated annually, followed a call for public comment in March and three public hearings. In general, projects begin as part of the agency’s longrange visioning process, move into a 20-year plan and a six- to 10-year development program and then become part of the Five-Year Program, which is developed by working closely with local planning organizations and community leaders to identify projects that are ready to build or design. Funding for the Five-Year Program is generated by the users of transportation services, primarily through gasoline and diesel fuel taxes and the vehicle license tax. Both the Maricopa and Pima county regions have independent revenue streams established through voter-approved sales tax increases that allow for more expansion projects to take place. The following is a list of major projects for Greater Arizona, the Maricopa Association of Governments (MAG) region and the Pima Association of Governments (PAG) region during the 2017-2021 Five-Year Program. This list provides an overview and does not include all projects in the Five-Year Program. Greater Arizona • State Route 189, Nogales to Interstate 19: Total project cost is esti-
mated at $70 million. ADOT is moving forward with these improvements along SR 189 to ensure international commerce can efficiently and safely travel between Arizona and Mexico at the Mariposa Port of Entry, one of the busiest land ports in the United States. • State Route 347 Railroad Overpass: This project will alleviate traffic backups at the Union Pacific Railroad crossing in Maricopa by replacing the existing at-grade intersection with an overpass on SR 347. The SR 347 project received a $15 million federal TIGER grant and a $15 million local contribution to add to ADOT’s $19 million commitment to construct the project starting in FY 2017. • Interstate 10: State Route 87 to Picacho: This $85 million project to start in FY 2018 will widen the highway to three lanes in each direction and improve traffic interchanges. • Interstate 10: Earley Road to Interstate 8: This $40 million project in FY 2019 will widen the highway to three lanes in each direction and improve traffic interchanges south of Casa Grande. • U.S. 93: “The Gap” Tegner Drive to state Route 89: This project, which will widen a 3-mi. (4.8 km) stretch of U.S. 93 near Wickenburg to a four-lane divided highway, will be funded in phases. • State Route 89: State Route 89A to Deep Well Ranch Road: $15 million allocated in FY 2017 for a corridor widening project that will improve capacity, operations and safety near Prescott. The roadway will be widened from two lanes to a four-lane divided highway. • U.S. 60: Show Low to 40th Street: $7 million allocated in FY 2017 to add turn lanes, widen the roadway and improve intersections. • U.S. 93: Carrow to Stephens: $35.5 million allocated in FY 2021 to widen this 3-mi. (4.8 km) section of U.S. 93 north of Wikieup. This project is part of ADOT’s commitment to convert all of U.S. 93 to a modern, fourlane divided highway.
Pima County Region • Interstate 10: Ina Road traffic interchange: $93 million allocated from FY 2017 to FY 2018 to fully reconstruct the Ina Road traffic interchange in Tucson. Interstate 10 current-
ly passes over Ina Road, and with this project Ina Road will be elevated and pass over I-10 and the Union Pacific Railroad. The existing frontage roads and ramps also will be reconstructed. • Interstate 10: Houghton Road traffic interchange: A total of $46 million is allocated in FY 2017, FY 2020 and FY 2021 for this construction project. • Interstate 10: Ruthrauff Road traffic interchange: $106 million allocated from FY 2017 to FY 2020 for this reconstruction project. • Interstate 10: Country Club Road traffic interchange: $21 million allocated from FY 2019 to FY 2021 for this construction project. • Interstate 19: Ajo Way traffic interchange: $30 million allocated from FY 2018 to FY 2019 for Phase II of this reconstruction project.
Maricopa County Region • Loop 202 South Mountain Freeway: $973 million allocated from FY 2017 to FY 2019 for construction of the 22-mi. (35.4 km)-long freeway scheduled to begin later this year. • Interstate 10: 32nd Street near Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport to the Loop 202 Santan Freeway in Chandler: $324 million allocated from FY 2019 to FY 2021 for widening and other improvements. This project includes improvements at the Broadway Curve to help traffic flow more efficiently. • Interstate 10: Loop 202 Santan to Riggs Road: $74 million allocated from FY 2019 to FY 2021 for the construction of a general purpose lane and an HOV lane in each direction within this 6-mi. (9.6 km) stretch. • Loop 101 Pima Freeway: State Route 51 to Princess Drive: $61 million allocated in FY 2021 for the construction of a general purpose lane in each direction within a 6-mi. stretch. • Loop 101 Pima Freeway: Princess Drive to Shea Boulevard: $53 million allocated in FY 2021 for the construction of a general purpose lane in each direction within a 6-mi. (9.7 km) stretch. For more information, visit azdot.gov. (This story also can be found on Construction Equipment Guide’s website at www.constructionequipmentguide.com.)
