Scottsdale council votes to replace planned roundabout at Scottsdale Road and Dynamite with signalized intersection

Scottsdale City Council on April 8 voted to rescope the Scottsdale Road and Dynamite Boulevard intersection from a previously planned multi‑lane roundabout to a signalized intersection and directed the interim city manager to return to council for approval of needed budget transfers and contract modifications.

The action follows a staff presentation from Lisonbee Timkew, transportation and infrastructure senior director, who outlined the project as a two‑mile reconstruction of Scottsdale Road from Jomax Road to Dixiletto Drive that includes drainage improvements, curb and gutter, medians, an east‑side shared use path, west‑side sidewalk and a new right‑turn bay at Lehi Drive. Timkew said the roundabout design began in 2020 with a federal Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) grant originally programmed to construct the roundabout. She said redesigning to a signal would require an estimated $280,000 in engineering to complete a new design, additional right‑of‑way acquisitions (amount to be determined) and potential additional…