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$4.2M headed to West Valley to address freeway bottleneck
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INDEPENDENT NEWSMEDIA
The Maricopa Association of Governments has approved $4.2 million to help address traffic congestion in the West Valley.
The money will be used for work at the US 60/Loop 303 traffic interchange and the nearby intersection of US 60 and 163rd Avenue, according to a MAG release.
The $4.2 million, approved Oct. 23 by the Maricopa Association of Governments Regional Council, will come from the Proposition 400 Freeway Life Cycle Program and is supported by Maricopa County’s dedicated half-cent sales tax for transportation. It augments $4.5 million in funding approved in 2023 by the Arizona Legislature for near-term improvements for the corridor.
“We have received significant feedback from concerned residents about the traffic issues on Grand Avenue, and these approved next phase interim improvements will help reduce the delay at both the 163rd intersection and the Loop 303 traffic interchange,” Surprise Mayor Skip Hall, who made the motion in support of the improvements, said.
“These improvements will reduce the time residents spend waiting at signals and traveling through this congested corridor.”
The recent growth in the Northwest Valley has resulted in heavy congestion at US 60 and Loop 303, according to MAG, which has been working with Surprise, Peoria, Maricopa County and the Arizona Department of Transportation to identify improvements.
MAG and ADOT have met with the community several times this year, including an Aug. 14 open house, which drew 175 people.
In addition to improvements under construction by ADOT, the additional interim improvements include:
Addition of a second right-turn lane on eastbound US 60 to the southbound Loop 303 on-ramp.
Lengthening of the two-lane portion of the southbound SR 303 entrance ramp by moving the gore point at the mainline farther south to increase weaving distance length.
Addition of deceleration and acceleration lanes at the unsignalized intersecting road on eastbound US 60 between Deer Valley Road and 163rd Avenue.
Addition of a fourth eastbound and westbound US 60 through lane in each direction at the 163rd Avenue intersection.
Addition of a third left-turn lane from the southbound Loop 303 off-ramp to westbound US 60.
We’d like to invite our readers to submit their civil comments on this issue. Email AZOpinions@iniusa.org.