An Arizona Department of Transportation project to make the interchange of Interstate 10 and Ina Road in Marana safer and easier to navigate is under way, although significant roadway restrictions are still six months or more away. Drivers on Ina Road and I-10 should expect occasional delays as crews improve frontage roads and make other changes to prepare for work that includes building a bridge and interchange carrying Ina over the Union Pacific railroad tracks as well as widening I-10 and Ina, northwest of Tucson. Early projects include relocating utilities and the removal and repaving of center median islands.
“Not only will these improvements allow traffic to move more quickly through this area, but it also will be safer for drivers who no longer will have to cross the train tracks.” Rod Lane Arizona DOT
Starting in early 2017, the $120 million project will require a roughly two-year closure of Ina Road as well as restrictions on I-10 for construction of the overpass and interchange. “This is a very important project for this area,” said Rod Lane, ADOT district engineer. “Not only will these improvements allow traffic to move more quickly through this area, but it also will be safer for drivers who no longer will have to cross the train tracks.” Drivers can expect lane closures to continue on the eastbound frontage road and Starcommerce Way from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily for utility work. Crews also will build a ramp connecting Ina Road with the eastbound frontage road as well as four crossover ramps, two north of Canyon del Oro Wash and two more north of Massingale Road. By the end of July, the westbound frontage road will close for the rest of 2016 while crews widen and improve the frontage road to handle westbound I-10 traffic when freeway construction begins in early 2017. Ina Road will be reduced to one lane in each direction during much of this work. Drivers may want to consider alternate routes to save time, including Cortaro Road to the north of Ina and Orange Grove Road to the south. The project is funded by the Regional Transportation Authority, managed by the Pima Association of Governments. For more information, visit azdot.gov/InaTI. (This story also can be found on Construction Equipment Guide’s website at www.constructionequipmentguide.com.)
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$49M Interchange Project Aims to Improve Traffic Flow INTERCHANGE from page 1
pass had been lifted into place. They are paving the westbound lanes of Grand Avenue (U.S. 60) so traffic, now sharing eastbound lanes, can be moved over and allow for eastbound lanes to be adjusted to a new alignment. Along with bridge work, crews are busy removing old pavement, as well as section of curb and gutter along the south side of Bell Road east of Grand Avenue. Most of the work is being done during the day. The bridge features three lanes in each direction with additional turn lanes. The eastbound side of the bridge is 115 ft. (35 m) long and the westbound side is 340 ft.
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The project is part of a $41.9 million interchange project to improve traffic flow at the intersection.
Crews began construction of a new overpass on Bell Road over Grand Avenue (U.S. 60) in Surprise, Ariz., in January.
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The overpass will replace the current ground level intersection. ADOT photo
Once completed, new on-ramps and off-ramps located along the center median of Grand Avenue will connect with the Bell Road overpass.
The overpass is being built over Grand Avenue and parallels Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway tracks.
(104 m) long. Equipment on site includes bulldozers, cranes, backhoes, scrapers, pile drivers, large hauling trucks and cement trucks. Bridge construction requires structural concrete, reinforcing steel, Portland concrete cement paving and asphaltic concrete paving.
and businesses. “This project is so very important to the city of Surprise, as it will provide much-needed traffic relief at the county’s third-busiest intersection and enhance the aesthetics at a signature gateway to our beautiful city,” said Bob Wingenroth, Surprise city manager, in a release.
Impacts on Local Community Arizona Department of Transportation and Coffman Specialties are working with local leaders to minimize impacts by conducting business outreach; communicating with residents; and providing an access plan that includes signage to assist motorists
Improving Safety, Traffic Flow “The improvements also will allow traffic to flow freely on Grand Avenue without the need to stop at Bell Road,” Elliott stated. They also will provide better access to the city of Surprise and the businesses at the interchange, see INTERCHANGE page 8
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Work Continues on U.S. 60 Passing Lane Construction
Steep, rugged terrain and high winds have added challenges for crews working to create room for an additional lane on U.S. 60 between Globe and Superior.
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Steep, rugged terrain and high winds have added challenges for crews working to create room for an additional lane on U.S. 60 between Globe and Superior. Because of that, the project will continue through the summer, including twice-weekly closures for blasting work. Crews have about 25,000 cu. yds. (19,114 cu m) of rocks and dirt — about 2,000 truckloads — to remove to complete the project between mileposts 227 east of Superior to milepost 235 west of Miami. In addition to creating a passing lane, the Arizona Department of Transportation project is widening the shoulders in Devil’s Canyon (mileposts 233-234), making improvements to the bridge at Waterfall Canyon (milepost 229) and improving drainage (milepost 242) west of Miami. Drivers who rely on U.S. 60 should continue to plan ahead for closures from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays. After crews blast away rock in one area to make room for the climbing lane, they must maneuver heavy equipment up steep, narrow roads to prepare for the next blast. This spring, two periods of “red flag” conditions — high winds and low humidity that increase the danger of sparking a fire — delayed work for about two weeks.
