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Project Description
The Beardsley Road Extension project will provide additional access to the Loop 101 from the northern portion of the City of Peoria and the northwest valley. This will be accomplished by extending Beardsley Road from 81st Avenue across the New River via a bridge to a one-way frontage road, which starts at the 75th Avenue traffic interchange and terminates at the Union Hills Drive interchange. A bridge over Loop 101 north of Union Hills Drive will allow frontage road traffic to access the northbound lanes of Loop 101 without having to go through the signalized interchange at Union Hills Drive.

Project at a Glance

Lead Agency	City of Peoria Chris Kmetty (Peoria Project Manager) Phone: 623-773-7247 E-mail: Chris.Kmetty@PeoriaAz.Gov
Review Agency	Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) Ron McCally (ADOT Project Manager) Phone: 602-712-7646
Partner Agency	City of Glendale Horatio Skeete (Deputy City Manager) Phone: 623-930-2254
Design Consultant	Jacobs
Contractor	N/A
Project Budget	$30,672,916
Funding Sources	American Recovery Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Stimulus) (Peoria $2,850,401 ADOT $9,250,000) MAG Surface Transportation Program City General Fund Development Impact Fees General Obligation Bonds

Project Status

The Beardsley Extension project plans have been completed and right of way has been acquired. The City of Peoria and Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) have allocated portions of the American Recovery Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Federal Stimulus) money to build the Union Hills Traffic Interchange and part of the Beardsley Connector. The Maricopa Association of Governments additionally approved federal Surface Transportation Program (MAG-STP) funding for the project as well. The federal funding of this project has reduced the overall up front capital investment by the City of Peoria significantly. This process as well as clearing the project to meet Federal National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) standards has delayed the start of construction for approximately six months.

Project Phases and Construction

The project construction will be administered by ADOT. The freeway portion of the project and the Union Hills Traffic Interchange will be advertised in May 2009. The Beardsley portion from the freeway to 83^rd Ave and 83^rd Ave median will advertise by ADOT in Fall 2009.

Construction is anticipated to begin in Early 2010 and be completed in Early 2012.

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