The Arizona Department of Transportation is seeking $109.5 million through two highly competitive federal grant programs.
With $800 million available through the U.S. Department of Transportation’s FASTLANE grant program, established under the 2015 FAST Act, ADOT has applied for $60 million and offered to provide $86.83 million in matching funds to be used in four ways along I-10 between the Phoenix and Tucson metropolitan areas:
- Realigning and widening four miles in the Picacho area to three lanes in each direction while reconstructing the interchange with State Route 87.
- Widening four miles between Earley Road and Interstate 8 to three lanes in each direction while upgrading ramps at Jimmie Kerr Boulevard near Casa Grande.
- Making technology enhancements to improve traffic management and safety, including remote sensors to provide early warning of approaching dust.
- Conducting preliminary engineering and completing an environmental analysis for widening 27 miles of I-10 to three lanes in each direction between the Loop 202 Santan Freeway and approximately SR 387 in Casa Grande. Any plan to widen I-10 through the Gila River Indian Community would require an agreement with the tribal government.
