Tempe has 18 new street pavement improvement projects on the books for 2023, following a year when the city completed rehabilitation work on 29 roadways.

In all, more than 130 lane miles of city streets were resurfaced last year – more than 10% of the community’s road network, city officials said in a release.

“We will continue our commitment to ensuring our roads meet the high standards our residents deserve,” Mayor Corey Woods said.

The accelerated progress in the last year has been the result of the Tempe City Council’s decision to make “pavement quality” a priority with increased funding, the release stated.

Tempe uses a combination of rehabilitating streets considered to be in poor condition and maintaining those in good shape.

Plans for 2023 include such neighborhoods as Optimist Park and Victory Acres as well as major streets, including McClintock Drive between Guadalupe and Ray roads and University Drive between Farmer and Ash avenues, officials said.

Among the upgrades in 2022 were those along 52^nd Street between First Street and Warner Road and Warner Road between Rural and Price roads.

“As a result of the city council’s acceleration, we are dedicating over $12 million in our current fiscal year alone, which is almost triple the amount we spent prior to prioritization,” Woods said.

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