This map shows the parts of Frye Road where the city of Chandler plans to begin a major bike lane project in the months ahead. The City Council approved a $11.1 million contract Jan. 23 with Granite Construction for much of the work. A staff report states a grant covers about 95% of the total project cost.
One of the main contracts for a project that will change the look and function of one of Chandler’s older streets has been approved by the City Council.
An $11.1 million contract with Granite Construction for much of the work on the Frye Road Protected Bike Lane Project was greenlighted when the Chandler City Council unanimously approved its Jan. 23 consent agenda.
A staff report states a grant covers about 95% of the total project cost.
In November, the council approved contracts for the sewer improvement portion of the project. Archer Western Construction, LLC — staff’s recommendation for a contract — will be paid about $1.11 million to rehab Frye Road sewers as part of the project. Consultant Engineering, Inc. was approved for a $184,000 management contract for the sewer project.
The Frye Road bicycle lane project was detailed at a June subcommittee meeting. Frye Road, from San Marcos Park to Homestead North Park, will be where a more-than $15 million, grant-funded makeover takes place.
Billed as what will be one of the most bicycle-friendly streets in Chandler, the main modification will be protected bike lanes, though a full repaving of the aging surface is one of the bigger drivers of the high cost.
The project goals are to create a more bicycle- and pedestrian-friendly environment along the corridor, with physical separations of bicyclists from vehicular traffic, enhance connections and accessibility to Downtown Chandler and the Paseo Trail and connect bicyclists to schools and parks located along Frye Road.
The improvements are part of non-vehicle transportation needs called for in the city’s transportation plan, approved by council in February 2020.
By approving the Jan. 23 consent agenda, the council also ended up greenlighting a $1.4 million contract, with Consultant Engineering, Inc., for the Frye Road bike lanes “construction management services.”
The consent agenda also included a nearly $2 million contract on the agenda with two companies for powder-activated carbon to be used at the Pecos Surface Water Treatment Plant and acceptance of a $4.5 million grant for Chandler Municipal Airport’s Runway 4R-22L Rehabilitation Project.
The Jan. 23 meeting was the council’s only full-agenda meeting of January. In February, a Feb. 3 study session will be followed by Feb. 6 and Feb. 20 regular meetings.
Jason W. Brooks News Editor | Chandler Independent
Jason W. Brooks joined Independent Newsmedia, Inc., USA, in July 2021 as an associate editor. After a year covering Buckeye, he has covered Chandler since the fall of 2022, in addition to assisting the Daily Independent throughout his time at INI.
Education: University of New Mexico, bachelor of arts in journalism and mass communication, print emphasis, English minor.
Random Fact: He and his siblings witnessed a Space Shuttle launch and landing in the same year in person, on opposite coasts.
Hobbies: Karaoke, bicycling and American Sign Language.
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