After crews blast away rock in one area to make room for the climbing lane, they must maneuver heavy equipment up steep, narrow roads to prepare for the next blast. During the closures, drivers should consider taking state routes 77 and 177 between Superior and Globe, a route of about 68 mi. (109.4 km) Motorists headed to the White Mountains region, including Show Low and Springerville, can take State Route 87 through Payson and travel east on State Route 260. Drivers should use caution, watch for construction equipment and personnel, and allow extra time. For more information, visit azdot.gov/us60oakflat. (This story also can be found on Construction Equipment Guide’s website at www.constructionequipmentguide.com.)
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New Interchange Replaces Ground Level Intersection INTERCHANGE from page 4
he said. And they will keep traffic moving for events like Major League Baseball’s spring training games played in the area. Elliott added, “Bell Road primarily serves as a regional connection for motorists, as it is one of the few crossings of the Agua Fria River in the West Valley.”
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Detour, Lane Closures Grand Avenue remains open over the duration of the project. Drivers can expect Grand Avenue to be narrowed to two lanes in each direction in the area between Town Center and Bell Grande. Bell Road closed on April 1 and was expected to remain closed for six to eight months from that date. The plan is to have the road open for the holiday season. The closure is between 134th Avenue and West Point Parkway. With Bell Road closed, a detour is in place via Litchfield Road, Westpoint Parkway, 134th Drive and Dysart Road. It allows access to and from Surprise Towne Center and Surprise Marketplace. A detour map can be found on the project page at azdot.gov/BellAndGrand. (This story also can be found on Construction Equipment Guide’s website at The project is designed to maintain traffic flow on Grand Avenue and Bell Road and is part of the Maricopa Association of www.constructionequipmentguide.com.) CEG Governments’ Regional Transportation Plan.
Key Commerce Corridors Fueling Economic Growth Arizona’s interstate highways are key commerce corridors serving not only as the backbone of its transportation system but providing businesses and their customers with food, fuel and other essentials. With the United States marking the 60th anniversary of the national interstate highway system that President Dwight D. Eisenhower launched in 1956, John Halikowski, director of the Arizona Department of Transportation, said this essential infrastructure requires adequate and sustained investment. “By carrying many thousands of trucks each and every week, our interstates in Arizona are a critical lifeline for the health of our state’s businesses and our economic well-being,” Halikowski said. “If our interstate freeways are not reliable, high-quality corridors, Arizona will not be able to maintain our existing businesses and attract new business to the state.” With ADOT facing limited transportation funding as it safeguards Arizona’s $20 billion investment in highways and looks toward future improvements, the state’s 1,169 mi. (1,881 km) of interstate highways anchor a reliable travel network vital to economic growth. “Arizona is at the heart of the 10th-largest
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Arizona’s I-15 Virgin River bridges have undergone a $27 million rehabilitation project, due to TIGER grants.
regional economy in the world stretching from Southern California to Texas,” Halikowski said. “We’re reminding Arizonans, from business owners to policymakers to the traveling public, that interstates provide the links to this trillion-dollar market. The importance of these links cannot be overstated.” That applies to Interstate 10, the state’s longest at 392 mi. (631 km), and the 30 mi.
(48 km) of I-15, Arizona’s shortest stretch of interstate. It’s one of the reasons Halikowski led efforts to establish an Interstate 10 Corridor Coalition with transportation leaders from California, New Mexico and Texas. An agreement, signed June 2, supports innovations that make travel on I-10 safer and more efficient. ADOT also is looking to the future by lay-
ing the groundwork for another interstate. Although it’s likely many years from existence, Interstate 11 is on the drawing board as a multimodal corridor improving travel not only between Phoenix and Las Vegas but also as part of a bigger vision for connecting southern Arizona, at Nogales, with the Intermountain West region, including Nevada. Last December, Congress formally designated I-11 through Arizona as part of the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act. While that designation didn’t come with funding, it does make the corridor eligible for future federal funding. “When it comes to what I’ll call the ‘state of our interstates,’ we need to change our driving culture to avoid distractions, be patient and drive sober. ADOT will maximize and use available funding wisely to ensure that we get everyone home safely through road improvements, technology and driver awareness,” Halikowski said. “Focusing on safety and the economy in our transportation infrastructure system will foster a better quality of life for all Arizonans.” (This story also can be found on Construction Equipment Guide’s website at www.constructionequipmentguide.com.)
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