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Board approves fiber‑for‑fee swap with ADOT for ITS use on SR‑260 corridor
Summary
Navajo County approved an agreement to transfer four fibers to the Arizona Department of Transportation in exchange for avoiding a longitudinal access fee for fiber installed in ADOT right‑of‑way; the fibers will be used for ADOT intelligent transportation systems.
The Navajo County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved an agreement to swap four fibers to the Arizona Department of Transportation in place of monetary compensation required for long‑itudinal access to ADOT highway rights‑of‑way.
County staff explained the county's middle‑mile fiber runs largely inside ADOT right‑of‑way along State Route 260 and that state policy requires compensation for longitudinal access. The proposed arrangement would transfer four fibers to ADOT for use with its Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS), including changeable message signs and wrong‑way driver alerts.
A county representative identified the swap as a trade in lieu of cash: "These fibers would be used for ADOT's... intelligent transportation systems. They can't be sold or leased to compete against the county's infrastructure," the speaker said. The agreement prohibits ADOT from leasing or selling the fibers in competition with the county.
Supervisors thanked ADOT for its partnership, moved and seconded the item, and voted to approve it.
Staff described the swap as providing ADOT with communications capacity for traffic management and future ITS functions while enabling the county to avoid an access fee for running its county‑owned fiber along state highway corridors.
The board did not adopt any additional financial measures at the meeting; staff said the swap is a value‑in‑kind arrangement and will be administered under the approved intergovernmental agreement.
